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On 27th April 1882, Prince Leopold, youngest son of Queen Victoria, married Princess Helen of Waldeck Pyrmont at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. The Marriage of the Duke of Albany, by Sir James Dromgole Linton, dated 1885 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III Like most of his siblings, Leopold saw marriage as his… Continue reading The wedding of Prince Leopold and Princess Helen of Waldeck Pyrmont
Soon after midnight on 25th April 1843, the royal gynaecologist, Dr Locock, was called to the Queens bedside at Buckingham Palace. As the Queen later described in her journal, ‘at 5 minutes past 4, a fine, healthy girl was born, & all my sufferings had come to an end!’ While everyone shared relief for the… Continue reading The life of Princess Alice
Born at Buckingham Palace on 14th April 1857, Princess Beatrice was the youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Two weeks after she was born, Victoria wrote that “I was amply rewarded and forgot all I had gone through when I heard dearest Albert say 'It's a fine child, and a girl!” She was… Continue reading The life of Princess Beatrice of Battenberg
On 7th April 1853, Queen Victoria gave birth to her penultimate child, Prince Leopold, at Buckingham Palace. The birth was the first royal birth to be aided “that blessed Chloroform”, which Queen Victoria described as ‘soothing, quieting & delightful beyond measure.’ Prince Leopold by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1854©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles… Continue reading The life of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany