Empress Gallery
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The Hesse-Cassel and Greek royal families
The youngest daughters of Vicky, Princess Royal of Great Britain and Empress of Prussia, the Princesses Sophie and Margarete of Prussia with their husbands and children at Friedrichshof in 1904. Sophie is in the darker dress, standing beside her husband Constantine, Duke of Sparta. Margarete ('Mossy') is on the right, next to her husband Friedrich Karl of Hesse-Cassel. The children are, from the left, George of Greece (standing), Philipp of Hesse-Cassel, Helen of Greece, Maximilian of Hesse-Cassel, Paul of Greece (behind, in a dress), Wolfgang of Hsse-Cassel, directly in front of his elder brother Friedrich Wilhelm, Alexander of Greece in front of Richard of Hesse-Cassel and Christoph of Hesse-Cassel. Margarete was unusual in that out of her six sons, four of them were sets of twins
© Charlotte Zeepvat/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library
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The Balkan States Exhibition - Earls Court - Old Japan
The Balkan States Exhibition at Earl's Court in 1907 was really two exhibitions in one. The main event featured a large Balkan village with practical working exhibits by native workers (see: 10922981). In the Empress Hall (as shown on this postcard), one could visit Old Japan for an extra shilling (5p) and see a Nikko temple and bridge, teahouses, geisha and spring time in old Japan with waterfalls, lotus pond and cherry blossom. One could also watch basket workers, fan painters, porcelain painters, Kyoto embroiders, umbrella makers and a lantern painter at work. Date: 1907
© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
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Danish, British and Russian royal families at Bernstorff
The three daughters of King Christian IX of Denmark assembled at Bernstorff in 1871 with their families. From the top, Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (wife of Tsar Alexander III) holding her son, Georgi Alexandrovich; (in front of her) her sister Princess Thyra (Duchess of Cumberland); Alexandra, Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII) holding her daughter Princess Maud; (behind) Princess Victoria of Wales; Queen Louise of Denmark; Prince Albert Victor of Wales (Duke of Clarence); (behind, in white) Grand Prince Nicholas Alexandrovich (Nicholas II); Prince George of Wales (George V); Princess Louise of Wales; Crown Princess Louise of Denmark holding her son, Prince Christian
© Mary Evans/Charlotte Zeepvat Collection
