Frogmore - The Royal Burial Ground and Mausolea

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  • @4sstg
    @4sstg Рік тому +241

    I miss Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll. There was a stability felt in my life, and perhaps the world, while she lived. It’s gone now.

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому +47

      I imagine people felt the same when Queen Victoria died too. Most people had known no other Queen. Yes, I agree with you, everything feels different and less stable in many respects.

    • @joycebrown1413
      @joycebrown1413 Рік тому +26

      And the same can be said of Queen Elizabeth l , she was the only Queen alot her people knew.
      45 years on the throne , age 70
      when she died
      I am American and yet Queen Elizabeth ll was the only Queen of Britain I knew. I was born 1957 she been here.
      It's weird looking at Charles's lll

    • @shirleyn546
      @shirleyn546 Рік тому +23

      Agree, she gave us stability. Will never forget her speech during lockdown ‘we will meet again’😢. This country seems so much worse for her passing.

    • @annfahy2589
      @annfahy2589 Рік тому +19

      Its not the same without her😢

    • @Glitter101
      @Glitter101 Рік тому +14

      Very much agree I feel it too a real sadness and unease . The Queen and her husband Prince Philip gave us a real sense of security and reassurance. There is only a void now their gone an uncertainty it’s so noticeable I miss then both very dearly..

  • @SwanRonsonDonnyJepp
    @SwanRonsonDonnyJepp 10 місяців тому +50

    This has got to be one of the most wholesome comments sections on You Tube....Nothing but love and respect for the creator.....I love it 😊

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  10 місяців тому +7

      That is very kind of you to say so. I have wonderful subscribers on here, engaged, interesting and polite. It is a joy to look at the comments box.

    • @voraciousreader3341
      @voraciousreader3341 9 місяців тому +4

      @@allanbarton This politeness is influenced, in my opinion, by the person who is the voice of a channel, the subject matter involved, and the the visual beauty involved. Although you range over centuries, nothing you’ve uploaded is even remotely controversial, in my way of thinking, and all of the content is based on fact. The atmosphere is as calm as your voice and there is so much beauty in every video, which is pure refreshment.

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  9 місяців тому +3

      That is very lovely of you to say so@@voraciousreader3341 Thank you!

    • @DebraFowler-ls7ex
      @DebraFowler-ls7ex 9 місяців тому +1

      I love the way you described the graves of the royals who are buried there. It was like I was there on a tour. Thanks

  • @Barry65_UK
    @Barry65_UK Рік тому +260

    As a child I saw the plane crash that killed Prince William of Gloucester. My Father had taken us to see an air show at Halfpenny Green near Wolverhampton. Thank you so much for this video. I find Royal Burials immensely absorbing.

    • @pennydreadful5217
      @pennydreadful5217 Рік тому +33

      Oh that's so sad what a thing to witness

    • @amandamcauley
      @amandamcauley Рік тому +24

      I wasn't present but I do remember seeing the awful TV footage of the plane going down behind the trees and the smoke rising from the crash site. It must have been very distressing for a child to witness.

    • @M0odyBlue
      @M0odyBlue Рік тому +13

      How horrible to see such a thing!

    • @theastral1909
      @theastral1909 Рік тому +12

      RIP William.

    • @cardinalpuffpuff547
      @cardinalpuffpuff547 Рік тому +9

      I remember this so well too. A great shock.

  • @Kevin-mx1vi
    @Kevin-mx1vi Рік тому +62

    I remember Princess Alice of Athlone from a lengthy interview she gave for a TV programme in (I think) the 70's. She was in advanced old age, but was as sharp as a pin and fascinating to listen to, being a living link to Queen Victoria, having as a child been on the Buckingham Palace balcony with Victoria at her golden jubilee.
    I think I fell ever so slightly in love with this intelligent, witty, and utterly charming lady despite the near 70 year difference in our ages, and I'm pleased to see she's laid to rest in such a peaceful place.

  • @michaelflick1177
    @michaelflick1177 Рік тому +40

    Thanks for the imagery of inside the Duchess of Kent's mausoleum, a place never opened to the public.

