Queen Alexandra
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2018
- A short documentary about Queen Alexandra of Great Britain and the Queen of King Edward VII. Alexandra, in full Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia, also called (1844-63) Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, or (1863-1901) Princess of Wales, (born Dec. 1, 1844, Copenhagen, Den.-died Nov. 20, 1925, Sandringham, Norfolk, Eng.), queen consort of King Edward VII of Great Britain. Some links are below for further information :
www.britannica.com/biography/Alexandra-queen-consort-of-Great-Britain
She was a beautiful woman, full of grace and charm. She deserved better than a selfish thoughtless neglectful philanderer for a husband. It was sad because she truly loved him.
Problem is, is that with the sort of mother Edward had in Queen Victoria, he was rebelling to the best of his ability. It is said that it was his fault his father sickened, and died for which his mother never forgave him.
@@guadalupebaptista9757 the Queen blamed Edward.
They didn't like his antics so Albert went to see Edward to talk. Unfortunately the weather was vile and Albert died of typhoid fever two week after visiting Edward. Victoria never forgave Edward for Alberts death.
Not only was she beautiful but she had impeccable taste in clothes and jewlery.
Yes she sure did have some clothes and jewellery, she could give Liberace a run for his money
She was a fashion icon
She was taught to make her own clothes in Denmark
The Gossips who criticised her , were just jealous of her youthful appearance. RIP your majesty.
The stunning photograph of her at her coronation (August 1902) she was 57 and looked no more than 35. Quite remarkable
There's a video of her with queen Mary and she looks way younger than her daughter in law.
IMHO she remains the most beautiful woman in the entire history of the British monarchy.
She certainly was unique in her beauty I think also. She really looked the part both as Princess and Queen :-)
Couldn't agree more
She had the most beautiful, soulful eyes
She had a beautiful soul tolerating her wayward husband's wayward ways!
Queen Alexandria was a very beautiful woman. She took lovely pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Deidre Perryman Her Majesty Queen Alexandra was also sister to King George I of the Hellenes and Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia. Long live the Greek, British, Russian and Danish monarchies!!!😁
And yes you are right, and i did leave that out her brother King George 1 and her sister empress Maria Feodorvina. Thanks for that information.
She was so beautiful, even in later life.
A truly kind and gracious Lady and a most supportive Queen-Empress consort. RIP.
This is wonderful! I don't think Queen Alexandra has been given enough academic attention. This would be superior if it was narrated. 💗
Did you see the movie "The Elephant Man'? I don't know if the one scene was factual but Alexandra appears as Princess of Wales, on a visit to the governors of a hospital. She's speaking English of course, but it does have a non-English accent, presumably Danish.
@@deniseeulert2503 the actress playing her in that film was Helen Ryan and her Danish accent was very authentic. If you are interested in Alexandra you should immerse yourself in the costume drama series, Edward VII, first televised in 1975 (excellent all round, and faithful and accurate to her’s and Edward’s life). It’s available on UA-cam I think and again Helen Ryan played her with enormous charm and authenticity. Helen would be the first to concede that capturing Alexandra’s breathtaking beauty was an impossible task but she is nonetheless very attractive, capturing too her warm loving nature, so that her all round performance is extremely accomplished.
I agree. My grandfather told me as a child and as a young man stories of H. M. Queen Alexandra and not one was negative. He thought she was the most beautiful Queen and the most wonderful personality.
Beautiful,classy, dignified, truly my favorite royal.
She had an awful lot to put up with too...Victoria as a mother-in-law, her husband's mistresses. the death of a child and the onset of deafness to name just a few. A brave, classy lady.
@Cindy Reynolds Mine too.
Nobody, and I daresay including Queen Mary, could wear jewels as beautifully as Queen Alexandra did💜👑💜 one of my favorite Queens!.. Married and buried in the same place what a sad But lovely thought
She was a beautiful woman outwardly and inwardly with a lot of trials and tribulations (including her husband's behaviour) to cope with and I think she was the sister of the Tsarina who was assassinated. What a role model as well as a cat walk model!
@@georgealderson4424 No, not sister. Acquired aunt. Her own sister, Dagmar of Denmark was Alix' ( Tsarina Alexandra Fy. last of the Romanov Tsarinas) mother - in - law in Russia.
Appararently she was a nasty cow who made her daughter- in- law' s life hard and harder. And that certainly didn t help the last Tsar, a young Tsar, either. After the revolution she more or less enslaved her surviving daughter, Olga and terrorized her non- gentry husband... May she ( Dagmar) rot in hell forever...
b t w Alix and Tsar Nicolas ll. got canonized by the orthodox churches as ( Royal) martyrs for their endless faith.. Olga escaped to Canada and died in poverty.
