Old Time Royals

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Queen Elisabeth of Romania

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King Maximilian II and Queen Marie of Bavaria

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Queen Elisabeth Luise of Prussia

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Alexandra of Wales

[leifgrandeduchesse]

Sisters Alexandra & Dagmar.

"Certainly in her late teen years Alix exuded a happy spirit and tranquil personality. Minnie, three years younger, on the other hand, was already the epitome of high-spirited fun and full of mischief. She would sew the pockets of her brothers' trousers closed so when they would reach to put a small treasure inside, they could not. Minnie would also spend time making special dishes for them, knowing that she had heavily laced her concoctions with salt. She once found a mouse in her bedroom just before going to bed and quickly placed it inside Alix's pillow, waiting in the dark for her sister to scream when the rodent began to move." "Of the two sisters, Minnie was the more adventurous. Alix was always timid outside the home. It was Minnie who proposed the two should dress alike - at least in the same colours and patterns. Alix always aimed to please and readily agreed to Minnie's impulsive ideas. Alix secretly admired Minnie for her sense of fun and her willingness to try new things."

Excerpts from Alix & Minnie: A Royal Trilogy by James-Charles Noonan

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Hereditary Prince George William of Hanover in 1881.

[adini-nikolaevna]

“The eldest, the wonderfully beautiful fair Marie, had a hot, ungovernable heart, which neither the sweet temper of her mother nor the severity of her father could tame.”

Karoline Bauer on Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, eldest daughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia.

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Kaiser Wilhelm II around 1910 while studying files on the terrace of the Achilleion.

Source: Das Sanssouci Kaiser Wilhelms II. Der letzte Deutsche Kaiser, das Achilleion und Korfu by Jörg Michael Henneberg.

[adini-nikolaevna]

“I spent an evening with the Grand Duchess, who seemed charming to me in all respects, a charming face together with the finest expressiveness, the speech is lively, inspired, rich in meaning and expressiveness - it amazes and captivates you. The Grand Duchess knows how to touch on any topic with the same ease… she always begins a conversation with the desire to sincerely convey everything she thinks, so imbued with honesty. Over time, she will either become a great woman or an unhappy woman if her spiritual impulses and aspirations of the mind are somehow to be suppressed.”

- Princess M.A. Gagarina on Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (nee Princess Charlotte of Wurttemberg).

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Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz, 1870s.

She later married her first cousin, Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

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"I think sweet Victoria of Wales is looking very well, and dear Maudie, too, and very much "en beaute". I cannot help admiring them more than Ella or Alicky. They are more graceful and more natural, and so much more agreeable and bright. I think they are more clever too. How I wish they would marry. It does seem a shame for such nice charming girls not to have homes of their own. They would make such perfect wives and mothers".

Empress Victoria of Prussia

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Young Archduke Maximilian, future Emperor of Mexico, 1855.

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George V is probably the only World Leader in history to walk unafraid amongst the crowds, with almost no security at all. He was a very accomplished man, but his greatest achievement was to be LOVED. He had in people the same effect as Lady Diana did. He was nicknamed 'The People's King'. Seen here in Yorkshire, 10 july 1912

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Duke and Duchess of Cumberland with their five children, Marie-Louise, Alexandra, Olga, Christian and George William & Alexandra, Princess of Wales.

Alexandra and the girls went on 19 August to stay with the Cumberlands at Gmunden [...]. There were theaters, tea parties and excursions; it was "such a lovely place, & we walk & climb about a great deal. Yesterday we all made a delightful expedition down the river down the rapids in large flat-bottomed boats which was splendid fun; it wants a very cool-headed man to steer or the boat must get smashed", wrote Alexandra. She rather enjoyed slightly dangerous activities. Her parents were also there and "Dear Aunt Thyra & Uncle Ernest are so pleased at having... us all here; their 5 little children are such ducks, particularly my sweet fat Plumpy [George William], who is such a dear & affectionate little man. The second little girl, Alix [Alexandra], my Godchild is like a lovely wax doll with flaxen coloured silky curls... a tiny little dear; the baby is like a sparrow at present but I like to carry him about & cuddle him. I washed him last night, he looked so funny struggling about like a big spider & rather like the chickens just coming out of their eggs at Sandringham!"

Queen Alexandra: Loyalty and Love by Frances Dimond

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The Duchess of Connaught with her two daughters, Princess Margaret and Princess Patricia, 1900s.

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Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz, late 1870s.