  • @cden409
    @cden409 Рік тому +56

    I agree, I miss Queen Elizabeth II. She was a constant in my life time and I’ve always admired her dedication to her position and loyalty to her vow. I’m American but love learning more and more of UK 🇬🇧

  • @voraciousreader3341
    @voraciousreader3341 9 місяців тому +27

    I read in one of the many books I’ve read on the Royal family through the ages that King Charles wanted to name his son William after William, the second son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester who, as you said, died young in a plane crash. If this is true, he apparently made a strong impression on Charles who wanted to honor him. He was certainly a very handsome and gifted young man.

    • @lsmith9249
      @lsmith9249 5 місяців тому +7

      l saw a documentary about William the eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and they said that our King looked up to him and named Prince William after him

  • @dianesylvester156
    @dianesylvester156 Рік тому +68

    I love the phrase “the preponderance of frogs”. Almost Shakespearean, rather like “convocation of politic worms”.

  • @carrie4696
    @carrie4696 Рік тому +58

    That’s an extraordinary photograph of Prince Albert, I’d never seen it before and had to rewind to check we were talking about the right person. Amazing.

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому +17

      The one on his death bed, it is a rather a moving image.

    • @carrie4696
      @carrie4696 Рік тому +9

      Indeed, he looks very thin compared to the photographs of him in life at that age, which I suppose is not surprising under the circumstances

    • @Wosiewose
      @Wosiewose Рік тому +15

      Yes, that picture surprised me too! I hadn't known that he had been photographed after his death.

    • @pennydreadful5217
      @pennydreadful5217 Рік тому +9

      He looks so young too. I read a website article on the death of Prince Albert it is fascinating it included this very photo

    • @pennydreadful5217
      @pennydreadful5217 Рік тому +8

      @@Wosiewose apparently Victoria wanted the photo taken. Other Royals too have been photographed such as Victoria herself

  • @aileenbuckle8062
    @aileenbuckle8062 Рік тому +119

    Absolutely no-one does these types of videos quite like you Allan. First class again. Thank you.

  • @daveowens271
    @daveowens271 Рік тому +29

    Thank you for this. I would absolutely love to visit Frogmore.

  • @casssmith2610
    @casssmith2610 Рік тому +16

    Always curious about Frogmore and after watching this, I understand so much more. Thank you so very much! (Love that pic of the Queen and King Charles! With those beautiful flowers… my fave pic of them together now!)

  • @mariemorgan7759
    @mariemorgan7759 Рік тому +18

    I did not know the history of Frogmore, only about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's tomb. Thanks so much💕

  • @elizabethmoini2902
    @elizabethmoini2902 10 місяців тому +25

    "So glad i came across your fantastic channel!!....i love history, & have always wanted to know more, about the royal burials at Frogmore🐸. Thank you!"👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  10 місяців тому +3

      Glad you appreciated this!

  • @wahcwilson
    @wahcwilson Рік тому +15

    Food for thought 👑
    I Love Frogmore Cottage & the whole Frogmore Estates💛💛💛💛💛

    • @lsmith9249
      @lsmith9249 5 місяців тому +1

      Hi l have always loved Frogmore House, such a beautiful House
      its used to be a royal residence, but now its used for official functions
      and the royal family use it for some private occasions

  • @chrishall62
    @chrishall62 Рік тому +38

    Very interesting. I went to Frogmore some years ago, you could go inside the House (several rooms were open including the Duchess of Kent's sitting room etc) and walk round the beautiful garden. Sadly, Victoria and Albert's mausoleum, which used to open on a few days in the year, was shut for restoration work. I've never heard that it has reopened. The Burial ground was interesting though you could only walk round the path outside it and couldn't wander among the gravestones. There is a high hedge along the side where Edward VIII and Wallis are buried so their graves were hard to see and impossible to photograph close up.

  • @WilliamHorwood
    @WilliamHorwood Рік тому +18

    Wonderful. I count myself very lucky to have got to go round the mausoleum before it was closed. I was astonished (and pleased) to see a memorial to John Brown attached to one of the inner walls, within sight of Victoria’s tomb.

  • @388Caroline
    @388Caroline Рік тому +22

    I Love ‘rabbit holes’ of history, Allan. This was so interesting.

