She would go on to live a life of royal
duties which led her to be called one of the unsung heroes of the
Royal Family, but today we take a look at the life of the Duchess
of Gloucester before she married The Queen’s cousin: Prince
Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Born Birgitte Eva Henriksen on 20
June 1946 in Odense, Denmark, she is the youngest daughter
of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen, a…
On 25 June 1900, Victoria, Princess Louis
of Battenberg – born Princess Victoria of Hesse – gave birth to a
son at Frogmore House in Windsor Great Park, the erstwhile
residence of Queen Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent, until
her death in 1861. Princess…
Princess Alix of Hesse visited Malta in
1890. Little would appear to have been recorded about it, although
it is possible to piece together some details of the trip from
surviving accounts, biographies by those that personally knew her
and from extracts of letters she wrote…
Spain’s Leonor, Princess of Asturias is
unrecognisable on her first coin that has been issued by the Royal
Mint of Spain for the 1300 Anniversary of the Kingdom of Asturias.
The coin is also in celebration of Spain’s firstproclamation of the
Picos de Europa as a National Park, according to Spanish paper,El
Pais. The 12-year-old future Queen of Spain is seen on the front of
the…
Although Sarah, Duchess York is no longer
married to Prince Andrew she remains a familiar face in royal
circles. Once described as “the breath of fresh air” of the
Royal Family, this Duchess was once a tomboyish country girl. Here,
we take a look at the early years of…
Biography is also made up of people in
the background; so it is with William Howley, Archbishop of
Canterbury. The appearances he made in the life of the future Queen
Victoria were of extreme significance, in a way that was unique,
and whilst these functions formed a natural…
Princess Alix of Hesse – as the Tsarina
Alexandra Feodorovna was known before her marriage to the young
Tsar Nicholas II in 1894 – visited Cumberland Lodge in Windsor
Great Park on several occasions, as the residence of her maternal
aunt, Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein and her cousins.
Cumberland Lodge made a circle for Princess Alix around this part
of her English family. She was…
A royal wedding just wouldn’t be a royal
wedding without a tiara or three. But when the then Princess
Elizabeth married the Duke of Edinburgh on November 20th 1947, she
almost missed out on wearing the diadem on which she’d set her
heart. For just before the…
It’s hard to believe that Prince George
is turning five today! To celebrate, let’s look back at five of our
favourite Prince George moments. Prince George’s First Public
Appearance – July 23, 2013 It was the door watched ‘round the
world, and I mean that…
One of the most interesting – and
controversial – members of the British Royal Family has always been
tied to royalty. We’re taking a look at the early life of Princess
Michael of Kent, an accomplished author, interior designer, mother,
grandmother, and wife to The Queen’s first cousin. The future
princess was born Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz on 15
January 1945…