As pretty as she was and her husband cheated on her. She did. Not deserve that
@@georgealderson4424 She was the sister of mother-in-low of Tsarina Alexandra who was assasinated,her sister was Maria Tsarina Dowger at the time mother of the Tsar who was assasinated.
My daughter’s name is Alexandra because of her. I love this name.
She had a wonderful courageous spirit, so generous and unpretentious.
The more I read about this extraordinary woman, the more I wish I could have met her. I know she was absolutely devoted and extremely generous to the London Hospital in Whitechapel. For the time, she was unusually tactile. Whenever a Royal servant died, Alexandra would be among the first to visit the bereaved family and hugs of sympathy were her norm. What a lady!! I also think that the portrayal of her by the actress Helen Ryan, both in the film 'The Elephant Man' and in the TV series 'Edward VII', could not have been bettered. Dame Maggie Smith also gave a warm performance in the 1999 'All The King's Men.'
I completely agree David. It would be great if they made a modern-day drama about her now that we know a little bit more about her. I find her fascinating, it's as if she was born for this role. She also loved animals in particular her dogs who gave her a lot of company as she began to lose her hearing
@@ADreamML Yes, indeed. She had the patience of a Saint, what with her increasing deafness, as you say, but also the exemplary and dignified (might I say 'queenly') way in which she dealt with the more awkward elements of Edward VII's private life. A modern up-to-date portrayal would be wonderful!
A most gracious and graceful Queen. The love between Alex and her sister Minnie (Empress Maria Feodorovna) lasted their whole life long. She was always a rock to her sister throughout Minnie’s tragedies in life. They were like twins separated by 3 years’ difference and reunited yearly back in Denmark with the rest of their family (George & Olga joined them from Greece), and their baby sister Thyla. They were born 3 years apart and died 3 years apart.
At 7:30 and 9:09 you can see the grief in Former Empress Marie of Russia's eyes and face. Both she and Alexandra lived to see the world they'd grown up in fall apart, many monarchies in Europe dissolved.
Just a few months after her passing, her great-granddaughter Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born, so named in part for the Great-Granny she never knew. It's too bad Queen Alexandra wasn't alive to see Queen Elizabeth II be born; she did, however, lived to see the birth of her granddaughter Princess Mary's sons George and Gerald Lascelles; at 9:25 it shows Queen Alexandra and her son King George V standing behind Princess Mary holding baby George, taken in 1923.
Wait wait. Lascelles? As in Sir Alan Lascelle? Am I getting this wrong?
Prince William great great great grandmother.
Beautiful queen! Aside from her tender devotion to her children, I also love her fondness for different breeds of dogs, but it seems she specially adored that Pekingese.
Never seen so many photos of the beautiful Queen Alexandra❤
The music was spot on too. Well done! 👏🏻
How did she do it, she never grew old, amazing! !!!!
queen alexandra was devoted to her children....unlike her mother in law queen victoria who was quite reluctant...
That spoiled his eldest son
She was so beautiful 🌺🌹🌷♥️
RIP Queen Alexandra and your husband.
@linckk2 RIP your Majesty, Queen Alexandra, former Princess of Wales.🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Thank you for the photographs and music on your site without the robot narration that is so prevalent now. The wealth of photos is wonderful and the text is simple but informative.
Thank you kindly David, much appreciated
The Danish eyes. What a resemblance to Queen Margareth of DK.
I was thinking the same! Especially that photo at 0:31
Queen Alexandra and HRH Princess Diana both had that special eloquent factor as both Princesses of Wales.
anncoral There was no comparison.
I think both Diana and Alexandra were of their times. But historically looking back at those regal photos of Queen Alexandra she was indeed stunning. Those photos at the coronation in all her finery were stunning :-)
Diana should had done Like Alexandra take how her husband was. she would be here Today
Dianna berated the royal family, Alexandria never criticised the royal family.quite a difference
She absolutely retained a youthful appearance!!
Yes, she did.
Queen Alexandra is the soul life of Princess Diana, I wrote that in the late Princess Diana book 📖 of condolence. Most caring and devoted to her duties, Queen Alexandra. She also care ♥ for Queen Victoria before Queen Victoria's death. Queen Victoria promised her to return the favour
in that life time or the next. ♥⭐
I agree both have unfaithful husbands which is kinda sad and even alice keppel and camilla are part of the problem history does repeat itself huh
Wonderful video on Her Majesty, Queen Alexandra. The portraits and music went so well together! Whoever produced this video: BRAVO!! AND THANK YOU!!!
