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#otd 6 April 1871 - Prince Alexander John of Wales was born (d.7 April 1871) . Born prematurely, he was christened privately in the evening after his birth. he died 24 hours later. His parents were the Prince & Princess of Wales (later Edward VII & Queen Alexandra) . . . #royalhistory #PrinceAlexanderJohn #EdwardVII #KingEdwardVII #Princeofwales #Queenalexandra #Alexandraofdenmark #Princessofwales #royalfamily #ukroyals #royalhistory #monarchy #History #historyinpictures #britishmonarchy #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #OnThisDay #d6apr #Royalbaby #Sandringhamhouse #Vintagephotograph #Vintagephoto #Sandringham #Royalty #Britishhistory #britishroyalty #britishroyals #Britishroyalfamily (at Sandringham, Norfolk) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVt2boM-FM/?igshid=1wskfu11zxgsy

Queen Alexandra wearing Coronation robes, 9 Aug 1902 . . 👑 Queen Alexandra was crowned with a new crown, specially made for the occasion. . ◼ It had been seventy-one years since a king had been crowned together with his queen: the last time was at the coronation of King William IV & Queen Adelaide in 1831. . ◼ This new crown of featured the great Koh-i-noor diamond, the ‘Mountain of Light’, used for the first time. It had been presented in 1849 by the East India Company to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, who had worn it set in a brooch or bracelet. . . #Portrait #AlexandraofDenmark #QueenConsort #QueenAlexandra #History #Royalty #Monarchy #BritishMonarchy #coronation #theyear1902 #Onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d9Aug #WestminsterAbbey #ChurchofEngland #otd #VintagePhotography #VintagePhoto #Heritage #Royal #Royals #Britain #London . Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDq87-CjwXw/?igshid=esiepgf4fzzr

On This Day In History . 20 November 1925 . Queen Alexandra died . . ◼ Alexandra retained a youthful appearance into her senior years, but during the war (First World War) her age caught up with her. . ◼ She took to wearing elaborate veils & heavy makeup, which was described by gossips as having her face "enamelled". . ◼ She made no more trips abroad, & suffered increasing ill health. In 1920, a blood vessel in her eye burst, leaving her with temporary partial blindness. Towards the end of her life, her memory & speech became impaired. . ◼ She died on 20 November 1925 at Sandringham after suffering a heart attack, & was buried in an elaborate tomb next to her husband king Edward VII in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. . . Portrait = Queen Alexandra, 1920 (aged 75) . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1925 #QueenAlexandra #AlexandraofDenmark #QueenConsort #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #History #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #Schleswig #Holstein #Sonderburg #Glücksburg #Portrait #D20Nov #Royalhistory #thequeen #Instahistory #Vintage #Vintagephotography #Buckinghampalace #onthisday #HerMajesty #instaroyals #Royalty #Monarchy (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GpsulAW_a/?igshid=zkrjtn2wyy7e

'Four Generations of Our Royal Family' . by Central News Ltd, published by J. Beagles & Co bromide postcard print, circa 1924 . Queen Alexandra (b. 1 December 1844 – d. 20 November 1925) . King George V (3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) . Princess Mary (25 April 1897 – 28 March 1965) . & her son George Lascelles, later the 7th Earl of Harewood (7 February 1923 – 11 July 2011) . . #QueenAlexandra #AlexandraofDenmark #Empress #EmpressofIndia #Majesty #Majestic #royalfamily #royal #royalty #windsorcastle #buckinghampalace #princessroyal #royals #hermajesty #britishroyalty #britishroyals #crown #britishmonarchy #godsavethequeen #windsor #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #British #London #GeorgeV #thequeen #KingGeorgeV #Westminster #Instahistory © National Portrait Gallery, London . Follow Our other accounts @Royalshopuk @Queenelizabethiiuk @Londonhistoryuk (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0dSjFJghl8/?igshid=cu3znk35nm28

