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As for the King's death the story goes.....The king often liked to spend a couple of days rock climbing at Ardennes, but on this particular day, he had to attend a race meeting at six in the evening and it was decided that he was only to travel the one hours drive to the cliffs at...

:previous: After the couple separated, the Queen went to live in Switzerland, whilst the king remained in Portugal residing in the comfortable Villa Italia at the coastal resort of Cascais just north of Lisdon. There he was attended by the aged Count Olverieri, who had entered the Royal...

:previous: Some more info about the King and the Queen... The enagement and the wedding of the two Prince's was plagued by mishaps. The enagement was held in Brussels, where Prince Umberto was shot at whlist laying a wreath in honour at the grave of the Belgian unknown soldier !. During the...

Hello Jason R Mair esq..... The Italian Royal Family, was very Supportive of the Fascist's during the 1920's and 30's, chief amongst them was King Victor Emmanuel III.....Historian's now know that the Italian Royal House was more ambivalent about the Fascist's than they indicated at the time...

Queen Astrid was killed in a motor accident 75 years ago on the 29th august 1935. Her son King Albert II (who was only one at the time of his mothers death) attended a service at the scene of the accident at kussnacht Switzerland to commemorate the event........ YouTube - Queen Astrid, 75...

King Christian IX was a devoted father, never happier than when his children, were gathered around him. In time these family gatherings became part of the Royal European scene, for forty years the six children and some thirty-six grandchilren of King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark...

Queen Alexandra loved nothing more to be with her Danish family.They held large gatherings in Denmark where all the other Royal houses Greek,Russian, English wounld all gather. In time these family gatherings became part of the Royal European scene, for forty years the six children and some...

:previous: Well i appreciate your efforts Count, its not everyday that one gets to see an invitation to a event, wether it is sad occasion, such as a funeral or a happy occasion such as a wedding or some other occasion . thanks for sharing !. I dont find it in bad taste at all....:flowers:

Within a month of their accession to the throne, King Edward VII created Queen Alexandra a Lady of the Order of the Garter !. This was unexpected and unusual, as the last time when a royal lady was so honoured was in 1488, when the then King Henry VII had created his mother Margaret as such ...

Alexandra Rose Day..... The year 1913 was the Golden wedding of Alix's marriage to the late King, it was decided to celebrate it in some special way. Alix had insisted a secondary and much deeper reason for the celebration, one that would benefect the sick and the needy : hence the Alexandra...

Please read here Carlism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia :smile:

Yes, Alix was very much the forerunner to the late Diana Princess of Wales. Both women showed compassion to their fellow Mankind! :biggrin: Queen Alexandra was a crusader for the dignity of man. Her feelings for the sick and unfortunate were never better illustrated than in the case of the so...

Wow ! thanks for the link VM, i will look forward to reading the book with relish ! :flowers:

Yes i do believe that the wedding was postoned some days before the death of the Duke, due to his grave condition ! no new date has been set for the wedding as yet, besides which theres the period of mourning to contend with, does anyone know the length of mourning is ?

I wish the family my condolences at this very sad time !

Well, no Ena's parents was Prince Henry of Battenburg, the younger brother of Prince Louis, and Princess Beatrice, a aunt of Princess Victoria of Hesse. As mentioned within this thread, it was hoped that this same Princess Beatrice would marry her widowed brother in law the Grand Duke Louis IV...

Well Russo more about the Kolemine affair ! Prince Louis of Battenburg married Princess Victoria of hesse the daughter of the Grand Duke Louis IV. Though the Grand Duke Louis had promised his late wife the Grand Duchess Alice, that he would allow their children to marry for love, and he readily...

:previous: Yes i have read both books and i perfer : ALEXANDRA Princess and Queen by David Duff, Published by Collins in1980. IMO this Biography is the best that i have read about Alix . it is a most delightful protrait of the Queen, one ...comes away thinking that you know her personally, the...

The story goes.....At the new year of 1864, The Prince and the Princess of Wales were staying at Frogmore House nr Windsor. The weather was very cold and each day there was ice skating. On the 8th of January, the Wales and their house guests drove to Virgina Water, where Bertie had organised a...

Hi Russo, Well various sources not just one :tongue: But i would like to suggest three books dealing with the family.... Hessian Tapestry....by David Duff Louis and Victoria: The First Mountbattens....by Richard Hough. The Mountbattens: The Battenburgs and young Mountbatten..by Anthony Lambton...

Well apparently the Queen's hopes was dashed, as the bill which would have made possible a marriage with a deceased wife's sister was thrown out by the House of Lord's...."Incredible!" had been Queen Victoria's comment !!. Am wondering as to how Princess Beatrice viewed the idea of herself...

The story goes, that after the annulment of her marriage to the Grand-Duke, Mme Kolemine had retreated to Moscow, but had taken with her all the Grand-Duke's love letter's!. Kolemine now attempted or threatened to blackmail the Grand-Duke, but it is said these threats came to nothing...

Well you have just used the correct term "Proclamation" , its the term i would use , as it is making her postition pubilcly official even though it was her right from birth anyway.....to appoint someone to a positition is entirely differant, usually it is where a person has been chosen or asked...

My apologies MAfan, isnt Snowflower referring to Prince Petros and his opposition to princess Irene and not princess Alexia. i still cant understand why you think that princess Alexia was appionted heiress to the throne and that Prince Petros opposed this decison, when the event could had not...

Hi MAfan Yes i do understand , the point i was making that Princess Alexia was not appointed the heir as you have written here And another thing why should Petros have any oppositoin to a decison which could not had been made by anyone at all, as princess Alexia was heiress by right at birth...