Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg, Queen of Spain

[Carolath Habsburg]

its a cheesy and tasteless novel which the writter says it has lots of reality. Urgh

[Eric_Lowe]

Wonder where he/she got the facts ? Well...If you are writing a novel you can do pretty much you want. Look at "The Tudors" ! They omitted Margaret Tudor and have the king's sister (meant to be Mary Tudor) marry the King of Portugal ? Seriously ?

[ashdean]

Wonder where he/she got the facts ? Well...If you are writing a novel you can do pretty much you want. Look at "The Tudors" ! They omitted Margaret Tudor and have the king's sister (meant to be Mary Tudor) marry the King of Portugal ? Seriously ?

Its to be wondered where a lot of "so called" or "self styled" historians get their facts...

[Eric_Lowe]

Indeed. I am glad that Erica Carolly decided to do historical fiction instead of non fiction. Her book on Empress Alexandra of Russia was painful to read...

[Keith]

"Ena, the novel". Dreadful book with some good images.

Eddie, yup, you re right ;-). Those were the first pictures of Ena as Queen of Spain

Thank you.



Princess Beatrice and Ena upon Beatrice's arrival in Spain in April 1908.

[Eric_Lowe]

I think Theo Aronson described her best as her main beauty lies in her blond hair and "peaches & cream" natural coloring. Her later good taste in clothes also helped her popularity. However she was not tall and had a short neck and legs and her laugh resembled "something from the stables".

[Kalafrana]

Some otherwise perfectly pleasant people have the most annoying laughs. Maybe she did.

Ann

[Eric_Lowe]

Yes. I think that was the reason that she usually looking dignified in public and at most smiles serenely. Only within her intimate circle did she relaxed.

[historyfan]

That, and...she was the Queen...she wasn't going to act anything *but* dignified. Of course she was criticised for it, with people calling her "cold".

[Keith]

Ena with her brothers in 1896



with her mother and brothes 1899

[OctoberLily]

When did Ena and Alfonso separate?

[CountessKate]

When did Ena and Alfonso separate?

Almost immediately following their exile, in 1931, although they had been estranged for some time before that.

[Eric_Lowe]

Yes. But they never divorce...unlike royals today.

[Eric_Lowe]

Did they meet again after they split up ?

[grandduchessella]

Did they meet again after they split up ?

Yes, they met a number of times after their exile and separation.