Hi, Redlow53 (Lise) was kind enough to send these absolutely fascinating photos to me so that I could post them for her. They are great! Many thanks for sharing. [All the captions are Lise's that she sent me unedited as I know nothing of any of this myself!
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1. picture: Empress Dagmar in her coffin in 1928 at Hvidoere before the memorable service in the Alexander Nevski Church, Copenhagen. The church her husband had build to her honour about 1880 - 1885.
2. picture: Before the funeral service at Roskilde Cathedral from left: Prince Aage of Denmark (son of prince Waldemar), Prince Kirill of Russia, Prince George of England (later King George the 6th), Prince Waldemar of Denmark (brother of Dagmar), Prince Harald of Denmark (brother of King Christian the 10th), Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden (later King Gustav Adolf the 6th). Between Waldemar and Harald you can see Prince Frederik (later King Frederik the 9th) our queens father.
3. picture: One of the last pictures of Dagmar. She is on her way to the Alexander Newski Church. She got help from one od her two faithful lifeguards, who followed her from Russia and stayed with her to her death.