King Edward VII took over the British throne after the death of Queen Victoria. (Queen Victoria was barely five feet tall On the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, Albert Edward became king-emperor as Edward VII, with Alexandra as queen-empress. She opens bazaars, attends concerts, visits hospitals in my place she not only never complains, but endeavours to prove that she has enjoyed what to another would be a tiresome duty. WebBritish Nobility. She did not attend the coronation of her son and daughter-in-law in 1911 since it was not customary for a crowned queen to attend the coronation of another king or queen, but otherwise continued the public side of her life, devoting time to her charitable causes. Her tact and friendliness made her many friends among the South Africans, who also greatly admired the interest which she displayed in hospitals, child welfare, and maternity work throughout the Union. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, with the temporary rank of brigadier-general, in December 1915. The Prince remained at Eton College before moving on to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [79], Alexandra was highly popular with the British public. Princess Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia, or "Alix", as her immediate family knew her, was born at the Yellow Palace, an 18th-century town house at 18 Amaliegade, immediately adjacent to the Amalienborg Palace complex in Copenhagen. [33] Alexandra herself remained faithful throughout her marriage. She was baptised at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace on 29 June 1891 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Edward White Benson. Although they were members of the Danish royal family, Alexandra's family lived a comparatively low-key life. Major General Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George; born Prince Alexander of Teck; 14 April 1874 16 January 1957), was a British Army commander and major-general who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and as Governor General of Canada. Frederick was childless, and because he ruled both Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which had differing succession laws, a crisis arose. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Princess Olga of Russia, her mother Empress Queen Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901 the second-longest reign of any British monarch. [81] There are at least sixty-seven roads and streets in the Greater London area alone called Alexandra Road, Alexandra Avenue, Alexandra Gardens, Alexandra Close or Alexandra Street, all named after her. He would be the last tsar of Russia. When the king fell ill, she attended to him until his death. Instead, she poured her efforts into charity work. Image supplied by Mary Evans Prints Online. She also served as a Counsellor of State between 1937 and 1944. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). She also supports The Queen in her duties as Head of State, attending ceremonial occasions alongside other members of the Royal Family.". Meanwhile, Lord Blandford's brother, Lord Randolph Churchill, persuaded the lovers against an elopement. [72], Alexandra retained a youthful appearance into her senior years,[73] but during the war her age caught up with her. Mary of Teck, also known asVictoria Mary of Teck,was raised in an upper-class family in Great Britain. Whenever she received a letter soliciting money, a cheque would be sent by the next post, regardless of the authenticity of the mendicant and without having the case investigated. Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes. [38] During the Russo-Turkish War, Alexandra was clearly partial against Turkey and towards Russia, where her sister was married to the Tsarevitch, and she lobbied for a revision of the border between Greece and Turkey in favour of the Greeks. [36], For eight months over 187576, the Prince of Wales was absent from Britain on a tour of India, but to her dismay Alexandra was left behind. Her services to the nursing profession were recognized in July 1925, when she was awarded the badge of the Royal Red Cross by George V. The outbreak of World War II in 1939 afforded Princess Arthur further scope for her nursing abilities. WebLch s nc Anh. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Her older brother, Prince Edward, became the new Duke of Kent when, in 1942, their father died tragically in a wartime flying accident. Her parents were minor royalty: Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glcksburg and Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel. "[65] Later that year she moved out of Buckingham Palace to Marlborough House, but she retained possession of Sandringham. In 1852, the major European powers called a conference in London to discuss the Danish succession. 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Prahl, Amanda. Princess May of Teck (later to become Queen Mary) married Prince George (later to become King George V) on July 6, 1893 at the Chapel Royal in St. James Palace 21 April 1917 RM2AW0BCPPrincess Alexander of Teck ca. During the war, anti-German sentiment throughout the British Empire led the King to change the name of the royal house from the Germanic House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the more English House of Windsor, while simultaneously renouncing all Germanic titles for himself and all members of the Royal Family. The couple had three children, two of whom died young, and after the Royal Family abandoned their German Titles during WWI, they became the Earl and Countess of Athlone and remained working members of the Royal Family until their deaths in 1957 and 1981 respectively. Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, with Princess Alexandra during Trooping the Colour in 2022. Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy, had such an honor, among countless other privileges obtained as the Queen's first cousin and a member of the British royal family. She was the first woman since 1488 to be made a Lady of the Garter. Alexandra is currently Joint-President of Cancer Research UK with her cousin, the Duke of Gloucester and Deputy President of the British Red Cross Society. [28], In the ensuing electionthe running of which forced Athlone to cancel the planned tour of Prince Edward, Prince of Wales[28]the National Party won a majority of seats in the National Assembly, meaning Athlone appointed the party's leader, James Barry Munnik Hertzog, as his new prime minister. She bore his first male heir, King Edward VI, before dying of complications. Although most accounts seem to show that Edward and Alexandra had a fairly happy marriage, Edward's affection for his wife did not stop the prince from continuing his infamous playboy ways. [42] He did not completely remove himself from public activity, however, and was, along with his Canadian viceregal successor, Lord Alexander of Tunis, appointed to the committee charged with organising the coronation in 1953 of Athlone's great-niece, Queen Elizabeth II,[43] and continued to sit as Chancellor of the University of London until 1955.[32]. She later studied in Paris. As such, Arthur and Alexandra were first cousins once removed. She retired to her London home - 64 Avenue Road, St John's Wood, London near Regent's Park where she wrote for private circulation two autobiographical fragments in a vivid and entertaining style: A Nurse's Story (1955) and Egypt and Khartoum (1956), in which she gave a graphic account of the shipwreck of SS Delhi which ran aground in fog and heavy seas in 1911 Princess Arthur, her sister and mother nearly died and her father, Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, subsequently died as a result of his injuries. The couple married eighteen months later in 1863, the year in which her father became king of Denmark as Christian IX and her brother was appointed king of Greece as George I. Alexandra was Princess of Wales from 1863 to 1901, the longest anyone has ever held that title, and became generally popular; her style of dress and bearing were copied by fashion-conscious women. [7], Prior to the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, Prince Alexander, who had been promoted to major in January 1911 and was a brevet lieutenant-colonel commanding the 2nd Life Guards,[16] was nominated by the British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith to serve as Governor General of Canada. [15] Sir Arthur Sullivan composed music for her arrival and Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson, wrote an ode in Alexandra's honour: Sea King's daughter from over the sea, [20], Albert Edward and Alexandra visited Ireland in April 1868. Her father's family was a distant cadet branch of the Danish royal House of Oldenburg, which was descended from King Christian III. [80] After she married the Prince of Wales in 1863, a new park and "People's Palace", a public exhibition and arts centre under construction in north London, were renamed the Alexandra Palace and park to commemorate her. He died at Kensington Palace in 1957 and was interred in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore. Edward and his ministers went so far as to exclude her from trips abroad and forbid her to read briefing papers so that she would not try to exert any influence. She became increasingly isolated, due to a hereditary condition that caused her to slowly lose hearing. Alexandra suffered another personal loss when her nephew, Nicholas II, was overthrown during the Russian Revolution. [74] She took to wearing elaborate veils and heavy makeup, which was described by gossips as having her face "enamelled". An uneasy peace was agreed, which included the provision that Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glcksburg would be Frederick's heir in all his dominions and the prior claims of others (who included Christian's own mother-in-law, brother-in-law and wife) were surrendered. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'royalwatcherblog_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_3',604,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-royalwatcherblog_com-large-leaderboard-2-0');The Wedding of Prince Alexander of Teck, brother of Queen Mary, and Princess Alice of Albany (wearing theTeck Ears of WheatTiara), a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle on this day in 1904. [14] The couple thereafter had three children: Princess May of Teck, born 1906; Prince Rupert of Teck, born 1907; and Prince Maurice Francis George of Teck. [8] Alexandra shared a draughty attic bedroom with her sister, Dagmar, made her own clothes, and waited at table along with her sisters. [7], When Prince Alexander was nine years old, his parents fled the United Kingdom for continental Europe to escape their high debts. Alexandra! "Alfred Gilbert's Memorial to Queen Alexandra". [31] Nevertheless, the prince was severely criticised from many quarters of society for his apparent lack of interest in her very serious illness with rheumatic fever. Danh v Vng phi x Wales khng phi l danh v c lp ca ngi nm gi, m hon ton ph thuc theo chng mnh. He was in 1923 appointed as South Africa's governor-general by the King, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Stanley Baldwin, to replace Prince Arthur of Connaught, and he occupied the viceregal post until succeeded by the Earl of Clarendon in 1930. The announcement came on 16 November 1903 that Prince Alexander had become engaged to his second cousin once removed,[13] Princess Alice of