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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Schaunberg 1370-1396
1863 Marriage of the future King Edward VII and Alexandra
1874 Wedding of Prince Alfred and Grand Duchess Maria of Russia
On 26th May 1842 [her father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 24) and [her mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 24) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of [her grandfather] Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg and [her grandmother] Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 52). They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 1st December 1844 Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England was born to King Christian IX of Denmark (age 26) and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 27). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.84%.
In 1863 Charlotte Knollys (age 27) was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to Alexandra Princess Wales (age 18).
On 10th March 1863 King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 21) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 18) were married at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. She the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark (age 44) and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 45). He the son of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 43). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
10th March 1863. William Powell Frith (age 44). Marriage of the future King Edward VII and Alexandra. The artist has depicted the moment when the [her husband] Prince (age 21) is about to place the ring on the Princess' (age 18) finger. The two little boys dressed in tartan are [her brother-in-law] Prince Leopold (age 9) and [her brother-in-law] Prince Arthur (age 12), Queen Victoria's youngest sons. At the top right of the painting the [her mother-in-law] Queen (age 43) herself looks down on the ceremony.
On 10th June 1863 [her brother-in-law] Prince Alfred Windsor (age 18) was appointed 736th Knight of the Garter by [her mother-in-law] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 44).
On 8th January 1864 [her son] Prince Albert Victor "Eddy" Windsor was born to [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 22) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 19) at Frogmore House, Windsor.
On 3rd June 1865 [her son] King George V of the United Kingdom was born to [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 23) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 20) at Marlborough House.
On 24th May 1866 [her brother-in-law] Prince Alfred Windsor (age 21) was created 1st Duke Edinburgh.
In 1867 [her brother-in-law] Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn (age 16) was appointed 753rd Knight of the Garter by [her mother-in-law] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 47).
On 20th February 1867 [her daughter] Louise Windsor Duchess Fife was born to [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 25) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 22) at Marlborough House.
On 6th July 1868 [her daughter] Princess Victoria Windsor was born to [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 26) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 23) at Marlborough House.
In 1869 [her brother-in-law] Leopold Saxe Coburg Gotha 1st Duke Albany (age 15) was appointed 758th Knight of the Garter by [her mother-in-law] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 49).
On 26th November 1869 [her daughter] Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway was born to [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 28) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 24) at Marlborough House.
On 6th April 1871 [her daughter] Alexander John Windsor was born to [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 29) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 26) at Sandringham House, Norfolk.
On 7th April 1871 [her daughter] Alexander John Windsor died at Sandringham House, Norfolk.
On 21st May 1871 John Campbell 9th Duke Argyll (age 25) and [her sister-in-law] Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and [her mother-in-law] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 51). He the son of George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 48) and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll.
On 23rd January 1874 [her brother-in-law] Prince Alfred Windsor (age 29) and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 20) were married. He the son of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and [her mother-in-law] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 54). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
The Times. 2nd February 1874. THE MARRIAGE FESTIVITIES IN RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURIG. Jan 31 Yesterday the [her brother-in-law] Duke (age 29) and Duchess of Edinburgh (age 20), the [her husband] Prince (age 32) and Princess of Wales (age 29), and [her brother-in-law] Prince Arthur (age 23) were present with all the Imperial family at the ball given by the Cesarewvitch. The Prince of Wales wore the uniform of the Norfolk Militia and Prince Arthur that of the Rifle Brigade. This evening a grand dinner, to which 400 guests are invited, will be given by the British Ambassador to the Crown Prince and Princess of Germany and Prince Arthur. Later on in the evening all the English Princes will go to the ball given at the Hall of the Nobles at 9:30.
On 24th May 1874 [her brother-in-law] Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn (age 24) was created 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn. Luise Margarete Hohenzollern Duchess Connaught (age 13) by marriage Duchess Connaught and Strathearn.
