King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in their coronation robes. Wikimedia Commons At the Coronation of my grandfather, King Edward VII, what I remember most…

The last dukedom  in the United Kingdom created for a person who was not a son, grandson or consort of the Sovereign, was a title given to the son-in-law of a …

Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar was born on  February  20, 1867 at Marlborough House, the London home of her parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, later …

From a drawing in The County Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland , Francis Morris, 1866.   Old newspapers and magazines are…

The nine European kings who attended King Edward VII's funeral in 1910. Image from Wikimedia Commons. The funeral of King Edward VII on May 20, …

Marlborough House South Side. Image from Wikimedia Commons Marlborough House, situated in St. James's in Westminster, Inner London, has been standing…

Daisy, Princess of Pless, c1891. Image from Lafayette.org.uk via Wikimedia Commons Born Mary Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West on June 28, 1873 at Rut…

Le Moulin de la Tuilerie. Image: Flickr Le Moulin de la Tuilerie was once the country home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. King Edward VIII abdicate…

The marriage of Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wales by Laurits Tuxen. Source: Wikipedia On July 22, 1896, Prince Carl of Denmark (soon to …

Marriage of the Prince of Wales by William Powell Frith (1865). Source: Wikimedia Commons The wedding ceremony of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and he…