Companions Gallery

Great Orders of Knighthood and other high decorations

Insignia of the chief orders following in importance that of the Garter. The ribbons are represented by the backgrounds, except in the Order of Merit, and that of the Companions of Honour. Date: 1937

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Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein

Princess Marie-Louise and Princess Helena Victoria (Thora) of Schleswig-Holstein, the daughters of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Marie-Louise on the left (1872-1956) married Prince Aribert of Anhalt in 1891 but had her marriage annulled in 1900. She and Thora (who never married) remained close companions for the rest of their lives

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Dead Polar Bear, Franz Josef Land, 1896

Photograph of a Polar bear shot dead by Frederick Jackson, during the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896. The Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition went to Franz Josef Land with the intention of making an attempt to reach the North Pole. However, while preparing for their attempt, Fridtjhof Nansen and his companions of the Fram expedition found them. Nansen warned Jackson off making an attempt for the North Pole and Jackson was happy to look after Nansen's tired group and convey them back to safety. Date: 1896

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