Alexandra was born royal, albeit a fairly poor one but she certainly was not a "most unlikely fashion icon" - she was beautiful of face and figure and had great taste.
Princess Alexandra and Prince Edward (called Bertie) met by Royal arrangement in September 1861 and by December 1861, her pregnancy was obvious and Prince Albert furiously confronted his son Bertie, passing shortly after. The confrontation was hushed up by announcing that Bertie just had a dalliance with an actress. Alexandra was sent to South Africa where she met the intended foster parents and in June 1862, their son was born, unannounced, baptized with an assumed name and sadly abandoned. Alexandra returned home to become engaged to Bertie and eventually they married, thus legitimising their eldest son, whose descendants have irrefutable DNA evidence of their zero distance between them and the Royal Family. The current Monarch would seem to prefer that this secret remain a secret, as efforts to publicize have been seemingly obstructed.
@@Pine_pawz yes, I apologize. I forgot we now live in a time where criticism is a mortal sin. Heaven forbid someone points out the actual incorrect reporting of historical FACTS or a video supposedly based on historical “facts.” Excuse my sanctimonious-ness. This creator clearly is very knowledgeable on this subject from the 3 minute Wikipedia research she did. The 10 historical books I’ve read based around this woman is clearly inferior. Again, my apologies.
Her wedding was subdued bc Prince Albert had just died and they were still in mourning. I don’t believe Alexandra had to “wait tables.” I’ve read a few books about her and King Edward VII and I’ve never heard that. She was never the “Queen Mother,” as her SON was King, not Queen. She actually called Alice Keppel to Edward’s deathbed to say goodbye, not shooed her away. I’m shocked you made no (at least I didn’t catch it) that she was almost completely deaf from birth. That’s a pretty big hardship to leave out. I think you did a great job but nowadays so many young people are watching these videos from people for have very limited knowledge on the subject manner, rather than reading books written by historians and getting incorrect facts. It’s a concerning trend in general. I only know these things because I’ve read A LOT about this subject matter. Like A LOT. I’m not trying to be a “hater.” I’m just assuming people who watch these are interested in the actual facts, so here are some of the corrections. But as you do a lot of these videos, you obviously can’t know the ins and outs of every single person you cover.
You're right. Alexandria grew up as a minor royal in Denmark, so she NEVER would have held a job, much less "wait tables." I think it's a huge mis-statement to say she "grew up in poverty." Real poverty could be seen among peasants, farmers and slum dwellers throughout Europe. I also agree that not mentioning Alexandria's deafness was a major oversight. Her deafness is why she increasingly retired to the her home, her pets, and her spinster daughter. Alexandria did face trials, especially her husband's philandering. But I don't think her life was tragic. It certainly did have it's ups and downs.
Umm she was the queen mother, it's a saying that reflects the previous queens relationship to her new king (after her husband Edward VII dying), which is her SON, who was later George V. So you could at least understand that before lecturing anyone about history, seeing as how you couldn't comprehend that fact,😒. Who said anything about knowing everything of the ins or outs about the subjects when its impossible to in the first place, NOBODY WAS THERE. Perhaps you missed out on lesson yourself 😒🤦🏽♀️
@@leelohaskin7941 As far as I know, neither the royal court nor the public ever referred to Alexandria as "Queen Mother." Yes, she was entitled to that courtesy honorific, as the mother of a monarch. But the title is not an official one. It was "assumed" by former reigning Queen Consorts, if they chose it. I believe Alexandria herself probably did not wish to be called "mother" by anyone except her children, and only in private. Youth and style were big parts of her public persona.
@@leelohaskin7941 I understand. I also want to apologize for repeatedly misspelling her name: it's Alexandra...not Alexandria, like the cities in Virginia and Egypt. 🙂
You're thinking of Queen Mary, Alexandra's daughter-in-law, who never actually stole anything, but she sometimes admired objects in other people's homes so fervently and repeatedly that they felt obligated to offer them to her...offers she usually accepted!
Alexandra was born royal, albeit a fairly poor one but she certainly was not a "most unlikely fashion icon" - she was beautiful of face and figure and had great taste.
Thank you for your insight! 🙂
Princess Alexandra and Prince Edward (called Bertie) met by Royal arrangement in September 1861 and by December 1861, her pregnancy was obvious and Prince Albert furiously confronted his son Bertie, passing shortly after.
