It is fitting that this Hessian
granddaughter of Queen Victoria was christened ‘Irene’ – a name
meaning “peace” – an appropriate choice in more ways than one, as
her character and the circumstances of her birth would prove.
Perhaps the one of Princess Alice’s surviving daughters about which
least is known, she was destined to outlive all her immediate
family, dying in 1953. Princess…
Football crazy: five teams who can count on royal support as the Premier League season gets under way
8th August 2015
The Royal Family have gone a bit football
crazy in recent months. The Duke of Cambridge, President of the
Football Association, has led the way with high profile support for
the women’s team who made the semi finals of the World Cup and an
interview for BBC One with…
Highclere Castle, located in England’s
southern county of Berkshire, is the seat of the Earl of Carnarvo,n
and has been owned by the Herbert family since 1679. The history of
the estate may be traced back some 1,300 years when owned by the
Bishops of Winchester. George…
Part of the job of being royal is
dressing the part and Queen Elizabeth II has never disappointed
when it comes to choosing the right thing to wear. Whether she is
entertaining guests at a glittering state banquet or performing a
royal walkabout, Her Majesty The Queen always looks very elegant
and beautiful. Much of this is due to her lovely dresses that never
fail to entrance and enchant but…
This autumn, the heart of a Queen and
British-born princess will be laid to rest in Romania. Born in Kent
as Princess Marie of Edinburgh, the second child and eldest
daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess
Marie Alexandrovna, daughter of Tsar Alexander…
Her Majesty The Queen is the epitome of
grandeur and magnificence. She lives in the lap of luxury, and is
always impeccably dressed, and surrounded by splendour. Which makes
it hard to believe that there was a time when her ancestors, Kings
of England themselves, spent…
It hasn’t even started yet and already
Great British Bake Off fever has returned to the UK with just about
everyone getting ready to go crazy again for meringues, macaroons
and marble cake. But while the twelve new stars of the
BBC One show will no doubt win legions of fans – providing there’s
no more Baked Alaska in the bin – the Royal Family have shown
off plenty of…
The Stories of Queen Victoria's Grandaughters: Princess Viktoria of Prussia
3rd August 2015
Like the majority of her granddaughters,
Princess Viktoria of Prussia was named after both her mother and
grandmother. Born on April 12, 1866, in Potsdam Palace. Friederike
Amalia Wilhelmine Viktoria was the fifth child and second daughter
of Frederick III, Emperor of…
Every year, the finances of both The
Queen and the Prince of Wales are released, in great detail, to the
media and the public. While figures show that the Prince of Wales
is a net contributor to public funds, the funding arrangements of
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge…
The stories of Queen Victoria's granddaughters: Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
1st August 2015
‘A supremely honest woman, full of
courage’. Those words, written about Queen Victoria’s second
granddaughter, perhaps sum her up better than anything
else.Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine lived through many tragedies
but never gave up. Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, second left in
this image, was the second granddaughter of Queen Victoria This
princess who called Queen Victoria…