On 13th March 1879 [her brother-in-law] Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn (age 28) and Luise Margarete Hohenzollern Duchess Connaught (age 18) were married at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. He the son of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and [her mother-in-law] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 59). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
Life's Ebb And Flow Chapter IV. [30th April 1881]. And so the tale unfolds. Our [Francis Greville 5th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Brooke (age 28) and Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick (age 19)] marriage took place in the Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey, and the newspapers of the day made much of the "most brilliant wedding of a dozen seasons." I remember my surprise as I drove from our house in Carlton Gardens to the Abbey to find the way lined with interested crowds.
Among the guests were the [her husband] Prince (age 39) and Princess of Wales (age 36), Prince and Princess Christian, the [her brother-in-law] Duke (age 30) and Duchess of Connaught (age 20), [her sister-in-law] Princess Louise (age 33) (Marchioness of Lorne), Princess Mary Adelaide (age 47) (Duchess of Teck) and the Duke of Teck (parents of Queen Mary), with [her brother-in-law] Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (age 28), as my husband's best man. The crush filled the Abbey from the choir to the door.
My twelve bridesmaids were all girl friends and relatives. They were: Blanche Maynard (age 17), my sister (now Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox (age 33)), Lady Eva Greville (age 21), my husband's only sister, my stepsisters, Millicent (age 13), Sybil (age 9), and Angela St. Clair Erskine (age 4) (later Duchess of Sutherland, Countess of Westmorland, and Lady A. Forbes), Countess Feodore Gleichen (age 19) (later a renowned sculptor), Lady Florence Bridgman (age 22) (the present Countess of Harewood and mother of Viscount Lascelles (age 34)), Miss Wombwell (age 19) (Countess of Dartrey), Miss Mills, the first Lord Hillingdon's daughter, Miss Violet Lindsay (age 25) (now Violet, Duchess of Rutland), and Miss Ethel Milner (age 30) (later Countess of Durham).
On 24th May 1881 [her brother-in-law] Leopold Saxe Coburg Gotha 1st Duke Albany (age 28) was created 1st Duke Albany.
On 27th April 1882 [her brother-in-law] Leopold Saxe Coburg Gotha 1st Duke Albany (age 29) and Helena Waldeck Duchess Albany were married at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Albany. He the son of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and [her mother-in-law] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 62).
On 28th March 1884 [her brother-in-law] Leopold Saxe Coburg Gotha 1st Duke Albany (age 30) died at the Villa Nevada, Cannes.
29th May 1886. The current Putney Bridge [Map] was designed by Joseph Bazalgette (age 67). It was opened by the [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 44) and Princess Alexandra (age 41) on 29th May 1886.
On 9th March 1888 William I King Prussia (age 90) died. His son Frederick (age 56) succeeded III Emperor aka Kaiser, III King Prussia. [her sister-in-law] Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 47) by marriage Empress aka Kaiser, Queen Prussia.
On 27th July 1889 [her son-in-law] Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 39) and [her daughter] Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 47) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 44). He the son of James Duff 5th Earl Fife and Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay Countess Fife. They were half third cousins. He a great grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.
On 12th December 1890 Joseph Boehm (age 56) died suddenly at his home 76 Fulham Road. [her sister-in-law] Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 42), his pupil, was either present, leading to speculation in the press about their relationship, or found his body shortly after his death. His son Edgar (age 21) succeeded 2nd Baronet Boehm of Wetherby Gardens in Kensington.
On 14th January 1892 [her son] Prince Albert Victor "Eddy" Windsor (age 28) died of pneumonia at Sandringham House, Norfolk.
On 6th July 1893 [her son] King George V of the United Kingdom (age 28) and [her daughter-in-law] Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 26) were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Duchess York. He the son of [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 51) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 48). They were second cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
The photograph by from left to right:
Alexandra Windsor Princess (age 14)
Princess Alice of Battenburg (age 8)
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain (age 5)
Beatrice Windsor Duchess Galliera (age 9)
King George V of the United Kingdom
Margaret "Daisy" Windsor (age 11)
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England
[her daughter] Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 23)
Victoria Patricia "Patsy" Windsor (age 7)
[her daughter] Princess Victoria Windsor (age 25)
Helena Victoria Oldenburg (age 23)
Victoria Melita Windsor (age 16)
In 1896 [her son-in-law] Haakon VII King Norway (age 23) and [her daughter] Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 54) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 51). He the son of [her brother] Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 52) and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 44). They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 29th September 1898 [her mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 81) died.