Thank you kindly Chris, its just a hobby I have making these films on my channel. They are all non-profit and hopefully at least some people like some of the subject matters I explore
All those artfully retouched photos of Alexandra would be wasted in today's unposed media. How Queen Margrethe looks like her when she was young!
I've often thought how much Margrethe looks like Alexandra. Particularly the eyes & head shape
An excellent clip. Many photos were not often seen.
A lot of the photos can be seen in the Royal collection. Imagine the many photos the public don't have access to. They would be wonderful to see also :-)
A wonderful collection of photos. Wish you slowed them down a bit. I like to study each one for a few seconds. The music was also excellent. The Verdi Requiem is the greatest of them all. What an enchanting life she must have lived. I hope she and her family are at peace on the other side. Thanks for this historical record.
At the top of the screen there should be three little dot tap there and you should be able to change the speed to slow it down
there is a pause button
How lovely to see several photos of Norway's King Olav with his granny
She was very beautiful.
And not forgetting her name was given, by Royal Warrant, to the Royal Army Nurses Corps, the QARNAC, established in 1902.
I wonder what would the royal family be like today had Prince Eddy lived and married Mary of Teck. 🤔
Its crazy how her husbands mistress is camilla’s great grandmother princess diana and queen alexandra deserved better!!! They hardworked and did charity work and then was loyal and really loved their husbands i’m sure queen alexandra is proud of diana because they had alot of common when they were PRINCESS OF WALES
that's what I always think,I totally agree with you
Ran in camillas family it seems
Great background music. Fine musical taste.
Can't beat a bit of Verdi's Requiem :-)
beautiful thank you !
Thank you for the photographs in this video (shame about the stop/start music on my ancient phone haha)
Her Majesty was apparently a beautiful woman in every sense. I believe that she was the sister of the Tsarina who was assassinated
Apparently even into her old age she was very beautiful :-)
@@ADreamML Yes and that is all the more remarkable given her age, infirmaties and her husband's misbehaviour. She really seemed to be a good role model though apparently she did not have good relationships with her brothers' wives!
Her sister was the mother of Nicholas 2nd, the Tsar who was assassinated by the Bolsheviks. The Tsarina was the daughter of Queen Victoria’s daughter Alice.
Love the name Alexandra. I wish William would have another girl and name her Alexandra. It is such a pretty royal name
Wonderful share and oh my god the music selection. Sublime
Verdi himself and his beautiful Requiem. Although there is a small pieced called 'Hail Poetry' from Gilbert and Sullivan's, 'The Pirates of Penzance' which I always thought sounded very regal :-)
I love the video great story
she really was beautiful.
I love this history,thanks for sharing.
So beautiful Queen rest in peace all Queens died
she had one of those faces that never aged
The future Queen of Norway princess Ingrid Alexandra is named after her. She has just turned 18 and is extremely beautiful and wonderful just like Queen Alexandra was. Norway is lucky.
Ingrid was most likely named after her great grandfather, Norway’s beloved King Olav, who was born Alexander.
She was certainly very tolerant . When the king was on his deathbed she sent for Mrs Keppel ( his long term mistress)to be at his side.she was also profoundly deaf which made her self centered. She was known for always being late and keeping the king waiting which annoyed him greatly.
elaine johnson I think you have confused her with Princess Alice of Battenberg (The mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh).
Princess Alice was profoundly deaf
Camilla's great grandma?
@@virginiafry9854 as was Queen Alexandra.
@@virginiafry9854 No, Queen Alexandra suffered serious hearing loss as a result of chronic illness.
Her hearing loss made her self conscious not self centered
What a gorgeous life.
Nice video
She looks like young queen margarethe of Denmark...
She is her Great Grand Aunt afterall.
This was just my thought there are quite a similarity! Funny how the gens goes! Barbro Sweden
Beautiful until the end. Rip Amen 🙏.
I believe she was the Queen who put up with her husband having an in-house mistress who acted as adviser, also. This mistress is the very woman who is the great-grandmother of Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
King Edward had many mistresses including Lilly Langtree a famous actress. This was not unusual at a time of dynastic marriages among the Royal families of Europe and the upper classes.
One point not mentioned was that Alexandra suffered from deafness,I understand it was connected her many pregnancies. This makes her time attending public events as Princess of Wales and Queen all the more impressive.
