A beard and more weight, and William will look like Bertie
Autumn 1888
1. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, 2. Crown Prince Rudolf, 3. The Duke of Braganza, 4. Archduke Otto 5. Archduke Friedrich, 6. Prince Luis Esterhazy, 7. Count Karoly, 8. Count Orsini Hofenberg
Queen Victoria with the Princess Royal and the Prince of Wales. Painted for Queen Victoria and given to Prince Albert on her birthday 24 May 1842.
King Edward VIIs mistress Alice Keppel
The Homage-Giving: Westminster Abbey, 9th August, 1902
by John Henry Frederick Bacon
oil on canvas, 1903
This picture commemorates the part of the coronation ceremony during which the king, already crowned, receives the homage of the nobility and clergy. The focus to the portrait is one of the more touching moments in the proceedings. Kneeling before the king, the elderly Archbishop of Canterbury, Frederick Temple, had found difficulty in rising again. As The Timesreported, ‘the King himself takes him by the right hand to help to raise him. Slowly and painfully, as it seems, the Archbishop regains his feet, and then he leans forward and kisses the King on the cheek; but, as he turns to leave, the King takes him again by the hand and clasps it with a gesture of regard too spontaneous and cordial to escape the most casual observation’. Among the many identifiable figures, the Prince of Wales is shown in the foreground and Queen Alexandra is seated to the right.
Royal Weddings at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
10 March 1863: HRH The Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, eldest son and successor of Queen Victoria, was married to HRH Princess Alexandra of Denmark
19 June 1999: HRH The Prince Edward, youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II, was married to Miss Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones
17 May 2008: Mr Peter Mark Andrew Phillips, eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and son of HRH The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, was married to Miss Autumn Patricia Kelly
In addition to the above, the union of HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall in 2005 received a blessing from The Archbishop of Canterbury.
Duke Wilhelm of Glücksburg’s fourth son, who became King Christian IX of Denmark, with two of his brothers and members of his own family in around 1869; (behind) Wilhjelm of Glücksburg; Alexandra Princess of Wales, King Christian IX; Princess Dagmar, Tsarevna Maria Feodorovna of Russia; The Prince of Wales, Prince Johannes (Hans) of Glücksburg; Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark. (centre) Prince George of Wales, Grand Duke Nikolai Alexandrovich; Queen Louise of Denmark holding her granddaughter Princess Louise of Wales; Louise, Crown Princess of Denmark. (seated on the ground) Princess Thyra of Denmark; Prince Albert Victor of Wales; Prince Waldemar of Denmark.