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому +3

      Much obliged, glad you enjoyed it 😊

  • @popcult
    @popcult Рік тому +74

    Excellent round-off study of Frogmore.
    I learned a lot again. Thank you 🙏

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому +8

      My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @RedcoatsReturn
    @RedcoatsReturn Рік тому +12

    Incredible history and an astounding place 😲 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 So many Royals are there….together….RIP my dears 😔

  • @hlondon2408
    @hlondon2408 Рік тому +68

    What a wonderful video. The history of the burials is interesting. The traditions of the monarchy, as well as the other members of the Royal families, live on into and after their deaths.
    Thank you for producing and sharing this with the world.

  • @susanmorano405
    @susanmorano405 Рік тому +14

    I believe the Duke of Windsor chose his & his wife's gravesite; I know I've read this somewhere. He had purchased a site in Maryland but when he was in London for an eye operation he asked the Queen for permission to be buried at Frogmore, and it was granted.

  • @pattithompson1455
    @pattithompson1455 8 місяців тому +3

    Thank you so very much. Enjoyed your video and explanation, as I live in the States will probably never get a chance to visit.

  • @rhiannonpoole6019
    @rhiannonpoole6019 Рік тому +51

    Thank you for a beautiful video. Whatever one might think of the hubris that ordered such magnificent mausolea,(though I'd have said mausoleums, myself) they are superb historical buildings and repositories of glorious art. I loved your reverent recital of the family members buried in the grounds - I didn't realise so many were in one place. And what a lovely picture of Her Majesty you rounder off with.

  • @stevendaniel8126
    @stevendaniel8126 Рік тому +20

    This is magnificent !!! Thank you.....

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому +3

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

  • @31Alden
    @31Alden Рік тому +42

    Impeccably researched, written, and presented, Allan. Deeply appreciative of the vast amount of information and effort put into this high quality presentation. Thank you.

  • @j.whiteoak6408
    @j.whiteoak6408 8 місяців тому +1

    What a beautifully edited and narrated video - very informative and so visually pleasing .. Thank you so much, Allan! ❤

  • @ludovica8221
    @ludovica8221 Рік тому +29

    Fascinating and enchanting as ever

  • @christinewells-leddon9287
    @christinewells-leddon9287 Рік тому +35

    Thank you for the excellent explanation of the burials at Frogmore. It was fascinating...

    • @doyleneingersoll1492
      @doyleneingersoll1492 9 місяців тому

      I concur with these comments. I really enjoyed your presentation.

  • @sweptashore
    @sweptashore Рік тому +15

    Wonderful to learn about a place that's generally only seen from a distance. I had wondered about the placement of various graves on the grounds -- finding out that it's been planned around groupings of relatives was an "aha!" moment. Quite a lovely, relatively private, family cemetery.

  • @heehaw-i6u
    @heehaw-i6u Рік тому +35

    Beautifully researched, put together and presented.
    Thank you, sir. x

  • @patriciarowe5297
    @patriciarowe5297 Рік тому +19

    Thank you for a wonderful video , i visited the mausoleum in the 1980's with my family, in the queue behind us was a very nice group of American tourists and we chatted to them about all the different sights they had been to in england , every couple of minutes planes circled overhead before landing at Heathrow, one of the american tourists asked us why the Queen had built Windsor castle so close to the airport, he was really serious and was surprised when we told him that the castle had been there for almost a thousand years, it did give us a giggle and it was a lovely day out, the mausoleum is breathtaking and the surrounding gardens are beautiful.

    • @desertwind306
      @desertwind306 10 місяців тому +2

      Wonderful story! Thanks for sharing.

  • @neilpatrickwild2541
    @neilpatrickwild2541 Рік тому +56

    I thoroughly enjoy your work. I believe Princess Margaret didn't particularly like Frogmore and considered it, " Gloomy." I'd imagine her sister our late Queen honoured her wishes and laid her ashes with her parents. Wonderful history you give us Allan. From a loyal fan.

    • @Boogledigs
      @Boogledigs Рік тому +19

      Yes, Princess Margaret's ashes are entombed with her parents, the Queen and Prince Philip. This was why she asked for cremation - there wasn't room for a full coffin in the vault in King George's chapel.

    • @angiebradshaw8621
      @angiebradshaw8621 Рік тому +5

      The queen and price Philip were not her parents.

