#albert victor of wales

[ykzzr]

Prince Edward of Wales, his wife Princess Alexandra of Wales and their two sons Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales 1870s.

Princess Alexandra’s face looks weirdly edited.

[royalty-nobility]

The Family of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII

Artist: Rudolf Geyling (Austrian, 1839-1904)

Date: 1876

Medium: OIl on canvas

Collection: The Royal Collection, United Kingdom, Dining Room, Osborne House

Description

A family group. Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, stands with his arms folded behind Princess Alexandra who is seated, in day dress, with Princess Maud and a bouquet of flowers on her lap. On the left stands Prince Albert Victor in highland dress, holding a gun. In the background is a view of Sandringham.

[behindthecrowns]

The Duke of Teck observed that his daughter (Mary) had quite become "the child of the Waleses", and foresaw that she would be very much taken up with them. She went shopping with George by day, and played bezique with him during the evenings. He loved to reminisce with her about his "darling boy", the brother of whom he had been so protective. Throughout the rest of his life he used Eddy's pen. The relationship between the two was reckoned to be no more than platonic at the time, he signing his letters to "Miss May ever your very loving old cousin Georgie", In turn, her replies were signed, "your devoted Cousin May".

[queenalexandraofdenmark]

♥︎ Alexandra, Princess of Wales, and her children, during August, 1874. ♥︎

[lionhearteddame]

”No two brothers could have loved each other more than we did. […] I long to ask his forgiveness, but... it is too late now!’“

George wrote to the Queen (Victoria) in the week following the death of his older brother Eddy.

[ella-indigo]

Never-before-seen photograph depicting Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra of Wales' 5 children: Prince Albert Victor, Prince George, Princess Louise, Princess Victoria and Princess Maud of Wales in 1870.

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales with their younger cousins Princesses Alexandra and Maria of Greece, 1880s

[postcard-from-the-past]

Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Avondale

British vintage postcard

[heavyarethecrowns]

[queenalexandraofdenmark]

Aww little Louise looks so adorable!! 😭💞

Princess Alexandra of Wales and three eldest children ; Princess Louise, Prince Albert Victor (left) and Prince George (future King George V). 1870s

[ykzzr]

Danish royal family 1872

Tsesarevna Maria Feodorovna with her son Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, Princess Alexandra of Wales and her daughter Princess Maud and Princess Victoria with her grandmother Queen Louise, Crown Prince Frederick and his sister Princess Thyra, Prince Albert Victor, Grand Duke Nicholas, Prince George (I don't really know who the girl next to Nicholas is but it might be Princess Louise of Wales), Princess Louise and her son Prince Christian of Denmark.

[epoque-victorienne]

[loiladadiani]

Her Majesty, Grandmama, and just a few of her Grandchildren

Group photographs of Princesses Alix and Irene, with their maternal cousin and aunt, Prince Albert Victor of Wales and Princess Henry of Battenberg, along with Queen Victoria and Basco the pug, Balmoral, September 1887.

[queenalexandraofdenmark]

Can you share with us your favorite photographs Of alexandra and her children?

Thank you in advance! 🤗

Of course anon! ☺🩷

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[writingquestionsanswered]

Hello! I read your post about writing about fictional royal families and felt you would be the best person to ask.

I’ve come up with a secondary AU centred around my OC, a Queen named Eleanor - my main AU takes place in a fictional European nation here on Earth named Ashwarnia where she is monarch.

In this AU, Eleanor is Queen of the United Kingdom instead, as the grandaughter of Prince Albert Victor, who survived pneumonia and ascended the throne as the sole King Albert. Her eldest son, Richard becomes the Prince of Wales and marries Lady Diana Spencer.

But I’m in a dilemma - should I include William and Harry in the AU, given the fact they’re Diana’s sons in our timeline, or create new characters inspired by them, like Prince Nicholas and Prince Frederick from The Royal We, or Prince Philip and Prince Henry from Red, White and Royal Blue?

I’m not sure which plan to use, if I go with William and Harry, I’d feel a sense of familiarity but at the same time confusion because I’m writing about fictional characters with a father and grandparents I made up. If I choose new Princes, I’d be even more confused in real life after being too immersed in this fictional AU.

Creating Fictional Kids for (Mostly) Fictional Royals

Prince William was named after Charles's cousin, Prince William of Gloucester, so without Charles the William moniker doesn't have the same relevance.

Prince Harry's actual name is Henry, which comes from a long line of royals named Henry. So, that one could stay.

However... I think if you name them William and Harry or some other name and Harry, you and your readers are going to picture the current princes with those names rather than the fictional princes you create. So, I think it's not a bad idea to consider other possibilities. But, at the end of the day it's entirely up to you. :)

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[leifgrandeduchesse]

The Princess of Wales with Prince Albert Victor, photographed by Jabez Hughes.

Madame Jerichau-Baumann, an artist and the wife of a Danish sculptor, who came to Marlborough House to paint Prince Albert Victor a few months after his birth, describes a pretty scene which illustrates not only the Queen's delight in her firstborn, but her kind thought for the humble mother who was his wet-nurse. A robust young Irishwoman was appointed to that position, and after she had been in the royal nursery for a time, her health began to suffer, and the Princess of Wales quickly divined that 'nurse' was grieving for her own baby boy, and arrangements were made for him to come and see her. Madame Jerichau describes his arrival, dressed in "a fine green coat and a hat with feathers, which accentuated his plain face with low forehead and stumpy nose". The Princess entered the nursery with her own little Albert Victor, and, going up to the the new arrival, said in her sweet way "Oh, how nice he is!" to please his mother, who was radiant with joy. "Then, after sending her away," says Madame Jerichau, "the Princess let the two little boys slide down on the soft rug in front of the fire, and remarked, laughing, to me, "I just want to measure them and see which of the two is bigger. It is mine", she exclaimed, full of triumph, "Eddy is a whole half inch longer, though a fortnight younger!" — The life of Queen Alexandra, Sarah A. Tooley

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