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On This Day In History . 29 October 2004 . Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester died aged 102 . . Princess Alice was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of George V & Queen Mary. She was the mother of Prince William of Gloucester & Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester. . In August 1935, Lady Alice became engaged to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. They were married in a private ceremony, in the Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace, on 6 November of that year. . The Duchess suffered two miscarriages, before giving birth to two sons: . Prince William of Gloucester (18 December 1941 – 28 August 1972) . Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (born 26 August 1944) . . On the death of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at age 101 in March 2002, Princess Alice became the oldest living member of the British Royal Family. . On 21 August 2003, Princess Alice surpassed the Queen Mother's record as the oldest person in the history of the British royal family by reaching the age of 101 years & 238 days. . Princess Alice died on 29 October 2004 in her sleep at Kensington Palace at age 102. . Her funeral was held on 5 November 2004, at St George's Chapel, Windsor, & she was interred next to her husband, Prince Henry, & her elder son, Prince William, in the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore. . . DID YOU KNOW? She was a descendant, in an unbroken male line, of Charles II through his eldest but illegitimate son, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth . Read more in my latest blog post, at www.thebritishmonarchy.co.uk, link in the bio . . #Onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d29oct #theyear2004 #princessalice #duchessofgloucester #houseofwindsor #royalty #royalfamily #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy Royal Collection Trust/(c) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018 (at Kensington Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpiMzX1Flv4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vegxjkf4gqcp

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On This Day In History . 29 October 1900 . Prince Christian Victor died . ◼ In October 1900, while on military service in Pretoria, he came down with malaria, & died of enteric fever, aged 33, after receiving Holy Communion in the presence of Lord Roberts & Prince Francis of Teck. He was interred in the Pretoria cemetery on 1 November 1900. . ◼ Prince Christian was born on 14 April 1867, at Windsor Castle. His father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the third son of Christian, Duke of Augustenborg, & Countess Louise of Danneskjold-Samsøe. His mother was Princess Helena, the fifth child & third daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom & Prince Albert.  . ◼ The Prince, who was educated at Lambrook, Wellington College, Magdalen College, Oxford, & the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, was commissioned in the 60th King's Royal Rifles in 1888 & served later in the 4th King's Royal Rifle Corps. He served at Hazara 1891, Mirzanai 1891, Ashanti 1895 & Nile 1898. . Read more in my latest On This Day In History blog, link in the bio  . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d29oct #Theyear1900 #PrinceChristianVictor #History #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #Soldier #Prince #Royalty #Monarchy #historyfacts #Britisharmy #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy (at Pretoria, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpiL9vklQTL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mwboot2peg2b

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On This Day In History . 29 October 1875 . Princess Marie of Edinburgh (later Queen of Romania) was born . ◼ Marie was the eldest daughter and second child of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, and the former Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, respectively the son of Queen Victoria and the daughter of Emperor Alexander II. She was born at her parents' residence, Eastwell Manor in Kent, on 29 October 1875, at 10:30 a.m., in the presence of her father. Her birth was celebrated by firing the Park and Tower guns. . She was named Marie Alexandra Victoria, after her mother and grandmothers, but she was informally known as "Missy" . Read more on my On This Day In History Blog at www.thebritishmonarchy.co.uk, link in my bio . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #theyear1875 #d29oct #PrincessMarie #QueenofRomania #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #Queen #MarieofRomania #History #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy (at Kent, Kent, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpiLbJkljXk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sxvrj3n7uyho

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On This Day In History . 29 October 1618 . Sir Walter Raleigh was executed . . Raleigh was an English explorer, author, courtier, & favourite of Elizabeth I. . ◼ Elizabeth's successor, James I of England & VI of Scotland, disliked Raleigh, & in 1603 he was accused of plotting against the king & sentenced to death. This was reduced to life imprisonment & Raleigh spent the next 12 years in the Tower of London. . ◼ In 1616, Raleigh was pardoned & released to lead a second expedition to search for El Dorado, the fabled 'Golden Land', rumoured to be situated somewhere beyond the mouth of the Orinoco river in Guiana (now Venezuela). . ◼ The expedition was a failure, & Raleigh also defied the king's instructions by attacking the Spanish. On his return to England, the death sentence was reinstated & Raleigh's execution took place on 29 October 1618. . ◼ On 29 October 1618 Raleigh was beheaded in the Old Palace Yard at the Palace of Westminster. "Let us dispatch", he said to his executioner. "At this hour my ague comes upon me. I would not have my enemies think I quaked from fear." After he was allowed to see the axe that would be used to behead him, he mused: "This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all diseases & miseries." According to biographers, Raleigh's last words (as he lay ready for the axe to fall) were: "Strike, man, strike!" . ⬛ Gruesome Fact: His head was embalmed & presented to his wife! It has been said that Lady Raleigh kept her husband's head in a velvet bag until her death. After Raleigh's wife's death 29 years later, his head was returned to his tomb & interred at St. Margaret's Church. . Read more about Raleigh in my new blog post, link in the bio . https://www.thebritishmonarchy.co.uk/blog/otd-29-october . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #otd #d29oct #theyear1618 #WalterRaleigh #SirWalterRaleigh #Explorer #Author #Courtier #Sailor #Elizabethan #History #historyfacts #Instahistory #englishhistory #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy #Art #Artwork #Westminster #PalaceofWestminster (at Palace of Westminster) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpiKrVUFMcz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kfy740daxryl