The CONTROVERSIAL Wedding of Queen Mary of Teck to George V
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- On July 6, 1893, Prince George, Duke of York, married Princess Victoria Mary of Teck in a royal wedding held at the Chapel Royal in St. James's Palace, London, marking the first royal wedding there since Prince Albert's death in 1861. The wedding came after Princess Mary was initially engaged to Prince George's deceased brother, and despite initial uncertainties, their relationship blossomed into a deep and successful partnership. The occasion was celebrated with elaborate festivities, including a procession through crowded streets and Princess Mary's wedding dress featuring traditional symbols and lace from her mother's gown, underscoring the blend of personal significance and royal tradition.
On July 6, 1893, Prince George, Duke of York (who would later become King George V), married Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (who would later become Queen Mary) at the Chapel Royal in St. James's Palace, London.
Engagement
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck was previously engaged to Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales. However, the engagement ended with his death on January 14, 1892. Queen Victoria, the prince's grandmother, was keen to secure the royal line of succession and wanted Prince George, now second-in-line to the throne, to marry either Princess Marie or Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh. Although George was fond of his cousins, he preferred not to rush into marriage, citing the tragic death of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria as a cautionary example. He also expressed that he could never marry someone who did not love him, as it would make him unhappy forever. Despite this, a marriage proposal to Marie was made in 1892, but she rejected him due to the influence of her Anglophobe mother and governess.
Queen Victoria liked Duke Clarence's fiancée Mary and suggested that she marry Prince George. The situation was complicated as the public and the media expected this new engagement, putting pressure on Mary who was still mourning the Duke. George was unsure of Mary's feelings towards him, especially after losing confidence following Marie's rejection. Encouraged by his aunt Queen Olga of the Hellenes, George finally proposed to Mary after several tentative and awkward meetings.
One memorable meeting happened on May 3, 1893, when Mary went for tea at the home of George's sister, Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife, and her husband. To her surprise, George was also there. Princess Louise helped break the ice by suggesting George show Mary the frogs in the garden pond. There, George proposed, and their engagement was announced the next day. Despite the rocky start, the couple grew to deeply care for each other, and their marriage turned out to be successful.
Protests
The Socialist League, a group of anarchists, protested against the expensive royal wedding. They put up posters saying: "The London Anarchists will meet in Hyde Park on Sunday, July 2nd at 3:30 PM to protest against the lavish spending on these Royal Vermin while workers suffer from hunger and overwork. Workers, get ready for the Revolution. Remember - To be free, you must act. Down with Flunkyism." Thomas Cantwell and Ernest Young, members of this group, were caught putting up these posters and were arrested. Although the police searched their offices, the case against them was eventually dropped.
Wedding
Prince George, Duke of York, married Princess Victoria Mary of Teck at 12:30 PM on July 6, 1893, in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace. This was the first royal wedding held there since Prince Albert's death in 1861, after which Queen Victoria mourned deeply. Since then, most royal weddings had been smaller events at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
On the day of their wedding, Prince George unexpectedly saw his fiancée down a long corridor at Buckingham Palace, and he made a respectful bow, a gesture Princess Mary always remembered.
The royal family traveled from Buckingham Palace to St James's Palace in four grand carriage processions. Spectators crowded the streets to watch and cheer for the couple, giving them a warm welcome. Princess Mary acknowledged the crowd with a shy smile and a small wave of her hand.
Princess Victoria Mary was joined by ten bridesmaids, including George's sisters and cousins, at the ceremony. The wedding was officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Bishop of London and other church leaders. After the ceremony, George and Mary went to Buckingham Palace, where even Queen Victoria appeared on the balcony, a rare event since her mourning period began.
Following their wedding, Mary was officially known as Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon at Sandringham in Norfolk, then visited Queen Victoria at Osborne House.
This beautiful lady was Queen Elizabeth's grandmother. Queen Mary died just before Queen Elizabeth was crowned. King George never cheated on Mary. They are believed to have loved each other until he died.
