Search Results: Unsigned Postcard Photo

showing him head and shoulders in his uniform with medals, printed underneath is his name and "whose offer to accompany the British Expeditionary Force was graciously accepted by H.M. King George. The services of the famous Bikanir Camel Corps have also been accepted for the War", 5½" x 3½", no place, no date During WWI the Maharajah commanded the Bikanir Camel Corps, which served in France, Egypt and Palestine. He was the only 'non-white' member of the Imperial War Cabinet.. Among his many achievements at home were the construction of the Ganges Canal, irrigation schemes to help avoid famine, a Chief Court of Justice, and schools and colleges, especially for women.

showing the King three-quarter length wearing a medalled military uniform with his hand on his sword holding his hat, 5" x 3½", no place, no date, trimmed at top

showing the Princess full length in profile, wearing an elaborately embroided dress and a crown, 5"x 3½", no place, no date,

showing him in uniform, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c.

showing him in uniform, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c.

showing him in uniform, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c.

showing her full face, head and shoulders, with a simple pearl necklace, working at her desk, 5½" x 3½", pub. Stenders, Copenhagen, no date, c.

showing him at the wheel of his car, with an engaging smile, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c.

showing the bride seated with her new husband standing behind her, next to him stand the two older bridesmaids Princess Margaret and Princess Patricia of Connaught, the younger ones in the front are Princess Mary of Wales, daughter of George V standing next to the Prince, Princess Helen of Waldeck–Pyrmont is leaning on the Princess and Princess Mary of Teck is leaning on Princess Patricia of Connaught, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, but 10th February On 10th February 1904 Princess Alice of Albany married Prince Alexander of Teck at St. George's Chapel, at Windsor Castle. The ceremony was reported as "very elaborate and brilliant," with four processions to the chapel: the Queen of Württemberg, Queen Emma of the Netherlands, King Edward and Queen Alexandra, and, lastly, the bride.

showing her driving a car with a young Maynard Greville seated next to her, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c.

showing the Princess full length, seated, wearing an elaborately embroided dress with tiara and pearls, 5½"x 3½", no place, no date, The first of Queen Victoria's grandchildren to lose her throne.

showing him head and shoulders in uniform, with a facsimile signature underneath, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c. sellotape marks Alexander III succeeded his father after his assassination in 1881.

showing her full length wearing a hat and furs, titled at the bottom, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date

showing him head and shoulders in uniform, 5" x 3", no place, no date, c. trimmed Alexander III succeeded his father after his assassination in 1881.

showing him head and shoulders in uniform, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c. Alexander III succeeded his father after his assassination in 1881.

showing him three quarters length, wearing a greatcoat, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date Alexander III succeeded his father after his assassination in 1881.

showing him head and shoulders in uniform in an oval, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c. Alexander III succeeded his father after his assassination in 1881.

showing the two seated together in a carriage with saluting troops in the background, 5½" x 3½" no place, (Stockholm), June

showing the bride seated with her new husband standing behind her, next to him stand the two older bridesmaids Princess Ena of Battenberg, Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Princess Patricia of Connaught, in the front Princess Mary of Wales, daughter of George V is leaning on the Bride's knee, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, but 15th June King Gustaf VI was a distinguished scholar and authority on Chinese art and archaeology. In 1905 he married Princess Margaret of Connaught. She was the elder daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria, and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia. Nicknamed Daisy and known in Sweden as Margareta, she died 30 years before her husband's accession to the throne of Sweden. On 1st May 1920, her father's 70th birthday, Margaret died suddenly in Stockholm. The official announcement said infection set in following a mastoid operation. At the time, she was eight months pregnant and expecting her sixth child.… Read More

showing the children together, the eldest daughter holds the baby boy on a table and the other two are seated on either side, no place, no date but circa the postcard has been used but without affecting the image Queen Marie of Roumania became the mother in law of the Balkans. Her children ended up on several thrones but they all had disastrous marriages which caused the queen great grief in later life.