Really nice video! Loved all the great pictures. Only thing to point out is she had 5 children (2 boys and 3 girls), not 6.
She had 6 Children - Prince Albert Victor, Duke of ClarenceGeorge V, Louise, Princess Royal, Princess Victoria, Maud, Queen of Norway, Prince Alexander John of Wales
A Dream within a Dream - my apologies. I completely forgot about Alexander John! Poor little mite. Thanks for the response.
Melissa Ruth it was an easy mistake!!! prince John as he was called didn’t make it to adulthood! He is often forgotten about sadly!
@@PeanutANDTinyCat No need to be rude, she openly acknowledged her mistake and all is well.
You rarely see photos of people smiling from that era.
Possibly because in the very early days of photography any movement at all (even with the facial features) could ruin the ensuing photo. Royalty may have also considered it beneath their dignity to look anything but fairly stern and solemn. And the other factor (for an open mouth smile) was that so many people had bad teeth!
The bad teeth reason is probably one of the best reasons John, especially for the males back then who seemed to live on a diet of cigars and rich food and alcohol so I can only imagine how bad a lot of their teeth looked :-)
@@ADreamML I agree bad teeth is one reason , but the main reason I think is that it took so long to capture a photo back then . You would have to hold a smile for ten minutes due to that , so they asked people to remain perfectly still and not smile .
@@therealhousewifeofballtown Yep. This is the reason that I know of. Taking just one shot takes so much time that holding a smile would be so tiring.
I just heard on the radio today that The Princess of Wales made limping fashionable. She limped because of her illness and others copied her. Weird. What influence
Queen Consort Mary of Teck attended the coronation of her son George VI, and Queen Consort Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon that of her daughter Elizabeth II - royal customs can and must change where necessary.
God bless her.
She was beautiful until her death my grandfather told me. He said she was a beautiful woman.
What is the wonderful Choral music called?
There are various pieces of music from Verdi's Requiem :-)
Gabriela windsor look like her,her great-great granddaughter
So beautiful
Thank you so much
Her sister was the Empress, Tsarina, and autocrat of all Russians Maria Feodranova.
@Chandan ... and one of her brothers was King Frederik VIII of Denmark, and another King George I of Greece (grandfather of Prince Philip)
@@lvoldum Long live the British, Russian, Danish and Greek Monarchies!!! Long Live Queen Elizabeth II, Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, Queen Margrethe II and King Constantine II !!!😁😁😁
@@lvoldum I'm so fascinated by the royal lineages of these monarchies, and how they're all interconnected! FASCINATING!
Empress/Tsarina Marie of Russia was married to the Emperor/Tsar Alexander III, who was the autocrat of all the Russias. She is apprears with Queen Alexandra in several of these pictures.
There has always been something about photos of Queen Alexandra that reminds me of Princess Diana.
By the way, Duchess Camilla is not only a descendant of one of the King's mistresses, she and Princess Diana are/were both descended from King Charles II through two different mistresses.
How tiny was that waist, how did she manage to carry six children with such a small waistline?
Whalebone corset.
Her corset would of been removed during her pregnancy.
@@bessturner1625 Not entirely. If you have a look, most of the Windsor line had tiny waists. Princess Margaret, for example (Think it was said that she had a 18 inch waist in her youth). The corset just outlined it/showed it off on Queen Alexandra, so to say, as tight-lacing probably wasn't much of a thing as of yet (that came late late 19th century I believe...?). This genetic trait probably came from Queen Alexandra. A lot of royalty around Europe had this trait as well though. Queen Mary of Teck also had a similar waist.
Corset! Husband could have used one
They all wore corsets in those days, some of them so tightly pulled in that the wearers used to faint.
A great Queen who had too much to endure.
Imagine all Queen consort of UK are really beautiful And Charles didn’t realize how lucky he is to be with Diana but he choose Camila, can wait Catherine Duchess of Cambridge will be Queen
She was very beautiful
Queen Alexandra looks like the daughter of Prince Michael of Kent. Beautiful!!!
Gosh she looks similar in age to her daughter in law, Queen Mary
After having 6 children, she still had a tiny waist. The King just let himself go. Obese & a smoker. Not a good mix.
Fortunately, Alexandra was pretty and had nice wide set eyes. Her features helped offset the miserable looks Edward inherited from his mother Queen Victoria…….bug eyes and weak chin. I have no idea what she saw in him.
It was an arranged marriage, but they did love each other.
