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On This Day In Royal History . 20 November 1938 . Princess Maud of Wales, Queen of Norway (born 1869) died . Maud was a daughter of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra died . ◼ Maud came to England for a visit in October 1938. Initially she stayed at Sandringham, but then moved into a hotel in London’s West End. . ◼ She became ill & was taken to a nursing home, where an abdominal operation was performed on 16 November 1938. King Haakon immediately travelled from Norway to her bedside. . ◼ Although she survived the surgery, Maud died unexpectedly of heart failure at Appleton House on 20 November 1938,  six days before her 69th birthday (& on the 13th anniversary of her mother’s death, Queen Alexandra). . ◼ Norwegian newspapers were allowed to break the law forbidding publication on Sundays in order to notify the Norwegian public of her death. . ◼ Her body was returned to Norway on board HMS Royal Oak, the flagship of the Second Battle Squadron of the Royal Navy’s Home Fleet. Her body was moved to a small church in Oslo before the burial. Queen Maud was buried in the royal mausoleum at Akershus Castle in Oslo. . ◼ At her death, Queen Maud was the last surviving child of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #otd #OnThisDay #RoyalHistory #TheYear1938 #PrincessMaud #MaudofWales #QueenMaud #Instahistory #historyfacts #QueenMaudofNorway #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #History #QueenofNorway #BritishMonarchy #D20Nov #thequeen #Vintagephotography #Victorianphoto #vintage #royalfamily #womenshistory #womeninhistory (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHzvvgLD2lJ/?igshid=aqt8b511eu8g

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The Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra), with her daughters, Princesses Louise, Maud and Victoria. . 👑The future Queen consort as the wife of Edward VII always looked young for her age 🙂 . Jul 1893 . . . #Mothersday #Motherslove #motherandchild #QueenAlexandra #Princessofwales #Princesslouise #Victorian #vintagephotography #royalfamily #royal #royalty #windsorcastle #buckinghampalace #britishroyalfamily #royals #hermajesty #QueenofNorway #Princessmaud #Princessvictoria #britishroyalty #britishroyals #crown #britishmonarchy #windsor #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #British #London #Historic #Westminster (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CABMYMtDgAJ/?igshid=1upcu4qkopya1

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The Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra) with Princess Maud (later Queen of Norway 🇳🇴), 1872. . . . #Mothersday #Motherslove #motherandchild #QueenAlexandra #Princessofwales #Princessmaud #Victorian #vintagephotography #royalfamily #royal #royalty #windsorcastle #QueenofNorway #buckinghampalace #britishroyalfamily #royals #hermajesty #britishroyalty #britishroyals #crown #britishmonarchy #windsor #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #British #London #Historic #Westminster . . Follow @Queenelizabethiiuk @Londonhistoryuk (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CABLV7-juNJ/?igshid=19u46k02calxp

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On This Day In History 26 November 1869 👑 Princess Maud of Wales, Queen of Norway was born ◼ Maud was born at Marlborough House, London. She was the third daughter and fifth child of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), the eldest son of Queen Victoria, and Princess Alexandra of Denmark. She was christened “Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria” at Marlborough House by John Jackson, Bishop of London, on 24 December 1869. About Maud; 👑 Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria of Wales was Queen of Norway as spouse of King Haakon VII. ◼ She was the youngest daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and Queen Alexandra; the younger sister of King George V. ◼ Maud of Wales was the first queen of Norway since 1380 who was not also queen of Denmark or Sweden. #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1869 #PrincessMaud #MaudofWales #QueenMaud #Historyfacts #Royalhistory #Instahistory #Kinghaakonvii #Marlboroughhouse #London #Queenalexandra #onthisday #QueenMaudofNorway #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #History #QueenofNorway #BritishMonarchy#D26Nov #Thequeen #Edwardvii #Heritage #Vintagephoto #Vintagephotography (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VyztbAmo4/?igshid=d1zgyjfy58z0

