Buckingham Palace, Life stories, Queen Victoria’s Children

The life of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught

‘At ¼ p. 8 in the morning’ of 1st May 1850, Queen Victoria headed into her seventh confinement ‘after having been ill a good part of the night’. Just a few hours later the Queen gave birth to a third son, Prince Arthur, at Buckingham Palace. Over a month after his birth, on 22nd June,… Continue reading The life of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught

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The life of Princess Margaret of Prussia

Born at New Palace, Prussia, on 22nd April 1872, Princess Margaret of Prussia, was the youngest child of Crown Princess Victoria and her husband, Crown Prince Friedrich of Prussia. She was later baptised with the names Margaret Beatrice Feodora. By this time, she had grown a moss-like layer of hair, which quickly maimed her gained… Continue reading The life of Princess Margaret of Prussia