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Updated on December 12, 2019. Queen Alexandra (December 1, 1844 – November 20, 1925) was the longest-serving Princess of Wales in British history. She was the wife of King Edward VII, the successor to Queen Victoria. Although her public duties were limited, Alexandra became a style icon and did significant charity work in her lifetime.
This is a copy by William Corden of the portrait of Princess Alexandra by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (RCIN 402351). Princess Alexandra of Denmark, or Alix, as she was known in the family, is wearing a white ball dress with the badge of the Order of Victoria and Albert. Her brooch and ear-rings were given to her on her marriage in 1863 by Prince Albert Edward. The Princes elder sister, Victoria ...
Dec 4, 2023 · Queen Alexandra was Queen mother to George V, the King who guided the country through WWI. But Alexandra had come into the royal family sixty years earlier, when she married Edward VII in 1863. At that time, Alexandra was just 18 and Edward 21.
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This is a copy of Winterhalters portrait of Princess Alexandra (RCIN 402351) painted in 1864. Princess Alexandra of Denmark, or Alix, as she was known in the family, is wearing a white ball dress with the badge of the Order of Victoria and Albert. Her brooch and ear-rings were given to her on her marriage in 1863 by Prince Albert Edward. The Princes elder sister, Victoria, the Crown Princess ...
In Victorian-era Britain, few fashion icons were as influential as Alexandra of Denmark, aka Alexandra, Princess of Wales, who became Queen Alexandra in 1901 when her husband took the throne after the death of Queen Victoria.
- Sarah Anne Lloyd
Alexandra (born Dec. 1, 1844, Copenhagen, Den.—died Nov. 20, 1925, Sandringham, Norfolk, Eng.) was the queen consort of King Edward VII of Great Britain. The eldest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark , Alexandra was married to Edward (then Albert Edward, prince of Wales) in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, on March 10, 1863.
This informal portrait shows Alexandra (1844-1925), the wife of Edward, Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII), giving a piggyback to their daughter Princess Louise (1867-1931).
