On This Day In History 26 November 1869 👑 Princess Maud of Wales, Queen of Norway was born ◼ Maud was born at Marlborough House, London. She was the third daughter and fifth child of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), the eldest son of Queen Victoria, and Princess Alexandra of Denmark. She was christened “Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria” at Marlborough House by John Jackson, Bishop of London, on 24 December 1869. About Maud; 👑 Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria of Wales was Queen of Norway as spouse of King Haakon VII. ◼ She was the youngest daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and Queen Alexandra; the younger sister of King George V. ◼ Maud of Wales was the first queen of Norway since 1380 who was not also queen of Denmark or Sweden. #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1869 #PrincessMaud #MaudofWales #QueenMaud #Historyfacts #Royalhistory #Instahistory #Kinghaakonvii #Marlboroughhouse #London #Queenalexandra #onthisday #QueenMaudofNorway #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #History #QueenofNorway #BritishMonarchy#D26Nov #Thequeen #Edwardvii #Heritage #Vintagephoto #Vintagephotography (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VyztbAmo4/?igshid=d1zgyjfy58z0
