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Exploring the majesty of 19th & 20th century European royalty — from Windsor palaces to Romanov courts. #RoyalHistory ☦️🇱🇧

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Their Most Catholic Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain attending the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis
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Sitting left to right:.Lady Mary Frances Elphinstone (sister of Elizabeth Bows-Lyon); Queen Mary; Elizabeth Bows-Lyon, Duchess of York (future Queen Mother) holding Princess Elizabeth; Nina Bows-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore; Princess Mary, Princess Royal.
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Standing left to right: .Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught; King George V; Prince Albert, Duke of York (later George VI); Claude George Bows-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore⬇️.
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Princess Elizabeth was Christened one month after her birth in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace by the Archbishop of York . She was named Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, Elizabeth after her mother, Alexandra after Queen Alexandra, and Mary after Queen Mary⬇️
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Princess Elizabeth of York was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair London to Prince Albert and Elizabeth Bows-Lyon, the Duke and Duchess of York and later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. At the time of her birth she was 3rd in the line of succession
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Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip taken by Lord Snowdon, 1997. Since we are approaching the 3rd death anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II, most of my content this week will focus on her and her life
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1 September 1878 | Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was born at Edinburgh Palace in Coburg . Alexandra was the daughter of Prince Albert and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria
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Remembering Diana, Princess of Wales on the 28th anniversary of her death . Diana, Princess of Wales. 1961-1997
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Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain with her brothers, Prince Maurice of Battenberg, Prince Albert Alexander of Battenberg (later Alexander Mountbatten, Marques of Carisbrooke), and Prince Leopold of Battenberg (later Lord Leopold Mountbatten) taken on the Isle of Wight, 1909
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Diana’s death was an accident caused by a drunk driver. King Charles and Queen Elizabeth have nothing to do with it. It’s been nearly 28 years and people can’t let her rest peacefully. If you people really care about her the only thing you should do is pray for her nothing more
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Wishing TM King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway a very happy 57th wedding anniversary today❤️
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29 August 1935 | Astrid of Sweden, Queen of the Belgians died in a car accident in Switzerland. Leopold III was driving, he was distracted by something Astrid pointed out. Both were thrown from the car. Astrid struck a tree and died instantly. She was pregnant at the time
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Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria was succeeded by his 6 years old son, Tsar Simeon II, who was deposed three years later in 1946 by a communist referendum. If Simeon was still in power, he would be the longest-reigning monarch in history, marking 82 years on the throne today
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28 August 1943 | Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria, died in Sofia, Bulgaria. Boris died under “mysterious circumstances” a few weeks after his meeting with Hitler. The timing and suddenness of his death led to rumors that he was assassinated for refusing to concede to Nazi demands
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28 August 1972 | Prince William of Gloucester died in a plane crash during an air show at Halfpenny Green. William was the son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the elder brother of Richard, the current Duke of Gloucester, and a first cousin of Elizabeth II
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RT @Pdel_Bierzo: Alfonso XIII, Rey de España.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in the library of Balmoral Castle, 1977
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27 August 1979 | Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Known as Lord Mountbatten was assassinated at Mullaghmore in Ireland while fishing on his boat . Louise was the son of Prince Ludwig of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of hesse. He is the uncle of Prince Philip
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Christina was king Sweden from 1632. She ascended to the throne at the age of 5. Like Elizabeth I of England, She refused to marry to not be controled by a man. She abdicated the throne after converting to Catholicism and moved to Rome. She was buried in the Vatican
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Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna wearing the uniform of Colonel of the Life Guard Uhlan Regiment that bore her name taken during the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the regiment at Peterhof, 1903
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26 August 1819 | Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Consort of Queen Victoria, was born at Schloss Rosenau in Coburg . Albert was the son of Duke Ernest I and Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. He and victoria were 1st cousins. Their uncle was king Leopold I of the Belgians
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