The confrontation was hushed up by announcing that Bertie just had a dalliance with an actress.
Alexandra was sent to South Africa where she met the intended foster parents and in June 1862, their son was born, unannounced, baptized with an assumed name and sadly abandoned.
Alexandra returned home to become engaged to Bertie and eventually they married, thus legitimising their eldest son, whose descendants have irrefutable DNA evidence of their zero distance between them and the Royal Family.
The current Monarch would seem to prefer that this secret remain a secret, as efforts to publicize have been seemingly obstructed.
Read & watched lots on Alex but never came across the waiting on tables before
Alexandra, Alexandra, Alexandra. How many times can we say her name. 😂😂😂
1 st ☺️☺️☺️
Great video. And ignore that sanctimonious lass in the comment section under the phony guise of teaching you anything, again great job
I know....some know alls that love to criticise.
@@Pine_pawz yes, I apologize. I forgot we now live in a time where criticism is a mortal sin. Heaven forbid someone points out the actual incorrect reporting of historical FACTS or a video supposedly based on historical “facts.” Excuse my sanctimonious-ness. This creator clearly is very knowledgeable on this subject from the 3 minute Wikipedia research she did. The 10 historical books I’ve read based around this woman is clearly inferior. Again, my apologies.
Alexandra was a daughter of one of OUR Danish Kings
Let me know where your video is I’ll give it a watch 😊
Her wedding was subdued bc Prince Albert had just died and they were still in mourning. I don’t believe Alexandra had to “wait tables.” I’ve read a few books about her and King Edward VII and I’ve never heard that. She was never the “Queen Mother,” as her SON was King, not Queen. She actually called Alice Keppel to Edward’s deathbed to say goodbye, not shooed her away. I’m shocked you made no (at least I didn’t catch it) that she was almost completely deaf from birth. That’s a pretty big hardship to leave out. I think you did a great job but nowadays so many young people are watching these videos from people for have very limited knowledge on the subject manner, rather than reading books written by historians and getting incorrect facts. It’s a concerning trend in general. I only know these things because I’ve read A LOT about this subject matter. Like A LOT. I’m not trying to be a “hater.” I’m just assuming people who watch these are interested in the actual facts, so here are some of the corrections. But as you do a lot of these videos, you obviously can’t know the ins and outs of every single person you cover.
You're right. Alexandria grew up as a minor royal in Denmark, so she NEVER would have held a job, much less "wait tables." I think it's a huge mis-statement to say she "grew up in poverty." Real poverty could be seen among peasants, farmers and slum dwellers throughout Europe. I also agree that not mentioning Alexandria's deafness was a major oversight. Her deafness is why she increasingly retired to the her home, her pets, and her spinster daughter. Alexandria did face trials, especially her husband's philandering. But I don't think her life was tragic. It certainly did have it's ups and downs.
Umm she was the queen mother, it's a saying that reflects the previous queens relationship to her new king (after her husband Edward VII dying), which is her SON, who was later George V. So you could at least understand that before lecturing anyone about history, seeing as how you couldn't comprehend that fact,😒. Who said anything about knowing everything of the ins or outs about the subjects when its impossible to in the first place, NOBODY WAS THERE. Perhaps you missed out on lesson yourself 😒🤦🏽♀️
@@leelohaskin7941 As far as I know, neither the royal court nor the public ever referred to Alexandria as "Queen Mother." Yes, she was entitled to that courtesy honorific, as the mother of a monarch. But the title is not an official one. It was "assumed" by former reigning Queen Consorts, if they chose it. I believe Alexandria herself probably did not wish to be called "mother" by anyone except her children, and only in private. Youth and style were big parts of her public persona.
@@jacquelinea3358 if anything this was directed to the OP
@@leelohaskin7941 I understand. I also want to apologize for repeatedly misspelling her name: it's Alexandra...not Alexandria, like the cities in Virginia and Egypt. 🙂
The grammar though 🤦🏻♀️
The smart ass additue
Oh sorry, educate yourself better.
Wasn't she a kleptomaniac?
You're thinking of Queen Mary, Alexandra's daughter-in-law, who never actually stole anything, but she sometimes admired objects in other people's homes so fervently and repeatedly that they felt obligated to offer them to her...offers she usually accepted!
Kelpto was Mary of teck