    • @janetslicer3637
      @janetslicer3637 Рік тому +11

      ​​@@angiebradshaw8621I think we all got that Angie. It was the way the sentence was written and the placement of the commas. Read it again and it is referring to Princess Margaret's parents, then her sister, Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen's husband Prince Philip of Edinburgh. Just poor sentence structure. No big deal. ♥️

    • @neilpatrickwild2541
      @neilpatrickwild2541 Рік тому

      Parents being the late Queen Mother and King George VI @@angiebradshaw8621

    • @eileenmcdonald1599
      @eileenmcdonald1599 Рік тому +3

      Margaret and Elizabeth's parents were king George and queen elizabeth. Who when princess Elizabeth became queen upon the death of king george. She became the queen mother. She and the king are buried together . as queen Elizabeth is buried there with prince phillip. Margaret was cremated and her ashes are there as well.

  • @sidanelv-1
    @sidanelv-1 Рік тому +10

    Thank you for a lovely and informative article.
    Frogmore seems like a peaceful, beautiful area.

  • @CMenzy
    @CMenzy Рік тому +13

    Excellent video I was surprised the that prince Louis mount batten is not buried there. He was born their and assassinated in Ireland

    • @chrishall62
      @chrishall62 Рік тому +14

      He's buried in Romsey Abbey in Hampshire near to his country home, Broadlands

  • @pixbychris3182
    @pixbychris3182 Рік тому +10

    Lovely video. I was particularly in nterested to hear Princess Marina is buried here, she has interested mefor a while. Many thanks gain

  • @LarcR
    @LarcR Рік тому +20

    Quite grand mausoleums for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and for the Duchess of Kent, especially considering the relative simplicity of Queen Elizabeth II's burial place in her father's tomb.

    • @heatherchandler1184
      @heatherchandler1184 Рік тому +6

      Agreed. Maybe the late queen was pretty content with her life and didn’t feel the need. She had her husband and mother for 75 years, and lived to see her great-grandchildren.

  • @garycurry4600
    @garycurry4600 Рік тому +13

    Well done as always, Dr. Barton!

  • @jenniferstone2975
    @jenniferstone2975 Рік тому +52

    Excellent presentation. I’m always impressed with your careful curation of the historical insights you provide and the tastefully written, clear narrative of your video offerings. I’m a devoted fan of your channel! Sending hearty thanks from Laguna Beach, California.

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому +7

      That is very kind of you to say so Jennifer. Greetings from a very chilly Lincoln in England.

  • @ElizabethGrindon
    @ElizabethGrindon 10 місяців тому +4

    Thank you! I've always wondered about Frogmore and who was buried there. No idea that's where Queen Victoria and her husband lie. And also Princess Marina and all the others!

  • @jacquelinenoble6640
    @jacquelinenoble6640 Рік тому +11

    Thank you so much for this video, very enjoyable. 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @tuathde1529
    @tuathde1529 Рік тому +12

    Lovely. Thank you, Mr. Barton.

  • @stepps511
    @stepps511 Рік тому +16

    Thank you for this illuminating video, Allan. Frogmore is a study in British Royal history.

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому +3

      My pleasure, it is a beautiful place.

  • @judycater2832
    @judycater2832 Рік тому +20

    Fascinating video. We hear so much about Frogmore and Frogmore Cottage and it’s wonderful to have all this background. And to think the name really had to do with frogs. 😂 Thank you!

  • @jilltagmorris
    @jilltagmorris Рік тому +12

    This was fabulous. I learn so much from every single one of your videos. ❤

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому +3

      Thanks very much, that's great to hear!

  • @Boogledigs
    @Boogledigs Рік тому +8

    This was a superb video. I enjoyed every second of it. I learned so much, too. Thank you for explaining so beautifully.

  • @lynnestamey7272
    @lynnestamey7272 Рік тому +12

    This was all fascinating to me. I've never thought about the resting places of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Now I'm wondering about who else was buried there. It wasn't required in 1960s Texas History or World history!

    • @EarlyMusicDiva
      @EarlyMusicDiva Рік тому +4

      Nor in Colorado. My high school world history teachers were much more interested in "nation states" and the military details of WWI, which frankly bored me silly. It wasn't until I got a job in a university library and began reading its biographies of individual people of different eras, that history suddenly came alive for me and became fascinating.

