On this day in 1919, Queen Mary went with Queen Maud to meet new tenants on the Sandringham Estate. They also spent time at Appleton House (Maud’s home on the estate) and spent time with Princess Victoria, where Maud took the above photographs of Mary and Victoria. Upon returning home, Queen Mary began to compose a letter to her son Bertie (future George VI) who was stationed in Belgium, but before The Queen finished writing, she received a phone call from Lala Bill, Prince John’s nanny. Mrs. Bill informed Her Majesty that Johnnie had suffered a severe epileptic fit and had passed away in his sleep. The Queen rushed to the King and informed him of the shocking news. They immediately drove to Wood Farm where their 13-year-old son lay peacefully. Much later that evening, The Queen finished her letter to Bertie. She relayed the news and briefly spoke of the sorrow that was felt but asked Bertie to excuse her for not writing more as she was very much in a state of shock. ♥️ [Primary Text Source - In the Eye of the Storm: George V and the Great War by Alexandra Churchill] #queenmary #maryofteck #princejohn #georgev #kinggeorgev #princessvictoria #queenmaud #sandringham #history #otd https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnj0wHnOJms/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

On This Day In Royal History . 20 November 1938 . Princess Maud of Wales, Queen of Norway (born 1869) died . Maud was a daughter of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra died . ◼ Maud came to England for a visit in October 1938. Initially she stayed at Sandringham, but then moved into a hotel in London’s West End. . ◼ She became ill & was taken to a nursing home, where an abdominal operation was performed on 16 November 1938. King Haakon immediately travelled from Norway to her bedside. . ◼ Although she survived the surgery, Maud died unexpectedly of heart failure at Appleton House on 20 November 1938,  six days before her 69th birthday (& on the 13th anniversary of her mother’s death, Queen Alexandra). . ◼ Norwegian newspapers were allowed to break the law forbidding publication on Sundays in order to notify the Norwegian public of her death. . ◼ Her body was returned to Norway on board HMS Royal Oak, the flagship of the Second Battle Squadron of the Royal Navy’s Home Fleet. Her body was moved to a small church in Oslo before the burial. Queen Maud was buried in the royal mausoleum at Akershus Castle in Oslo. . ◼ At her death, Queen Maud was the last surviving child of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #otd #OnThisDay #RoyalHistory #TheYear1938 #PrincessMaud #MaudofWales #QueenMaud #Instahistory #historyfacts #QueenMaudofNorway #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #History #QueenofNorway #BritishMonarchy #D20Nov #thequeen #Vintagephotography #Victorianphoto #vintage #royalfamily #womenshistory #womeninhistory (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHzvvgLD2lJ/?igshid=aqt8b511eu8g

Ummm, Yep... I would love one of each please! 1910 - 1913 Queen Maud Gowns #1910sfashion #1910sdress #antiquedresses #antiquefashion #edwardianstyle #edwardianfashion #enchantingdress #queenmaud (at Vivian Vintage 8)

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Take 3 of #queenmaud and I think I finally have the right gauge and size! #knitting #norahgaughan #morrisempire #nomorefroggingplease