Queen Alexandra 👑 . ▪️ Alexandra was highly popular with the British public. After she married the Prince of Wales in 1863, a new park & "People's Palace", a public exhibition & arts centre under construction in north London, were renamed the Alexandra Palace & park to commemorate her. . ▪️ There are at least sixty-seven roads & streets in the Greater London area alone called Alexandra Road, Alexandra Avenue, Alexandra Gardens, Alexandra Close or Alexandra Street, all named after her. . . . #QueenAlexandra #AlexandraofDenmark #Empress #EmpressofIndia #Majesty #Majestic #royalfamily #royal #royalty #windsorcastle #buckinghampalace #britishroyalfamily #royals #hermajesty #britishroyalty #britishroyals #crown #britishmonarchy #godsavethequeen #windsor #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #British #London #Historic #thequeen #QueenElizabeth #Westminster #Instahistory . . Follow Our other accounts @Royalshopuk @Queenelizabethiiuk @Londonhistoryuk (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0dPjsLANyp/?igshid=pmqadfe751ko

Queen Alexandra wearing Coronation robes, 9 Aug 1902 . . 👑 Queen Alexandra was crowned with a new crown, specially made for the occasion. . ◼ It had been seventy-one years since a king had been crowned together with his queen: the last time was at the coronation of King William IV & Queen Adelaide in 1831. . ◼ This new crown of featured the great Koh-i-noor diamond, the ‘Mountain of Light’, used for the first time. It had been presented in 1849 by the East India Company to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, who had worn it set in a brooch or bracelet. . . #Portrait #AlexandraofDenmark #QueenConsort #QueenAlexandra #History #Royalty #Monarchy #BritishMonarchy #coronation #theyear1902 #Onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d9Aug #WestminsterAbbey #ChurchofEngland #VintagePhotography #VintagePhoto #Heritage #Royal #Royals #Britain #London #Royalhistory #Instahistory #historic #VintagePhotography #TheQueen . Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018 (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B09PmSLAqul/?igshid=1har03ll9nyge

Queen Alexandra 👑 . Queen Alexandra has been portrayed on television by Deborah Grant & Helen Ryan in Edward the Seventh, Ann Firbank in Lillie, Maggie Smith in All the King's Men, & Bibi Andersson in The Lost Prince. . She was portrayed in film by Helen Ryan again in the 1980 film The Elephant Man, Sara Stewart in the 1997 film Mrs Brown, & Julia Blake in the 1999 film Passion. In a 1980 stage play by Royce Ryton, Motherdear, she was portrayed by Margaret Lockwood in her last acting role. . . . #QueenAlexandra #AlexandraofDenmark #Empress #EmpressofIndia #Majesty #Majestic #royalfamily #royal #royalty #windsorcastle #buckinghampalace #britishroyalfamily #royals #hermajesty #britishroyalty #britishroyals #crown #britishmonarchy #godsavethequeen #windsor #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #British #London #Historic #thequeen #QueenElizabeth #Westminster #Instahistory . . Follow Our other accounts @Royalshopuk @Queenelizabethiiuk @Londonhistoryuk (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0dQAKeAWaT/?igshid=2ytyl7hc0qcx

Queen Alexandra portrait . 1862/63 by Richard Lauchert . . Portrait of Queen Alexandra when Princess Alexandra of Denmark. . . Alexandra of Denmark (1844 – 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII. . Some facts; . ◼ Alexandra was highly popular with the British public. After she married the Prince of Wales in 1863, a new park & "People's Palace", a public exhibition & arts centre under construction in north London, were renamed the Alexandra Palace & park to commemorate her. There are at least sixty-seven roads & streets in the Greater London area alone called Alexandra Road, Alexandra Avenue, Alexandra Gardens, Alexandra Close or Alexandra Street, all named after her. . ◼ She hid a small scar on her neck, which was probably the result of a childhood operation, by wearing choker necklaces & high necklines, setting fashions which were adopted for fifty years.  . ◼ Alexandra's effect on fashion was so profound that society ladies even copied her limping gait, after her serious illness in 1867 left her with a stiff leg. This came to be known as the "Alexandra limp" . ◼ She used predominantly the London fashion houses; her favourite was Redfern's, but she shopped occasionally at Doucet & Fromont of Paris. . . . #AlexandraofDenmark #QueenofGreatBritain #QueenConsort #QueenAlexandra #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #History #Royalty #Monarchy #Hermajesty #Heritage #historyfacts #Fashion #Alexandra #danish #Royalcollection #England #historybuff #Facts #society #ladies #British #royalwedding #london ##BritishMonarchy 📷 Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018 (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsI3BGelGRV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jg6sd8muh06v