  • @pennydreadful5217
    @pennydreadful5217 Рік тому +34

    Very interesting. I had the privilege of visiting the Mausoleum about 25 years ago on one of the few days it opened. The guide hinted that Queen Victoria was laid to rest with a photo of John Brown

    • @kimma508
      @kimma508 Рік тому +9

      That’s what I heard too.

    • @michaelbedinger4121
      @michaelbedinger4121 Рік тому +1

      ​@michaelmontagu3979 supposedly, it was wrapped in tissue, and her hand was covered with flowers 💐 so that the picture would not be noticed.

    • @pennydreadful5217
      @pennydreadful5217 Рік тому

      Such interesting comments. When we were at the Mausoleum we asked the guide about this and he seemed very discreet not wanting to say much about it but he did indeed drop a hint that it was true about the photo. John Brown died of an illness, Victoria did indeed suffer great loss in her life

    • @bretmecredy-williams9918
      @bretmecredy-williams9918 Рік тому +4

      See the biography of Sir James Reid, Queen Victoria’s doctor, ‘Ask Sir James.´ In it there is a detailed account of the Queen’s death and her being placed in her coffin along with a long list of items she wanted buried with her, including a photograph (hidden by Sir James) of John Brown.

    • @pennydreadful5217
      @pennydreadful5217 Рік тому +1

      @@bretmecredy-williams9918 fab, thanks for the info!!!

  • @Heidi_Bradshaw
    @Heidi_Bradshaw Рік тому +38

    A great video Allan. I knew there were lots of people buried and it’s nice to see where everyone is located.

  • @markgoddard2560
    @markgoddard2560 Рік тому +9

    An excellent and most informative essay. A pleasure to listen to as well, with those dulcet tones documenting hidden treasures of our history.

  • @cassieabnett6109
    @cassieabnett6109 Рік тому +14

    I visited the mausoleum many years ago and found it fascinating. Unfortunately, it poured with rain and it was not possible to walk the wet and muddy grounds. I didn't see any frogs, but no doubt they were enjoying the weather.

  • @TerryC69
    @TerryC69 Рік тому +6

    Hi Allan! Well done indeed.

  • @indigocheetah4172
    @indigocheetah4172 9 місяців тому +1

    Another remarkable video of the history of the Royal family. As you narrated the lives and burials of the people laid to rest, you have brought their story to life. Thank you, Allan, greetings from Australia.

  • @Louis-Philippe75
    @Louis-Philippe75 Рік тому +8

    Beautifully written. Than you for this video

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому +3

      My pleasure, thanks for watching!

  • @richardewan2593
    @richardewan2593 Рік тому +8

    Fascinating video Allan, thank you for posting.
    I enjoy all your videos and the research that you have put into them.

  • @suebulford
    @suebulford Рік тому +4

    Thankyou, thoroughly enjoyed your video about Frogmore

  • @BlueSaphire70
    @BlueSaphire70 Рік тому +4

    Super interesting video! Thank you very much for posting it.

  • @terrygibbs1147
    @terrygibbs1147 Рік тому +4

    Another delightful video. So well presented.

  • @kurumember
    @kurumember 8 місяців тому +2

    thank you very much. it was very interesting and instructive.

  • @cherrytomato6139
    @cherrytomato6139 Рік тому +5

    Fascinating and thought provoking, Thank you very much

  • @zzzbbbooo
    @zzzbbbooo 9 місяців тому +1

    Very well done and so informative. Thank you.

  • @TXMEDRGR
    @TXMEDRGR Рік тому +7

    That was a very informational and entertaining video. I've heard of Frogmore but knew little about it. Thanks.

  • @Marian-pb7fd
    @Marian-pb7fd Рік тому +11

    Once again Allan you leave me wanting more. I'm glad you cleared up the Windsor's headstones and why they are set aside. It makes sence families would be together. I had heard once that the effigy of Queen Victoria lost. Thank you for confirming at. I also heard that once a year Victoria and Albert's mausoleum was open to the public, is the Duchess of Kent's open to the public? Can anymore distant family members will be laid to rest in the George III royal vault? Sorry so many questions but as I stated you leave me wanting more.
    Hello from Southern California, I live in the poorer area, nowhere near Montecito. Looking forward to your next video

    • @frederickmorrison2373
      @frederickmorrison2373 Рік тому +1

      The Duchess of Kent's mausoleum is never open to the public.

