Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
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Born | Frogmore House, Windsor, England | 3 May 1870||||
Died | 13 March 1948 Berkeley Square, London | (aged 77)||||
Burial | 17 March 1948 | ||||
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House | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | ||||
Father | Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein | ||||
Mother | Princess Helena of the United Kingdom |
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Early life
Princess Helena Victoria (always known to her family as Thora) was born at
She was baptised in the private chapel at Windsor Castle on 20 June 1870. Her godparents were Queen Victoria, the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Princess Louise Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Caroline Amelie of Schleswig-Holstein (the latter two represented by the Duchess of Roxburghe).[1]
She was a bridesmaid at the 1885 wedding of her maternal aunt Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry of Battenberg and also at the wedding of her cousins the Duke and Duchess of York (future George V and Queen Mary) in 1893.[2][3]
She spent most of her childhood at Cumberland Lodge, her father's residence as Ranger of Windsor Great Park. Known to her family as "Thora", or sometimes "Snipe", in reference to her sharp facial features, formally she used the names "Helena Victoria" from among her string of six given names.
First World War
In July 1917,
Later life
Princess Helena Victoria never married. She followed her mother's example in working for various charitable organizations, most notably
In ill health and a wheelchair user after
Princess Helena Victoria died at Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square on 13 March 1948.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 3 May 1870 – 14 July 1917: Her Highness Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein[13]
- 14 July 1917 – 13 March 1948: Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria
As a male-line granddaughter of the
Honours
British honours
- VA: Lady of the Order of Victoria and Albert, 1883
- CI: Companion of the Order of the Crown of India, 25 May 1889[15]
- RRC: Decoration of the Royal Red Cross, 16 March 1900[16]
- GBE: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, 1918
- GCStJ: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John, 1928
Foreign honours
Ancestry
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Notes
- ^ Queen Victoria's Journals - Monday 20th June 1870
- ^ "Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg with their bridesmaids and others on their wedding day". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "The Duke and Duchess of York and Bridesmaids". National Portrait Gallery, London.
- ^ "Women Who Have Helped to Make Wembley". Woman's Pictorial: 10. 3 May 1924 – via Adam Matthew Digital Interwar Culture.
- ^ Royal Collection: Seating plan for the Ball Supper Room http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/royalwedding1947/object.asp?grouping=&exhibs=NONE&object=9000366&row=82&detail=magnify
- required.)
- ^ "Order of Service for the Funeral of Her Late Highness Princess Helena Victoria at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, 17th March 1948 at 11:30am". Sophie Dupré Autographs. 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Court Circular". The Times. 18 March 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. 18 March 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Royal Burials in the Chapel since 1805". College of St George - Windsor Castle. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. 15 March 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Evans, Rob; Pegg, David (18 July 2022). "£187m of Windsor family wealth hidden in secret royal wills". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ See for example the cover photographic portrait of The Sketch of the Princess in her fancy dress costume for the Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 Diamond Jubilee ball, where she is described as 'Princess Victoria of Schleswig Holstein'.
- Pamela Hicksrecords in her memoir "Daughter of Empire" (London 2012), p. 161.
- ^ "No. 25939". The London Gazette. 25 May 1889. p. 2874.
- ^ "No. 27174". The London Gazette. 16 March 1900. p. 1790.
Sources
- Ronald Allison and Sarah Riddell, eds., The Royal Encyclopedia (London: Macmillan, 1992).
- "Obituary: Princess Helena Victoria, Charity and Social Services," 15 March 1948, p. 7.
- "Royal Titles: German Names Dropped, British Peerages for Princes," The Times 20 July 1917, p. 7.