Detail from a portrait of the marriage of Princess Helena

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PRINCESS LOUISE, DUCHESS OF ARGYLL, WIFE OF JOHN, 9TH DUKE OF ARGYLL, 4TH DAUGHTER OF QUEEN VICTORIA (1848-1939)

A calendar with an engagement photograph of HRH Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Denmark

1862

RCIN 55814

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales - the son and heir of Queen Victoria - was betrothed to Princess Alexandra of Denmark in the gardens of the Royal Palace at Laeken, Brussels, on 9 September 1862. This calendar marks the date of the engagement and includes a photograph of the couple taken on the day. The calendar was made by the Prince's younger sister, Princess Louise.
 


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