    • @Marian-pb7fd
      @Marian-pb7fd Рік тому +2

      @@frederickmorrison2373 thank you for letting me know. I wonder why that is, it looks like it was made to be visited. All that beautiful work and no one gets to see it. Sad

  • @kevinchambers1101
    @kevinchambers1101 Рік тому +4

    Another brilliant presentation. Clear and concise and always very interesting.

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому

      That’s most kind of you, thank you.

  • @melissam7067
    @melissam7067 Рік тому +5

    Ive always been very interested in the mausoleoms at Frogmore and there's not much information online. Thank you so much for the history and the images.

  • @TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods
    @TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods Рік тому +13

    What a beautiful tribute and engrossing deep dive!

  • @eugenechilufya1751
    @eugenechilufya1751 Рік тому +3

    I'm very happy to have watched this video. It has given me so much info especially on the graves at frogmore grounds....thank you very much.

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому +1

      Glad it was helpful!

    • @eugenechilufya1751
      @eugenechilufya1751 Рік тому

      @@allanbarton I always wondered who else is resting on the grounds, i didn't know that they are family portions.

  • @robb2biago
    @robb2biago Рік тому +7

    Alan, your videos are so well researched and vastly informative. Thank you for all your hard work. Cheers!

  • @suechurchill2161
    @suechurchill2161 Рік тому +3

    Thank you so much for taking me around Frogmore( not sure how to spell it as am living with dyslexia) and it’s history - like a time capsule of families there l was hooked by the interesting art of buildings there.

  • @bevinboulder5039
    @bevinboulder5039 Рік тому +5

    Thank you for this very informative video. I've been away for a bit, but hope to be here more often now.

  • @chrishall62
    @chrishall62 Рік тому +11

    Incidentally I think the photo at 21.47 of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester's graves is one I took myself, which I uploaded to my Flickr site. I thought it looked familiar! At the time I visited (2008) Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester had only been dead a few years so her grave was still marked by a wooden cross - Sir Angus Ogilvy's grave in the distance was the same. I assume they have now both been replaced by a ledger stone like the rest of the graves.

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому +4

      You may well be right Chris - I think it has now since been replaced with a ledger since the ground has settled. Did you manage to get into the mausoleum in 2008?

  • @chuckspoke
    @chuckspoke Рік тому +7

    Love Frogmore and even more after upgrades and decorating when Prince Charles inherited awhile back. Seems like ideal place if you into the tranquil scene.

  • @carolemckibbon4586
    @carolemckibbon4586 Рік тому +4

    This is a wonderful video. Thank you so very much for doing it. Learned so much..

  • @JohnJames-be4qe
    @JohnJames-be4qe Рік тому

    Superb presentation again and particularly beautiful with the memorial to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth and His Majesty King Charles. Thank you.

  • @peteregan7864
    @peteregan7864 Рік тому +28

    It is said that the Duchess of Windsor asked to be buried on a particular side of her husband's grave under a tree as she felt no-one would place flowers on her grave but the tree would shed its leaves on it. How poignant.

    • @evitasdad
      @evitasdad Рік тому +12

      In death, she wanted to turn over a new leaf..

    • @misscoutts6193
      @misscoutts6193 5 місяців тому +1

      The Queen asked her at the time of the Duke's funeral which side of him she would like to be interred.

  • @rickynewport6339
    @rickynewport6339 Рік тому +5

    Thank you Dr. Barton for another fascinating presentation on British royal burial sites. I am still curious as to why Victoria and Albert are the only ones buried at the Frogmore Mausoleum as it appears Albert at least envisioned it as a burial place for their descendants as well. Was it Victoria or Edward VII that decided on no further burials there and what was their reasoning? Did it have anything to do with the building being unstable? I know the Mausoleum has been closed to the public for several years to undergo extensive repairs. I also wonder why the mausoleum built for the Duchess of Kent wasn't designed to accommodate her husband the Duke as well. I can't imagine Queen Victoria allowing Albert to buried at a separate location from her so why did she allow her parents to be buried apart? It's also strange that the Duke of Kent's monument but not his remains was removed from St. George's Chapel to the Frogmore Mausoleum. I wonder if that wasn't more to accommodate the installation of a later monument at St. George's rather than to honor the Duke?

