Maud of Wales, (b26 November 1869 – d.20 November 1938) was Queen of Norway as spouse of King Haakon VII. . She was the youngest daughter of the British king Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark. . Queen of Norway (2/2); . ◼ Maud continued to regard Great Britain as her true home even after her arrival in Norway, & visited Great Britain every year. She mostly stayed at her Appleton House, Sandringham, during her visits. She did, however, also appreciate some aspects of Norway, such as the winter sports, & she supported bringing up her son as a Norwegian, she also learned to ski. . ◼ She is described as reserved as a public person but energetic & with a taste for practical jokes as a private person. Her influence over her spouse & politics is not much examined, but she is described as a forceful & dominant person within the royal court, though her public role was less visible. . ◼ Queen Maud's last public appearance in Britain was at the coronation of her nephew, George VI, in May 1937 at Westminster Abbey. She sat in the royal pew at Westminster Abbey next to her sister-in-law Queen Mary & her niece Mary, Princess Royal, as part of the official royal party. . ◼ Maud also acquired a reputation for dressing with fashionable chic. An exhibition of numerous items from her elegant wardrobe was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2005 & published in the catalogue Style and Splendour: Queen Maud of Norway's Wardrobe 1896–1938. . . Wedding portrait; Princess Victoria of Wales, Maud of Wales (the bride), Alexandra, Princess of Wales(later Queen Alexandra), Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife, Lady Alexandra Duff. 1896. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d22jul #TheYear1896 #RoyalWedding #PrincessMaud #QueenofNorway #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #Wedding #Royals #History #Historic #Heritage #Denmark #UK #Norway #England #Sandringham #vintage #Queenalexandra #Royalhistory #instahistory #royalfamily #britishroyals #Britishmonarchy (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0PGiNyAgUo/?igshid=sjtj98m1w85d