Albany, daughter of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, and thus a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and niece of the then soon-to-be Governor General of Canada, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. [17] As the couple left Windsor for their honeymoon at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, they were cheered by the schoolboys of neighbouring Eton College, including Lord Randolph Churchill. [17] taking him to battle in France and Flanders. Princess May of Teck (later to become Queen Mary) married Prince George (later to become King George V) on July 6, 1893 at the Chapel Royal in St. James Palace in London. [10][11] For his actions in the Second Boer War, Alexander was in April 1901 appointed by King Edward VII as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[12]. On 9 November 1905, King Edward VII declared his eldest daughter Princess Royal. Alexandra showed devotion to her children: "She was in her glory when she could run up to the nursery, put on a flannel apron, wash the children herself and see them asleep in their little beds. Notes: Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. When he departed Canada at the end of his time as the King's representative, Athlone left as a legacy the Athlone Fellowship, awarded by the Engineering Institute of Canada. Hyperleap helps uncover and suggest relationships using custom algorithms. [62] Privately, Alexandra disagreed with the bill. [64] She told Frederick Ponsonby, "I feel as if I had been turned into stone, unable to cry, unable to grasp the meaning of it all. Alexandra was born at East Sheen Lodge, Richmond on 17 May 1891. She remained self-assured and calm in public appearances during the civil unrest over social conditions, Irish independence and Indian nationalism. George V: quick facts Born: 3 June 1865 Parents: Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and Princess Alexandra of Denmark Reign: 191036 Death: 20 January 1936 Spouse: Princess Mary of Teck, m1893 Children: Edward VIII; George VI; Mary, Princess Royal; Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; Prince George, Duke of Kent; She celebrated 70 years on the throne in June 2022 with her Platinum Jubilee. During World War II, she once again made visits to the troops and factories, and directed campaigns for salvaging scrap metal for the war effort. Mrs. Blackburn, the head nurse, quoted in Duff, p. 115. On George's return, preparations for Edward and Alexandra's coronation in Westminster Abbey were well in hand but just a few days before the scheduled coronation in June 1902 the king became seriously ill with appendicitis. WebPrince Alexander of Teck was born at Kensington Palace on 14 April 1874, the fourth child and third son of Prince Francis, Duke of Teck, and Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of "[48] Surviving letters between Alexandra and her children indicate that they were mutually devoted. Alexandra preferred to be a hands-on mother, but she also continued to enjoy her social life, carrying on hobbies such as hunting and ice skating. Her sister Dagmar was rescued and came to stay with Alexandra, but her son George V refused to offer asylum to Nicholas and his immediate family; they were murdered in 1917 by the Bolshevik revolutionaries. [20] Alexander was then known simply as Sir Alexander Cambridge (being entitled to the honorific Sir through his knighthoods in the Royal Victorian Order and the Order of the Bath), until, on 7 November 1917, the King created him Earl of Athlone and Viscount Trematon. Prince Arthur of Connaught was the only son of the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, third son of Queen Victoria and thus a younger brother of her maternal grandfather, King Edward VII. [31] The following year, he was also selected as the Chancellor of the University of London, which post he held until 1955. You can spot her attending many society events, galas, and performances around the world in order to show her support. In 1910, she became the first queen consort to visit the House of Commons and watch a debate. After her illness the previous year, she had only just begun to walk again without the aid of two walking sticks, and was already pregnant with her fourth child. [28], The Waleses made Sandringham House their preferred residence, with Marlborough House their London base. [45] As part of the same visit, she received a Doctorate in Music from Trinity College Dublin.[46]. [43] Crowds usually cheered Alexandra rapturously,[44] but during a visit to Ireland in 1885, she suffered a rare moment of public hostility when visiting the City of Cork, a hotbed of Irish nationalism. At the time of her birth, Princess Alexandra was sixth in line to the British throne, but now she is 54th in the line of succession. Her older brother, Prince Edward, became the new Duke of Kent when, in 1942, Queen Louise of Denmark wears the tiara, ca. At age 24, she became engaged to Prince Albert Victor (known as Eddy), the Prince of Wales and eldest son of Edward VII of Great Britain. They enlisted the aid of their daughter, Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia, in seeking a suitable candidate. Eager to retain their family links, both to each other and to Denmark, in 1907 Alexandra and her sister, the Dowager Empress of Russia, purchased a villa north of Copenhagen, Hvidre, as a private getaway. [78] An ode in her memory, "So many true princesses who have gone", composed by the then Master of the King's Musick Sir Edward Elgar to words by the Poet Laureate John Masefield, was sung at the unveiling and conducted by the composer. A post shared by The Royal Watcher (@the_royal_watcher) The Wedding of Prince Alexander of Teck, brother of Queen Mary, and Princess Alice of