Wife of Edward VII, mother of George V. Born at the Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark. As an adult gradually became profoundly deaf. It is said the Queen Victoria learnt the British Sign Language alphabet so as to be able to converse with her daughter-in-law. Died at Sandringham.
A hairstyle was named for her: the Alexandra fringe.
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Queen Alexandra
{On a large bronze plaque on the front of the plinth:} Her Majesty Queen Alex...
The building behind this monument, Marlborough House, was where Alexandra and...
{Plaque beneath a medallion of King Edward VII:} Coronation clock tower - a s...
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Queen Alexandra
Princess Alexandra was laying the foundation stone for the Chelsea Hospital f...
This was the obvious memorial to choose as the first featured memorial for Lo...
In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...
Mother of Henry VII. Â Born Bedfordshire. Â As a Tudor matriarch she was important in the Wars of the Roses. Â Established a school in Wimboure Dorset and founded two colleges in Cambridge. Â Died in ...
Manages 8 major Royal Parks covering 5,000 acres: Â Bushy Park (with the Longford River), The Green Park, Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Regent's Park (and Primrose Hill), Richmo...
King of Wessex c.685 - 688 when he abdicated. Through battle he won the territories of Sussex, the Isle of Wight, Surrey and Kent. Probably prompted by a wound, he abdicated and travelled to Rome f...
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:...
Queen Elizabeth II was actually born on 21 April 1926, but since 1959 official celebrations have taken place on the second Saturday of June which in 2016 was the 11th.
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