She also Queen Elizabeth 2 cousin😏👌 Mary of Teck was Mary Adelaide's daughter who is the granddaughter of George 3 making her Queen Victoria's cousin😌😁
Lady louise Windsor always makes me think of Queen Mary.
Queen Mary set the genetic standard for three generations! They all look like her! Sometimes it’s hard to tell her from Queen Elizabeth II!
Zara Philips is also similar in looks
@@katebemb8900She looked like her great aunt, Queen Mary, sister of King George VI
She was a BEAUTIFUL ….What a STRONG Queen
Imo, she became beautiful with age, she was a very masculine woman and far from "beautiful", but thats in the eye of the beholder, as they say. She was a wonderful queen and clearly born to be one. She was always stunning in her choices of clothes and jewlery. She set the standards of royal style and glamor high.
So much history during Queen Mary's lifetime. Born and married during Victoria's reign... and she lived to hold her great-grandson, the current King Charles III, in some of his christening pictures. She was a bridge between eras.
Didn't the Queen look like her? May's mother was a cousin of the Queen...Edward and Adolphus were both sons of George III. So she was a second cousin once removed of George V. She was also a second cousin of Alexandra. Her brother married Alice of Athlone, George V's cousin. Had Alice married George, haemophilia would have been reintroduced to the English line. So Alice's children were both first and second cousins to our Queen's father
I still don't understand why many of King George V's cousins rejected him. He's so handsome like his cousin Tsar Nicholas II, well they look-a-like.
He really loved his first cousin Marie .... Daughter of Victoria's 2nd son Alfred and a Russian grand duchess... And she rejected him coz her mother hated the British (her mother had a great sense of position as a grand duchess and daughter of a tsar...and she was offended that she behind in status to the princess of Wales who was a mere princess of Denmark who hadn't been very wealthy or prestigious!)
George's own mother Alex also didn't like Marie as she felt that side of the family had too many German connections (Alfred had been made duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha by this point and lived there... And Alex hated the Germans as they were responsible for taking danish territory in the 1860s)....
I always wonder what the royals would have been like if George and Marie has got together as she was famously very feisty and fun... She ended up being Marie of Romania instead 😊
Queen Mary's full name was Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes. I thought it was funny King George said to her "just pick one" meaning a name.
It was Victoria Mary - you missed one
When they called her Victoria I was like “that’s not right”
I stopped listening 21 seconds in when you claimed that this was the first royal wedding since Prince Albert's death in 1861. WRONG. Queen Victoria's heir, Albert, later to be crowned Edward VII, married Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863. If you cannot get historical dates accurate how can anyone believe a word you say?
Lovely ❤
would have been more useful if your captions pointed out that at 1:52 the picture is Mary with George whereas at 2:13 the picture is of Mary with Albert Victor
And a more accurate thumbnail
This wedding was not controversial at all
She used to go to fellow aristocrat's homes. If she saw a piece of furniture or an object she liked in the house, she would strongly suggest the host give it to her or, in several cases, she wouldn't leave until the host relented.
@joann33483 pas poli du tout ça! Manque d éducation!
I just love your videos and your gorgeous accent. Your sense of adventure is so refreshing. I also love being in secluded areas and hiking alone. 🇨🇦😀🩷
That's cute the dress had an A on the front
this is who Princess Anne and her daughter Zara take after......
Sorry to say, but they need a narrator whose voice is not so annoying and grating. Puts people off.
Her dress is really good but not as good as Catherine
Hers is my 3rd favorite. Love Queen Elizabeth's and Catherine's
This was 100 years ago....😂😂😂
I'm so sick of buzzword titles. Everything is the "controversial, shocking, tragic, nightmare" truth about this or that historic person. Lying to trick people into watching their videos.
I think Queen Elizabeth, was the image of her grandmother, Queen Mary, just different hairstyles!
Did she have Red Hair?
Annoying voice.
I agree. Boring computer voice and still somtimes hard to understand.
All the while....her people starved.
Her older sons were physically abused by their nanny and her youngest hidden because he had epilepsy. She also didn't want the Romanov's in England. Nothing special or remarkable about her or her husband.