  • @dysfunctional_vet
    @dysfunctional_vet 8 місяців тому

    what am amazing history and story. i'm glad i stumbled on to this

  • @pipsheppard6747
    @pipsheppard6747 Рік тому +2

    Marvelously presented, Dr. Barton. The background of the estate was particularly helpful. Well-written narration and excellent photographs. Thank you.

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому

      Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @jframe-os2zi
    @jframe-os2zi 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for your wonderful presentation of the Royal Burial Grounds, it is detailed and yet still respectful.
    I still miss Her Majesty, our late Queen. She will always be a great stabilizing focus in my life.

  • @anthonyanderson2880
    @anthonyanderson2880 Рік тому +20

    Thoroughly enjoyed this video Allan, really interesting. Princess Helena is my favourite of Queen Victoria’s daughters and I would love to visit her grave site. I was always under the impression that her husband predeceased her in 1917 but you mentioned that he died in 1931.

  • @heatherstephens9295
    @heatherstephens9295 Рік тому +4

    This was as usual, marvellous 👍👍

  • @marthavanbeek-putters
    @marthavanbeek-putters Рік тому +2

    Thank you so very much for this nice explanation. Beautiful mausoleums with sarcophagi, very very beautiful. Martha

  • @OkieJammer2736
    @OkieJammer2736 9 місяців тому +3

    This is so interesting, and answers all my questions about Frogmore. Thank you.

  • @lizzapaolia959
    @lizzapaolia959 11 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for sharing this video. Stay safe and pure. God bless you and your beautiful country
    🙏

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  11 місяців тому

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Noonespecial237
    @Noonespecial237 Рік тому +3

    Beautifully done sir.

  • @ianport2185
    @ianport2185 Рік тому +4

    Amazing how you always get the balance just right!

  • @deborahdauray8933
    @deborahdauray8933 Рік тому +7

    Thank you so interesting.

  • @barbaradzitko1826
    @barbaradzitko1826 Рік тому +2

    Very interesting. Very well done as are all of your videos. Thank you

  • @janicesmyth1713
    @janicesmyth1713 Рік тому +4

    Very interesting, thank you.

  • @Uktravelguy
    @Uktravelguy Рік тому +10

    Hi Allan. W hen I was in St Georges Chapel I was looking for the tomb/monument of Edward Duke of Kent. I couldnt locate it. With your explination its answered a question. A very detailed video. I often thought what it was like in the Duchess of Kent's Mausoluem and what her sarcophagus was like.Thanks ever so much.

  • @johncook3817
    @johncook3817 Рік тому +4

    Fascinating.
    Thank you!

  • @Jennifer-qo4kz
    @Jennifer-qo4kz Рік тому +3

    Excellent Dr Barton
    Thank you.

  • @jp2114-p5g
    @jp2114-p5g 8 місяців тому

    What a most informative post

  • @zarav.1315
    @zarav.1315 Рік тому +5

    Thanks again Allan!

  • @vascoemyer
    @vascoemyer Рік тому +1

    Thank you very much for uploading this uniquely marvellous content. I found it most interesting to view environs I'd otherwise never glimpse.

    • @allanbarton
      @allanbarton  Рік тому

      Thanks very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

  • @benjaminperez1149
    @benjaminperez1149 Рік тому +2

    I just love English history. So well done.

  • @annfahy2589
    @annfahy2589 Рік тому +3

    Very intèresting video,thank you😊

  • @carylgrundy7814
    @carylgrundy7814 Рік тому +2

    This was very informative. Thank you for going into so much detail. I’ve never been to England, so this video gave me an idea of the location of places I’ve heard of in the media.

  • @muncgrl53
    @muncgrl53 Рік тому +4

    Very interesting.

  • @sionrouge1697
    @sionrouge1697 Рік тому +9

    Excellent video, keep up the great work. Does anyone get to pick out their grave plot or is that decided by someone else ?