I know this is off-topic but I have to ask: at 4:42 are those built-in doghouses in the stone work around the door? I've never seen anything like that before.
I think those are actually for cleaning your shoes and boots. They had a grid on the bottom you could rub the bottom of your foot on to get rid of any mud and I think they may have had like a hard bristle brush in the top to rub the top of your boots against also to clean them. :-)
She's look like Lady Diana....😍
The backsound music make me back to 18 century 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Legit beautiful
she is most stylish woman in british monarch ❤️🙏👍️👍️👍️👍️
Who was she?
Go to Wikipedia and study her
Queen Alexandra of United Kingdom.She was daughter-in -law of Queen Victoria.
was this the grandmother of elizabeth 2
Queen Alexandra and Empress Marie of Russia (Tsar Nicholas' mother) were sisters. Both from the royal family of Denmark. Queen Elizabeth has Danish blood from her. Also, Prince Philip's family was originally from Denmark. So there is Danish blood from both sides of the family.
Queen Elizabeth II descended from Scottish King who became UK King in 1603.
I see so much of Prince William in her face
Even though they were not related, she reminds me of a dark haired version of Princess Diana. Truly a beautiful, kind and gracious queen.
She resembles a lot to princess Diana
Don’t you love the striking pose by the young man in the middle of the front row. I’m impressed!
She was my great uncle’s godmother
Lucky great uncle!
She would have been a fascinated Lady to know. She was that Link between the likes of Queen Victoria in the past and queen Mary in the future :-)
A Dream within a Dream apparently she literally said “Bring the child to me”, so his mother did (they worked on the Sandringham estate I think?) and she just proclaimed herself his godmother 😂
@@claudiahayes8833 that's so fascinating :-) What a story to be able to tell your family members :-) :-)
Considering how absolutely exquisitely beautiful Alexandra was, it’s a mystery why Edward VII felt the need to cheat on her
@@mykoniichistorychannel He was hardly a towering intellect himself. He just liked women, especially beauties with smart and witty personalities. No one woman would ever have been enough for him.
8:14 stupid question. If Queen Alexandra was not permitted to attend the coronation of her son, why was Queen Mary able too? Was it because Edward abdicated and she was no longer considered Queen?
Maybe they changed the rules or maybe they were scared of Queen M!
Your actually correct in a way George. Queen Mary really came into her own when King George V died. She said she would be present at the Coronation and she was in a sign of support of her son after the abdication of King Edward VIII :-)
It wasn't a rule, just a tradition that had developed over the years. The same way that no crowned monarch attends any other Coronation. Queen Mary wanted to do two things. First she wanted to support her son. Second, she wanted the personal pleasure of seeing her son crowned.
I think she had a look of Princess Diana!
I believe she reincarnated as Lady Diana Spencer! So many similarities in their features and gentleness!
Except Queen Alexandra was faithful to her husband ...
Gracie Grace i was having exactly the same thought. In all facets, the Queen and Princess Diana did look alike.
Edward VII cheated on her just like Charles did Diana. His mistress, Alice Kepple is Camilla's grandma. Something Camilla was quite proud of. Apple...tree.
Noel T Actually, recently discovered letters indicate that she may have had an affair with the Portuguese ambassador, the Marquess de Soveral.
Oh please. Get rid of the rose tinted spectacles.
Doesn't she and Queen Margarethe have some resemblance?
Her face is slightly similar to Diana
She resembles Princess Diana......
She reminds me Princess Diana
How constantly uncomfortable she must have been.If that corset got any tighter she'd surely pass out.Probably had great posture though. Sitting upright at all times on chairs and sofas.
Bruce Marsico Ladies quite often did.
Maybe it was Queen Alexandra who gave Queen Mary a few lessons in deportment :-)
She was a Danish princess but married the then Prince of Wales the future King Edward VII(1841-1910)who was the eldest son of Queen Victoria(1819-1901) in 1863.Their marriage was a happy one although Edward affectionately known as "Bertie" was seeking the company of other women especially Lilie Langtry.
Known for her untidy habits Alexandra doted on her sons especially the future King George V(1865-1936).
Alexandra had a dislike for Wilhelm William of Germany as the latter was Anglophobia.
Alexandra died in November of 1925.
Untidy habits? Sources please.
She looked like Bette Davis in her younger years.
Queen Alexandra inherits her beauty from her great-granddaughter Princess Margaret ... they are simila
The myth of monarchy is a beguiling one
It is indeed. Whether you love them or hate them, historically it is fascinating :-)
She looks a bit like diana