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Albert became an important political adviser as well as the Queen's companion, replacing Lord Melbourne as the dominant, influential figure in the first half of her life. [7] The wedding of Victoria and Albert remains the most recent wedding of a reigning British monarch.
The Lady May Cambridge (17), daughter of Princess Alice and the Earl of Athlone, niece of Queen Mary and thus first cousin of the groom; The Lady Mary Thynn (20), daughter of the Marquess and Marchioness of Bath; The Lady Katharine Hamilton (23), daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn; The Hon Diamond Hardinge (22), daughter of Lord and ...
Prince Albert was born on 26 August 1819 at Schloss Rosenau, near Coburg, Germany, the second son of Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and his first wife, Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. [2] His first cousin and future wife, Victoria, had been born earlier in the same year with the assistance of the same midwife, Charlotte von Siebold. [3]
The wedding of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), and Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later Queen Alexandra) took place on 10 March 1863 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. It was the first royal wedding to take place at St. George's, and the last wedding of a Prince of Wales until Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer's ...
Baron Christian Louis and Baroness Cécilie Noghès de Massy, the groom's first cousin and his wife. Jonkvrouw Leticia and Jonkheer Thomas of Brouwer, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and her husband [37] Brice Noghès de Massy, the groom's first cousin, once removed; Antoine Noghès de Massy, the groom's first cousin, once removed
If you’ve ever asked, “Where does the royal family live?” the answer feels straightforward. Buckingham Palace. Windsor Castle. Sandringham Estate. Super fans might even name check St. James ...
10 February 1840: Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, only daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, granddaughter of King George III, and successor of King William IV, was married to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, younger son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, London.
[9] [10] Their wedding was the first royal wedding to take place in St James's Chapel since the death of Prince Albert in 1861, which plunged Queen Victoria into deep mourning. Most of Albert and Victoria's own children were married in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle , in relative seclusion.