On 24th April 1900 George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 76) died. His son John (age 54) succeeded 9th Duke Argyll, 6th Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire. [her sister-in-law] Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 52) by marriage Duchess Argyll.
On 30th July 1900 [her brother-in-law] Prince Alfred Windsor (age 55) died. Duke Edinburgh extinct.
1901. Luke Fildes (age 57). Coronation Portrait of Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 56).
In 1901 Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby (age 38) was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 56).
On 5th August 1901 [her sister-in-law] Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 60) died.
On 9th August 1902 [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 60) was crowned VII King of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 57) was crowned Queen Consort by Archbishop William Dalrymple Maclagan (age 76).
Winifred, Duchess of Portland (age 38), wearing the The Portland Diamond Tiara, commissioned esppecially for the event, served as a canopy bearer to Queen Alexandra.
The current Kew Bridge [Map] was opened on 20th May 1903 by [her husband] King Edward VII (age 61) and Queen Alexandra (age 58).
The Times. 2nd February 1905.
Her Royal Highness. [her daughter] Princess Louise (Duchess of Fife) (age 37) and the [her son-in-law] Duke of Fife (age 55), were invited to luncheon vith Their Majesties The [her husband] King (age 63) and Queen (age 60) to-day.
His Royal Highness [her son-in-law] Prince Charles of Denmark (age 32) left the Palace to-day to rejoin tho Danish Cruiser "Heindal," at Southampton, on his return to Denmark.
Mr. Victor Cavendish, M.P, Financial Scretary to the Treasury, Mr. F. P. Horner, Cormnissionor of Woods and Forests, and Lieut. Colonel R. F. Maunsell, R.A., Military Attache at Constantinople, had the honour-of being received by The King.
On 29th January 1906 [her father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 87) died. His son [her brother] Frederick (age 62) succeeded VIII King Denmark. Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 54) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.
The Times. 2nd February 1907.
Their Majesties the [her husband] King (age 65) and Queen (age 62), attended by the Countess of Gosford (age 51), the Hon. Charlotte Knollys (age 72), Captain the Hon. Seymour Fortescue, R.N (age 50), and Major F. Ponsonby, left the Palace this morning for the British Embassy, Paris.
[her daughter] Her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria (age 38) accompanied Their Majesties to Calais [Map], and proceeded to Christiania on a visit to Their Majesties the [her son-in-law] King (age 34) and [her daughter] Queen of Norway (age 37).
Lady Eva Dugdale and Colonel Sir Henry Knollys (age 66) (Comptroller and Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen of Norway were in attendance upon Her Royal Highness. The King and Queen are travelling u the Duke and Duchess of Lancaster. The Countess of Gosford has succeeded Lady Alice Stanley as Lady in Waiting to Her Majesty.
The [her son] Prince of Wales (age 41), accompanied by [her grandson] Prince Edward of Wales (age 12), was present at Victoria Station, and took leave of the King and Queen on Their Majesties' departure for Paris. The Hon. Derek Keppel (age 43) was in attendance.
On 6th May 1910 [her husband] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 68) died. His son [her son] George (age 44) succeeded V King of the United Kingdom. [her daughter-in-law] Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 42) by marriage Queen Consort England.
On 8th February 1911 Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell 3rd Earl Cawdor (age 63) died. His son Hugh (age 41) succeeded 4th Earl Cawdor of Castlemartin in Pembrokeshire, 5th Baron Cawdor of Castlemartin in Pembrokeshire. Joan Emily Thynne Countess Cawdor (age 38) by marriage Countess Cawdor of Castlemartin in Pembrokeshire.
