Born in Arolsen as Helena Frederica Augusta of Waldeck & Pyrmont. Married, in 1882, Leopold, Duke of Albany, youngest son of Queen Victoria. Died in the Tyrol. The photograph was taken at the time of her marriage.
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Helena, Duchess of Albany
This stone was laid on January 18th 1909 by HRH the Duchess of Albany. Presid...
Previously known as Churchyard Bottom Wood, the wood was renamed in honour of...
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Helena, Duchess of Albany
The Mackirdy Room was created at the same time that Hoxton Hall converted fro...
This memorial stone was laid by HRH the Duchess of Albany on May 2nd 1907.
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On his 28th birthday the eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (Edward and Alexandra) and so second in line to the throne, fell ill at his home at Sandringham. He died on 14 January 1892 a...
Born at the villa 'Mon Repos', the summer retreat of the Greek royal family, on the island of Corfu. Married Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and was her dutiful consort from 1952 until his death. 2017:...
Born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, in Reading. Married Prince William on 29 April 2011 (St. Catherine's Day).
George VI's coronation at Westminster Abbey took place on 12 May 1937, the date previously intended for the coronation of his brother King Edward VIII who had abdicated on 10 December 1936.
King of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons. Born Wantage. Introduced a level of education not previously known in Anglo-Saxon England for his sons, those of other nobles and even clever boys o...
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