The Lily of Life
By Marie, Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of Romania, 1875-1938. With a preface by Carmen Sylva [Elisabeth, Queen, consort of Charles I, King of Romania, 1843-1916]; Illustrations by Helen Stratton, 1867-1961.
London; New York: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913.
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─ •✧ WILLIAM'S YEAR IN REVIEW : NOVEMBER ✧• ─
1 NOVEMBER - The Prince of Wales held an Investiture at Windsor Castle. He gave a video message at Emergency Responders Mental Health Symposium.
2 NOVEMBER - The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay visited at Burghead Primary School and Brodieshill Farm. Subsequently they visited Day1 in Inverness.
4 NOVEMBER - William departed from Heathrow Airport for Singapore. He appeared in the BBC Earthshot Prize Trailer. He appeared in a video message to support the Stand Up To Cancer Campaign.
5 NOVEMBER - William arrived at Singapore Changi Airport and was received by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore. Afterwards, he attended a Welcome to Singapore event at the Jewel and was received by the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
6 NOVEMBER - William visited PAssion Wave @Marina Bay and joined in a Dragon Boat Race. He was received by The President of Singapore at the Istana. Subsequently, William called upon the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore. He attended the United for Wildlife Global Summit.
7 NOVEMBER - William held Meeting with Finalists of the 2023 Earthshot Awards. Afterwards, he attended a Founding Partners' Lunch. He attended the Earthshot Prize rehearsals. He later visited EcoLabs. He attended the Earthshot Prize Awards. Subsequently he attended an Earthshot Prize Thank You Reception.
8 NOVEMBER - William visited TreeTop Walk at Central Catchment Nature Reserve. He attended the Earthshot+ Summit. He visited Centre for Wildlife Forensics. William attended a Meeting with UK Defence Advisers at the British High Commission. He attended a Reception for the Earthshot Prize. Finally, he departed from Singapore Changi Airport for the UK. William gave appeared in an Earthshot Q&A video.
9 NOVEMBER - He arrived at Heathrow Airport.
10 NOVEMBER - William appeared in BTS Earthshot Prize Portraits.
11 NOVEMBER - Will and Cat attended the RBL Festival of Remembrance.
12 NOVEMBER - The Prince of Wales along with The Princess attended the Remembrance Day Service of Remembrance and laid a wreath at the Cenotaph. The broadcast of the 2023 Earthshot Awards, featured a video of William and Catherine snorkelling with Coral Vita.
13 NOVEMBER - William received Lieutenant General Ian Cave & Brigadier Peter Dennis (Colonel & Secretary, Mercian Regiment) at Windsor Castle. Later, he attended the Funeral of Sir Robert Charlton.
14 NOVEMBER - William and Catherine attended The King's Birthday Party.
15 NOVEMBER - The Prince of Wales was represented by Miss Helen Asprey at the Service of Thanksgiving for the late Earl of Airlie KT.
16 NOVEMBER - William visited the Hideaway Youth Project in Manchester. Later, he visited Keeping It Real at Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse. Subsequently, he visited Jessie's Wall.
17 NOVEMBER - William appeared in a 'This or That' session video for Earthshot.
21 NOVEMBER - William and Catherine welcomed The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs Kim Keon Hee at their Hotel. They then accompanied the Presidential Couple to Horse Guards and were met by The King and Queen. Afterwards, they viewed an Exhibition of the Royal Collection items relating to the Republic of Korea. Finally, they attended the State Dinner at Buckingham Palace.
22 NOVEMBER - Will and Cat held a Reception at Windsor Castle.
23 NOVEMBER - The Prince of Wales received Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown and Prince Radu of Romania. Later, he visited The Mercian Regiment on Salisbury Plain.
24 NOVEMBER - He received The Crown Prince of the Sultanate of Oman.
27 NOVEMBER - William held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace. Later, he attended the Tusk Conservation Awards.
28 NOVEMBER - William received Lieutenant Colonel Guy Bartle-Jones (Regimental Adjutant, Welsh Guards). Afterwards, he received submariners. He awrote a letter to Dr. Alex George.
30 NOVEMBER - William and Catherine received Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel of Sweden at Windsor Castle. Afterwards, they were we're joined by Victoria and Daniel for the Royal Variety Show.
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Queen Victoria's Currently living Eldest Decendants and Eldest Ever Descendants
This list is as of 19 April 2024
CURRENTLY LIVING
The Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (95 years, 0 months, 0 days)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (12 February 1932) (92 years, 2 months, 7 days)
Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (12 July 1932) (91 years, 9 months, 7 days)
Mrs. Anne Mary Sibylla Liddell-Grainger (28 July 1932) (91 years,8 months, 22 days)
Princess Caroline Mathilde Adelheid Sibylla Marianne Erika von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (5 April 1933) (91 years, 0 months, 14 days)
Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse (24 July 1934) (89 years, 8 months, 26 days)
Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria, Mrs. Ambler (Sweden, 31 October 1934) ( 89 years, 5months, 13 days)
Countess Viktoria Adelheid Clementine Louise von Castell-Rüdenhausen-Von Huntington-Whiteley (26 Februrary 1935)(89 years, 1 months, 24 days)
Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, The Duke of Kent (9 October 1935) (88 years, 6 months, 10 days)
Miss Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith (5 September 1936) (87 years, 7 months, 14 days)
Eldest LIVED Descendants:
On 12 June 2025, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner will join this list if she is still living.
Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (10 June 1921-9 April 2021) ( 99 years, 10 months, 11 days)
Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (25/02/1883-03/01/1981) (97 years, 10 months, 10 days)
Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom (21 April 1926-8 September 2022) ( 96 years, 4 months, 18 days)
King Mihai I of Romania (25/10/1921-05/12/2017) ( 96 years, 1 month, 11 days)
Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg (Sweden) (31/10/1916-05/05/2012) (95 years, 6 months, 5 days )
The Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (95 years, 0 months, 0 days)
Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg (of Sweden) (07/06/1907-04/02/2002) (94 years, 7 months, 28 days )
Lady Katherine Brandram (Princess of Greece and Denmark) (04/05/1913 02/10/2007) ( 94 years, 4 months, 27 days )
Infanta Dona Beatriz Isabel Federica Alfonsa Eugénie Cristina Maria Teresia Bienvenida Ladislàa of Spain, The Princess of Civitella-Cesi (22/06/1909-22/11/2002) (93 years, 5 months, 1 day)
Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten- Knatchbull , The 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (14/02/1924-13/06/2017) ( 93 years, 4 months)
FACTS:
The Duke of Edinburgh is the husband and third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, first cousin of Lady Katherine Brandram, The Countess Mountbatten of Burma & Lady Pamela (Mountbatten) Hicks & uncle to Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse. He is also a 1st cousin 1x removed of Queen Sofia of Spain, King Constantine II of the Helenes and Princess Irene of Greece & Denmark and The Duke of Kent (The Duke of Kent’s mother Marina was The Duke of Edinburgh’s first cousin).
Queen Elizabeth II is a 3rd cousin of The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Lady Pamela Mountbatten, The Duke of Edinburgh. She is the wife of The Duke of Edinburgh. Through her marriage, she is an aunt to Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse. She is a first cousin of The Duke of Kent.
Lady Pamela Hicks is a 3rd cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, a first cousin of The Duke of Edinburgh, her big sister was The Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner is a third cousin of The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II & Lady Pamela Hicks.
The Countess of Althorne was the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. By her marriage, The Countess of Althorne was also a great aunt of Queen Elizabeth II-she married QEII’s grandmother’s brother
King Mihai I of Romania was the last monarch of Romania, he was also a great grandchild of Queen Victoria twice-once through his mother (via Victoria, Princess Royal) and once through his father (via Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
Sweden’s Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg & Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg were brothers as well as uncles to King Carl XVI Gustaf, Princess Margareta, Mrs. Ambler, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.
Countess Viktoria Adelheid Clementine Louise von Castell-Rüdenhausen-Von Huntington-Whiteley was a great granddaughter of Prince Leopold, The Duke of Albany, thus a great great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the younger sister of Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen.
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Royal Birthdays for today, May 2nd:
Yongle Emperor, Emperor of China, 1360
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, 1402
Eleanor of Viseu, Queen of Portugal, 1458
Catherine II, Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias, 1729
Alberto, Prince of Naples and Sicily, 1792
Helen of Greece and Denmark, Queen Mother of Romania,1896
Faisal II, King of Iraq, 1935
Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho, 1938
Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, German Princess, 1975
Charlotte of Wales, British Princess, 2015
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The Tudors OC Masterlist
Name: Amelia Morton
Face Claim: Synnøve Karlsen
Love Interest: Catherine Of Aragon
Fic Title: God Save The Queen
Plot Summary: As a lady in waiting to Queen Catherine, darling Amelia is not prepared to fall for the woman she serves. But, as Henry tries to rid himself of her, it will be Amelia that Catherine turns to. However it won’t be an easy road for them as Catherine battles with her religion and her blossoming feelings for the young woman who’d move mountains for her.
Name: Elisabeta Mocioni
Face Claim: Hera Hilmar
Love Interest: Anne Boleyn
Fic Title: When In Romania
Plot Summary: When Romanian nobility visits England, King Henry seeks an alliance. Catching the eye of their daughter, Elisabeta, Henry makes plans for her to be his next queen. His current wife Anne Boleyn is just about to be executed, but Elisabeta will not marry him if she were to be killed. So Henry has her exiled instead and their marriage therefore dissolved. Satisfied that she has helped to spare the woman's life, Elisabeta goes to tell her that her fortunes have changed. By nightfall, she is to leave England, and charmed by Henry's queen, Elisabeta offers her asylum in her home country, and sneaks off in the night with her.
Name: Helen Drake
Face Claim: Laura Haddock
Love Interest: Margaret Tudor
Fic Title: A Matter Of Discretion
Plot Summary: Helen Drake has always known she’d be married off to a man of her father's choosing. She got lucky, and was wed to a man who shared her disdain for the arrangement. They reached an agreement. She’d keep silent about his entanglement with their gardener and he’d let her do what she pleased outside of their marriage as long as she was discreet. However, an affair with Margaret Tudor, sister to the King of England, was far from discreet.
Name: Isadora Darcy
Face Claim: Anna Popplewell
Love Interest: Catherine Howard
Fic Title: The Spirit Of Youth
Plot Summary: With so much youthful energy, Henry doesn’t want his newest bride getting bored, so he welcomes Isadora Darcy to court to keep Catherine company in hopes of keeping her from straying from him. Seeing how they’ve bonded so quickly, he feels a sense of pride and satisfaction with his choice. But what Henry doesn’t realize is that their friendship has become more, and the feelings blossoming between them, if found out, could potentially lead to their downfall.
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The Lily of Life.
By Marie, Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of Romania, 1875-1938. With a preface by Carmen Sylva [Elisabeth, Queen, consort of Charles I, King of Romania, 1843-1916]; Illustrations by Helen Stratton, 1867-1961.
London; New York: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913.
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