9th February 1911. Times Newspaper Obituaries. DEATH OF LORD CAWDOR. We record with much regret that Lord Cawdor died peacefully in his sleep at 5:45 yesterday morning, a few days before his 64th birthday. Baroness Cadogan (age 67) and the members of their family were present. He had keen ill for some time. We announced on November 30 that he was suffering from an attack of tonsilitis. Just before Christmns be caught a chill while recoveing from this attack, and had to enter a nursing home. Early in January his illness began to take a serious turn and since then, though he rallied wonderfully from time to time, he steadily lost strength. Royal Sympathy. The [her former husband] King and Queen Alexandra (age 66) have sent telegms expressing deep sympathy with the family.
In 1912 George Holford (age 51) and Susannah West Wilson (age 47) were married at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. [her grandson] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 16), [her granddaughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 11), Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 67) and [her daughter] Princess Victoria Windsor (age 43) were present. The Times reported ... "The aisle was lined by non-commissioned officers of the bridegroom's old regiment the 1st Life Guards. The bride who was given away by her two sons, wore a gown of old Point d'Alençon lace with a train of gold brocade veiled in chiffon. Instead of a hat she wore a headdress of gold lace and pink roses and she carried a bouquet of orchids ... The King and Queen gave Sir George Holford a pair of sleeve links bearing the Royal monogram in diamonds and rubies."
From 1913 to 1925 Winifred Anna Dallas-Yorke Duchess Portland (age 49) was Mistress of the Robes to Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 68).
On 9th August 1914 [her great grandson] Alastair Windsor 2nd Duke Connaught and Strathearn was born to [her grandson-in-law] Prince Arthur of Connaught (age 31) and [her granddaughter] Princess Alexandra Duff Duchess Fife (age 23) at 54 Mount Street Grosvenor Square. He was baptised on 1st September 1914 at his parent's home. His godparents were his maternal great-uncle [her son] King George V of the United Kingdom (age 49), Alfonso XIII King Spain (age 28), his maternal great-grandmother Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 69), his grandfather [her former brother-in-law] Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn (age 64), his great-aunt [her former sister-in-law] Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 66) and his cousin [her granddaughter] Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood (age 17). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.87%.
On 18th July 1922 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 22) and Edwina Ashley (age 20) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. He the son of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 59).
The wedding, which attracted hugh crowds, was attending by [her daughter-in-law] Queen Mary (age 55), Queen Alexandra (age 77) and the [her former husband] Prince of Wales.
Left to right: Mary Ashley (age 15), Princess Margarita Glücksburg (age 17), Joan Esther Sybilla Pakenham (age 18), Sophie Glücksburg (age 8) (seated), Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Edwina Ashley, [her grandson] Prince of Wales (age 28), Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper (age 19) (seated), Princess Theodora (age 16) and Princess Cecile (age 11) (seated).
On 20th November 1925 Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 80) died at Sandringham House, Norfolk at 5.25pm following a heart attack.
Adelaide Mail 1925 November 21. 21st November 1925. Death of Queen Alexandra (deceased)
Peaceful End of a Good Woman
Universal Tributes Of Love And Esteem
Alexandra, Dowager Queen of England, who was 81 years of age, and has been in feeble health for the past three years, was seized with a heart attack on Thursday morning about 11 o'clock and passed away at 5.25 on Friday afternoon.
('The Sun" Cable Service) London. Today. A high authority states that the first seizure which Queen Alexandra suffered occurred at 11 a.m. on Thursday, before she had risen. The dangerous nature of the condition was immediately realized. Queen Alexandra had wonderful vitality and met the crisis with all her courage, but was handicapped by her advanced age, coupled with her weak health for the past three years, which enfeebled her. The seizure followed a slight attack last week, of which the public were not informed.
Oxygen Administered
Despite the repeated administration of oxygen to Queen Alexandra, at 4.15 p.m. yesterday she was rapidly losing her strength, but was fighting death gallantly. She had not then realised the worst. She spoke to the King and Queen.
