Discussions about the Imperial Family and European Royalty > The Danish Royal Family
Queen Louise & King Christian IX
PrinceEddy1864:
That sounds like Sacha. Thank you for sharing that Sveta.
I think I was talking about a different instance though. When I go home in about a week and a half for Spring Break I will look at the book and the instance I was refering to to see exactly who it was that had the problem. I just cant remember.
bluetoria:
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When Alix first went to England to spend time with Queen V at Osborne, only her father was allowed to go with her and for only two nights. Her mother was not allowed to go at all and one would think that a young girl would need her mother at a time like this, for moral support, if nothing else. Apparently the Queen wanted to "no other influences at work during this crucial period when she proposed to mould her future daughter-in-law in the correct image of a POW". Later Alix's father was apparently treated with "scant courtesy" when he returned to get his daughter and take her back home before the wedding. During the few days in England he forced to stay at the Danish empassy. There was no room for him at Windsor Castle.
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I had always thought this was very unkind of QV but earlier today I was reading that her reason for not wanting Alix's father to stay was because she was worried about upsetting the Prussians who were already in a state of agitation about the forthcoming weddin.g QV, being so pro-German, was anxious to appease them as much as possible. :-/
TampaBay:
I read somewhere (do not ask me where) that Christian was Pi--ed that his daughter was "on inspection and approval " like goods from a local merchant.
However, he liked Edward VII so he kept his mouth shut.
Marlene, do you have documenation relating to this story?
TampaBay
kmerov:
The way Victoria treated the family wasnt liked by the danish royals in generel, and it upset them many times. The hole matter for QV was to have as little as posible to do with Alix parents. Christian was disappointed or (P.....) on many occasion in the first years after their children got engaged and married, and the "test" was one of those trials the family had to go thru.
Before Victoria and Christian got married (not to each other ;D), it seems they got on very well the times they met.
grandduchessella:
--- Quote ---I read somewhere (do not ask me where) that Christian was Pi--ed that his daughter was "on inspection and approval " like goods from a local merchant.
However, he liked Edward VII so he kept his mouth shut.
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Well, it was to be expected then. It wasn't called the Marriage Market for nothing. :) Probably a good number of women of royalty and nobility felt the same way. I can't blame QV though--she was looking for a future Queen of England and wife to a difficult-to-match son. Considering Christian's position then it should've been taken as an honor. Plus Alexandra was kept in the dark for almost the entire duration so it didn't affect her. Imagine being one of those vetted and passed over!
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