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Maud of Wales, (b26 November 1869 – d.20 November 1938) was Queen of Norway as spouse of King Haakon VII. . She was the youngest daughter of the British king Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark. . Queen of Norway (2/2); . ◼ Maud continued to regard Great Britain as her true home even after her arrival in Norway, & visited Great Britain every year. She mostly stayed at her Appleton House, Sandringham, during her visits. She did, however, also appreciate some aspects of Norway, such as the winter sports, & she supported bringing up her son as a Norwegian, she also learned to ski. . ◼ She is described as reserved as a public person but energetic & with a taste for practical jokes as a private person. Her influence over her spouse & politics is not much examined, but she is described as a forceful & dominant person within the royal court, though her public role was less visible. . ◼ Queen Maud's last public appearance in Britain was at the coronation of her nephew, George VI, in May 1937 at Westminster Abbey. She sat in the royal pew at Westminster Abbey next to her sister-in-law Queen Mary & her niece Mary, Princess Royal, as part of the official royal party. . ◼ Maud also acquired a reputation for dressing with fashionable chic. An exhibition of numerous items from her elegant wardrobe was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2005 & published in the catalogue Style and Splendour: Queen Maud of Norway's Wardrobe 1896–1938. . . Wedding portrait; Princess Victoria of Wales, Maud of Wales (the bride), Alexandra, Princess of Wales(later Queen Alexandra), Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife, Lady Alexandra Duff. 1896. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d22jul #TheYear1896 #RoyalWedding #PrincessMaud #QueenofNorway #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #Wedding #Royals #History #Historic #Heritage #Denmark #UK #Norway #England #Sandringham #vintage #Queenalexandra #Royalhistory #instahistory #royalfamily #britishroyals #Britishmonarchy (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0PGiNyAgUo/?igshid=sjtj98m1w85d

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On This Day In History . 22 July 1896 . . Princess Maud of Wales married Prince Carl of Denmark (later king & Queen of Norway) . ◼ Princess Maud (1869-1938) was Queen Victoria’s granddaughter. On 22 July 1896 she married Prince Carl of Denmark in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace. . ◼ In this painting Queen Victoria clasps the bride’s hand after the marriage. The Queen recorded in her Journal: ‘After the Benediction, Maud came forward to her parents & then to me & I kissed both her & the Bridegroom’. . ◼ The artist made use of photographs taken during the ceremony as well as portrait sittings from the participants. Queen Victoria gave the painting as a present to Maud’s parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales. Signed and dated: L Tuxen 1897 . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d22jul #TheYear1896 #RoyalWedding #PrincessMaud #QueenofNorway #PrinceCarlofDenmark #KingofNorway #HaakonVII #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #Wedding #Royals #History #Historic #Heritage #Denmark #UK #Norway #England #Sandringham #vintage #Instawedding #Royalhistory #QueenVictoria #onthisday #buckinghampalace . .. Portrait by LAURITS REGNER TUXEN . Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018 (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0PDUnVAlNs/?igshid=mhn09sg8c674

