On This Day In Royal History . 27 April 1882 . Prince Leopold married Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont. . . ◼ Insisting that the children of British monarchs should marry into other reigning Protestant families, Queen Victoria suggested Princess Helene Friederike, the daughter of Georg Viktor, reigning Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont. . ◼ On 27 April 1882, Leopold & Helena were married, at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. . ◼ Leopold & Helena enjoyed a happy (although brief) marriage. In 1883, Leopold became a father when his wife gave birth to a daughter, Alice. He died aged 30 in 1884 shortly before the birth of his son, Charles Edward. . ◼ Through their son Charles Edward they are the great-grandparents of Carl XVI Gustav, the current King of Sweden. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1882 #D27Apr #RoyalWedding #PrinceLeopold #DukeofAlbany #RoyalHistory #OnThisDay #Royalweddings #wedding #Victorian #Victorianera #DukeandDuchess #historyfacts #RoyalFamily #Royalty #Royals #weddingdress #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #PrincessHelena #Monarchy #History #BritishMonarchy #stgeorgeschapel #windsorcastle #Windsor (at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_fiqtiDOvg/?igshid=nrpwonsijg2f