Last Moments
Sandringham was shrouded in a thick fog, which darkened the windows, at the time of the Queen's death. The scene in the death chamber was tragically impressive. Their Majesties, the [her daughter] Queen of Norway (age 55), [her daughter] Princess Victoria (age 57), and the [her daughter] Princess Royal (age 58) arrived dressed in black. Prince Henry sat silently waiting and speaking little, though repeatedly questioning the physicians and expressing a hope for improvement. Queen Alexandra was in a most serious condition at 1 o'clock, but she rallied and appeared to recognize the family grouped at her bedside. She smiled sweetly and then an expression charged with poignant meaning illuminated her pale face. She immediately sank into unconscious ness, in which she died.
Official Bulletin
An official bulletin states that the [her son] King (age 60) and [her daughter-in-law] Queen (age 58) and members of the family were at the bedside. Queen Alexandra died at 5.25 p.m.
Prince Delayed
The railway station master at Sandringham broke the news of Queen Alexandra's death to the [her grandson] Prince of Wales (age 31) and the [her grandson] Duke of York (age 29), who arrived there at 6.45 p.m. Fog delayed the train carrying the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, who were stunned on learning the news in the station waiting room. Their faces showed the intensity of their grief. They entered a motor car, which crept slowly through the fog to Sandringham. Lady Charlote Knollys (age 90), the lady in waiting; was lying ill in another; wing of the House, was among the first to be informed of Queen Alexandra's death.
Queen's Favorite Sister
Queen Alexandra's favorite sister the Dowager-Empress of Russia, is seriously ill at Hvidore, in Denmark. She has repeatedly expressed a wish to see Queen Alexandra.
Place of Burial
If is understood that Queen Alexandra will be buried in the vault alongside her husband and the Duke of Clarence in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, which has been the Boyal family's burial place' for 150 years.
The funeral arrangements have not yet fceen decided, pending the King's wishes but a state funeral in London is certain.
Lord Mayors Message
The King sent this message to the Lord Mayor:— 'I regret to inform you that my beloved mother has passed away." The Lord Mayor replied:— "On behalf of the London citizens I beg Your Majesty to accept our profound sympathy and condolences. The death of your illustrious mother removes a much revered and universally beloved public personality."
Great Press Tributes:
"According to 'The Westminster Gazette' the secret of the popular affection and esteem that Queen Alexandra enjoyed for 60 years was her personal charm and her devotion to her domestic and public duties. In any other walk of life she would have been known as an ideal mother. The extent of her private benefactions will never be known.
Her heavy personal sorrows were thrust bravely aside when public duty claimed her, and she was a gracious and majestic Queen Consort.
'The Daily News' says that Queen Alexandra leaves a memory of a gracious and winning personality, and a name that will always be held 'in honor among her adopted people.'
''The Dally Mail' says: — 'His people Empire-wide tender heartfelt sympathy to the King: in the hour of the greatest bereavement a man can know 'Queen Alexandra's life has been great and good, untouched by a breath of gossip or criticism. She was devoted to the welfare of her people, and was filled with affection and love for her own family and also for all sufferers. Queen Alexandra's wedding, as the first Royal marriage to evoke Empire-wide interest, was a landmark in Imperial history.'
The 'Daily Herald' says that the nation visualises Queen Alexandra as a good wife and good mother, whose most acute affliction was the death of her eldest son. Happily there was another to take his place.
Public Sorrow
Queen Alexandra's peaceful death was announced as Londoner were proceeding homeward along the streets. Immediately hushed expressions of sorrow were general. The news reached the Sandringham Rail way Station as the train was running in. Men removed their hats and women sobbed The Prince of Wales leaped on to the platform before the train stopped and vram followed by the Duke of York, who raised his hat slowly in response to the by standers' sympathy.
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Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 1 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
GrandFather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Father: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Mother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke of Mecklenburg Grabow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Louis Frederick I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England