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On This Day In History . 22 July 1896 . . Princess Maud of Wales married Prince Carl of Denmark (later king & Queen of Norway) . ◼ Princess Maud was the youngest daughter of the future king, Edward VII & his spouse Alexandra of Denmark. Maud of Wales was the first queen of Norway in over five centuries who was not also queen of Denmark or Sweden. . ◼ On 22 July 1896, Princess Maud married her first cousin, Prince Carl of Denmark, in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. Prince Carl was the second son of Queen Alexandra's eldest brother, Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, & Princess Louise of Sweden. . ◼ The bride's father gave her Appleton House on the Sandringham Estate as a country residence for her frequent visits to England. It was there that the couple's only child, Prince Alexander, was born on 2 July 1903 in Sandringham. . ◼ Prince Carl was an officer in the Danish navy & he & his family lived mainly in Denmark until 1905. . ◼ In June 1905 the Norwegian parliament, the Storting, dissolved Norway's 91-year-old union with Sweden & voted to offer the throne to Prince Carl. Maud's membership of the British royal house had some part in why Carl was chosen. Following a plebiscite in November, Prince Carl accepted the Norwegian throne, taking the name of Haakon VII, while his young son took the name of Olav. King Haakon VII & Queen Maud were crowned at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim on 22 June 1906. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d22jul #TheYear1896 #RoyalWedding #PrincessMaud #QueenofNorway #PrinceCarlofDenmark #KingofNorway #HaakonVII #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #Wedding #Royals #History #Historic #Heritage #Denmark #UK #Norway #England #buckinghampalace #instahistory #vintage #royalweddings #Instawedding #Royalhistory #onthisday #Brideandgroom #QueenVictoria . 📷 Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018 (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0PC6S2AqA1/?igshid=6eg8oter7cp2

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Maud of Wales, (b26 November 1869 – d.20 November 1938) was Queen of Norway as spouse of King Haakon VII. . She was the youngest daughter of the British king Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark. . Queen of Norway (1/2); . ◼ Queen Maud never lost her love of Britain, but she quickly adapted to her new country & duties as a queen consort. Maud played a strong & dominant role within the court & family, but a discreet role in public. . ◼ During her first years in Norway, she & her spouse were photographed in Norwegian folk costumes, & enjoying winter sports such as skiing, to give them a Norwegian appearance in the eyes of the public. She disliked representation but performed her role as a queen with great care, & used clothes & jewellery to make a regal impression. . ◼ As Queen she supported charitable causes, particularly those associated with children & animals, & gave encouragement to musicians & artists. Among her projects was Dronningens Hjelpekomité (the Queen's Relief Committee) during World War I. She supported the feminist Katti Anker Møller's home for unwed mothers (1906), which was regarded as radical, designed furniture for the benefit of the Barnets utstilling (Children's Exhibition) in 1921, & sold photographs for charitable purposes. . ◼  An avid horse rider, Maud insisted that the stables of the royal palace in Oslo be upgraded. Queen Maud would supervise much of this project herself & was greatly inspired by the Royal Mews in London when the stables were expanded. . . . #PrincessMaud #Maudofwales #QueenofNorway #PrinceCarlofDenmark #KingofNorway #HaakonVII #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #Wedding #Royals #History #Historic #Heritage #Denmark #UK #Norway #England #thequeen #instahistory #vintage #Royalhistory #britishroyals #Britishmonarchy (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0PFRKAg1ve/?igshid=pmk9364q6bhq

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On This Day In History . 20 November 1938 . Princess Maud of Wales, Queen of Norway (born 1869) died . . Maud was a daughter of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra died . ◼ Maud came to England for a visit in October 1938. Initially she stayed at Sandringham, but then moved into a hotel in London's West End. . ◼ She became ill & was taken to a nursing home, where an abdominal operation was performed on 16 November 1938. King Haakon immediately travelled from Norway to her bedside. . ◼ Although she survived the surgery, Maud died unexpectedly of heart failure at Appleton House on 20 November 1938,  six days before her 69th birthday (& on the 13th anniversary of her mother's death, Queen Alexandra). . ◼ Norwegian newspapers were allowed to break the law forbidding publication on Sundays in order to notify the Norwegian public of her death. . ◼ Her body was returned to Norway on board HMS Royal Oak, the flagship of the Second Battle Squadron of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet. Her body was moved to a small church in Oslo before the burial. Queen Maud was buried in the royal mausoleum at Akershus Castle in Oslo. . ◼ At her death, Queen Maud was the last surviving child of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1938 #PrincessMaud #MaudofWales #QueenMaud #Instahistory #historyfacts #QueenMaudofNorway #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #History #QueenofNorway #BritishMonarchy #D20Nov 📷 (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqamc-1FiL4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4twwdz5gse4w