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Re: Princess Louise,Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife
« Reply #285 on: July 12, 2010, 10:48:33 AM »
Wow! That picture is amazing! I'ts so interesting to see so many members of the family grouped around!! You are a credit to the forum Katenka :)
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Re: Princess Louise,Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife
« Reply #286 on: July 12, 2010, 02:42:07 PM »
'Some Indian character?'   :o

He's standing pretty close to the future King and the bridal couple so he must be high-ranking, I'd think. Not even one of her Majesty's attendants. Does anyone know of Indian royalty present at the wedding?

BTW, the photo is in the Gernsheim book on Edward and Alexandra if anyone wants to get it. I first saw it when I was in college, along with the one they did on QV, and both are positively dripping with good photos. Many I have since seen (some I even own now thanks to the Internet which didn't exist way back then!) but back then I almost passed out from joy.  ;)  I own a copy of both books and I still enjoy taking them out to look at the number of photos gathered in one spot. Some photos I've still only seen in those books.
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Re: Princess Louise,Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife
« Reply #287 on: July 12, 2010, 11:48:18 PM »
Nice listing on eBay of Alix with baby Alexandra.  I haven't seen this one before but I'm sure many of you have.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Princess-Wales-Alexandra-Denmark-1893-print-/330391416702?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_art_prints_GL&hash=item4cecdcef7e

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Re: Princess Louise,Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife
« Reply #288 on: July 20, 2010, 02:39:45 PM »


Has this one been posted before? Excuse the bad quality, taken with my phone.

The Duke of Fife and Princess Louise in 1890 standing on the terrace outside the Reception Hall at Sheen Lodge. Apparently they lived at Sheen Lodge until 1905. Sadly it was demolished in 1965!! :( :(
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« Reply #289 on: July 20, 2010, 03:42:46 PM »
Eddie you absolute angel! I had never seen any photographs of Eat Sheen Lodge before! Macduff sold off a fair portion of outlying estates during the reign of Edward VII and shrewdly invested the proceeds. It is very frustrating that we have so few photographs of East Sheen, it reminds me of the elusive Ribsden Holt of which I have never seen a photograph either!

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« Reply #290 on: July 20, 2010, 04:15:40 PM »
I knew you would appreciate it too Margot dear! It was a great find & I loved seeing Sheen Lodge too (finally!). It's from Toria's album in the Royal Collection, no doubt there are other photos of the house too in the albums, the mind boggles!!
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« Reply #291 on: July 20, 2010, 04:49:45 PM »
Brilliant photograph Eddie! I have never seen a photograph of Sheen Lodge either. Lovely, thank you very much for sharing! Have you seen Toria's (entire) album in the Royal Collection? So jealous if you did... ;)

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« Reply #292 on: July 20, 2010, 05:01:29 PM »
Me too!  We'd walk over hot coals to see it, wouldn't we, RN?!

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« Reply #293 on: July 20, 2010, 06:07:51 PM »
Haha...yes Grace we would definitely do that! Even if we could see it only for half an hour. I would really would like to see her album. But weren't some albums of Toria sold in an auction? At least I remember reading that on Sotheby's or Christies site. I quoted something from an album (or information from the auction site) if I remember correctly. Offcourse Toria must have made several albums during her lifetime. So some of them still survive in the Royal Collection?

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« Reply #294 on: July 21, 2010, 01:16:02 AM »
ha ha, no I wish! I would certainly be sharing all the pictures with you all if I had RN!!!! I will scan the picture properly when I get chance and hopefully achieve a sharer image.

I also came across an aerial photo of Sheen Lodge, the place was huge!! With a Chinese teahouse in the grounds (Sadly destroyed in a fire in 1973) where dear Louise must have sat on summer days and sipped her tea!! Maybe it was near the pond with the frogs in and close to where George V asked for May's hand in marriage.....imagination is a wonderful thing!!
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« Reply #295 on: August 31, 2010, 01:57:37 PM »
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« Reply #296 on: October 19, 2010, 01:01:53 AM »
Mar Lodge, September 1889 , Just married in her house in Scotland

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Re: Princess Louise,Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife
« Reply #297 on: January 15, 2011, 12:16:31 PM »
Anyone know how tall was Louise(in cm pls:D)...I soupose she was taller tthan Maud but smaller than Toria
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Re: Princess Louise,Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife
« Reply #298 on: June 03, 2011, 11:02:31 PM »
Louise was 168 cm (5 foot 5) tall.

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Re: Princess Louise,Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife
« Reply #299 on: June 09, 2011, 02:23:16 PM »
From the engagement? Sweet they are holding hands!



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