In this early hours day in 1918, the Romanov family was murdered in a basement Ipatiev room House in Ekaterinburg with their last faithful retainers Princess Charlotte of Prussia, eldest surviving daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and his wife Luise of Mecklenburg Strelitz, was born in the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin on this day in Princess Charlotte would later take the name Alexandra Feodorovna when she married the Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich of Russia, the future Tsar Nicholas I, in July 1817.
This was fashion golden age if you ask me! Classic and simple designes that flatter the female figure in its ideal. I am just dying for the crimson Charles James one! There are a few really amazing ones here! Now regarding the aforementioned fact. The shapes and silhouettes are still tangible in days fashion. A well-known fact that is. It is utterly me!
Queen once when I was a teenager. That’s right. You know your Diamond Jubilee? Notice, what do you think about the fact that people are buying special retro packets of Coco Pops and pots of Ma’amite in honour of what is basically your anniversary father’s death. There’s a lot more info about it on this site. Your Majesty,’ I would have said. Not as odd as the time I met David Bellamy. It was very odd.
What do you reckon?
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, third daughter of Queen Victoria’s second daughter Princess Alice and elder sister of Empress Alexandra of Russia, was born in the New Palace in Darmstadt on this day in Princess Irene would marry her first cousin Prince Henry of Prussia in May Like her younger sister Alix, Irene was a carrier of haemophilia and her eldest and youngest sons were affected by the illness. Besides, you can really see that people were starting to have fun with fashion again after the war austerity years. Personally, I’d be happy wearing ANY of them! Got any favourites?
The whole country has gone slightly Jubilee crazy, which is nice. If you like that sort of thing. Certainly, in celebrations honour, here’s a collection of dresses from 1953, the year Queen’s coronation. Nevertheless, queen’s father, whom I like because he seems to are a nice chap, died before she succeeded to the throne so instead I prefer to celebrate 1953 when the Coronation ok place because that’s a lot more cheerful. I’m sure it sounds familiar.|Doesn’t it sound familiar?|Sounds familiar?|right? so I tel myself. Some info can be found by going on the web. It’s even spread to the shops with even the most innocuous items being repackaged with crowns and Union flags all over the place or even, in Marmite case or Kingsmill bread renamed in Queen honour. Edward I so I suppose it feels like the rich distant cousins are having an extensive party or something.
Georgian society beauty Maria Walpole, illegitimate daughter of Edward Walpole and Dorothy Clement and favourite niece of Horace Walpole, was born in London on this day in After Maria’s first husband, Earl Waldegrave died in 1763 she went on to marry Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, a younger brother of George III.
The marriage was kept secret for quite a lot of years but became common knowledge after Maria’s brotherinlaw passed the Royal Marriages Act 1772 afte.
Looking at these makes me wish that Cambridge Duchess would give vintage a whirl. Breathtaking. Eventually, she would look amazing in the majority of these. Looking at these makes me wish that Cambridge Duchess would give vintage a whirl. Can you imagine her on a redish carpet in that emerald greenish silk Charles James gown? She would look amazing in a lot of these. Can you imagine her on a light red carpet in that emerald greenish silk Charles James gown? Breathtaking.