Albany (wearing With her husband, Alexandra also carried out royal engagements on behalf of her uncle, King George V, and later for her cousin, King George VI. Known as the Athlone Committee, its work resulted in the creation of post-graduate schools for medical education and research,[7] such as the Royal Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Biographers agree that their marriage was in many ways a happy one; however, some have asserted that Albert Edward did not give his wife as much attention as she would have liked and that they gradually became estranged, until his attack of typhoid fever (the disease which was believed to have killed his father) in late 1871 brought about a reconciliation. Her generosity was renowned, as she willingly sent money to anyone who wrote to her asking for help. Following the cessation of hostilities in Europe in 1918, Athlone was promoted to the brevet rank of colonel in June 1919, and retired from the army that November, with the honorary rank of brigadier-general. Joseph Merrick, the so-called "Elephant Man", was one of the patients whom she met. In the words of her grandson, Edward VIII (later the Duke of Windsor), "Her generosity was a source of embarrassment to her financial advisers. Albert Edward and Alexandra visited Ireland in April 1868. Their son became King George V. As the queen mother, Alexandra mostly continued her duties as she had as queen consort, focusing her efforts on charity work with a side of anti-German cajoling. [36] Subsequently, Athlone, along with his wife and his aide-de-camp, Alastair Windsor, Earl of Macduff,[n 1][37] voyaged to Canada to take up his position, their liner using a submarine-evading zig-zag pattern across the Atlantic Ocean to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Distressed at their threats, and following the advice of Sir William Knollys and the Duchess of Teck, Alexandra informed the queen, who then wrote to the Prince of Wales. When her husband was appointed governor-general of the Union of South Africa, Princess Arthur ably seconded him and shared his popularity. During this time, Mary served as her mother's unofficial secretary, helping to organize parties and social events. She and her husband were booed by a crowd of two to three thousand people brandishing sticks and black flags. The prince was incensed. Alexandra to King George V, quoted in Battiscombe, p. 285. During her mourning period, Albert's brother, Prince George, Duke of York, became close to Mary, and in May, 1893, he proposed. George.[19]. In an attempt to pressure Lord Aylesford to drop his divorce suit, Lady Aylesford and Lord Randolph Churchill called on Alexandra and told her that if the divorce was to proceed they would subpoena her husband as a witness and implicate him in the scandal. At age 11, rather than being homeschooled, Alexandra became the first British princess to attend regular school. Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife, RRC, GCStJ (ne Lady Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff; 17 May 1891 26 February 1959), known as Princess Arthur of Connaught after her marriage, was the eldest surviving grandchild of King Edward VII. Their cousin Princess Victoria Eugnie of Battenberg was born "Highness" by virtue of an 1885 warrant of Queen Victoria and was created "Royal Highness" by Edward VII immediately prior to her 1906 marriage to the king of Spain: Prince Arthur is the first cousin of Alexandra's mother, Louise, Princess Royal, as both are grandchildren of Queen Victoria. Her estate was valued at 86,217 (or 1.4 million in 2022 when adjusted for inflation). Alexandra and her younger sister, Maud, had the distinction of being the only female-line descendants of a British sovereign officially granted both the title of Princess and the style of Highness. Here, we take a look at the Princess's extraordinary life. [25], For their London residence, the Athlones used the grace and favour apartments of Princess Alice's mother, the late Duchess of Albany, in the Clock House at Kensington Palace and, in 1923, they acquired a country residence, Brantridge Park, in West Sussex. The wedding was a less festive occasion than many had hoped for, since the court was still in mourning for Prince Albert, who had died in December 1861. Athlone's wife retained her royal style and title, while their surviving children became the Lady May Cambridge and Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon. [27] The royal couple undertook a six-month tour taking in Austria, Egypt and Greece over 1868 and 1869, which included visits to her brother George I of Greece, to the Crimean battlefields and, for her only, to the harem of the Khedive Ismail. [9] She made no more trips abroad, and her health worsened. Alexandra became queen consort in 1901, and a newspaper survey of her jewelry collection shortly afterward described the kokoshnik as among the handsomest of her jewelry possessions.. The engagement was terminated when their disapproving parents learned of the liaison. [41], Alexandra undertook many public duties; in the words of Queen Victoria, "to spare me the strain and fatigue of functions. As the ceremony took place outside London, the press complained that large public crowds would not be able to view the spectacle. [2] She had five siblings: Frederick, George, Dagmar (later Empress of Russia), Thyra and Valdemar. [67], From Edward's death, Alexandra was queen mother, being a dowager queen and the mother of the reigning monarch. Though her mother was descended from King George III of Great Britain, they were only minor members of the British Royal Family. Biography of Queen Alexandra. However, he finally ascended to the throne upon Queen Victorias death in 1901. 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