tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post9146633859932686934..comments2024-03-26T21:27:23.460-04:00Comments on Royal Musings: Queen Alexandra has diedMarlene Eilers Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984860671065161997noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-45395158286186198752023-11-20T12:34:13.420-05:002023-11-20T12:34:13.420-05:00The most recent biography of Queen Alexandra by Fr...The most recent biography of Queen Alexandra by Frances Dimond: History & Heritage (2022) notes that on the 19th November 1925 'Louise arrived from London during the afternoon and went straight to her mother who still seemed to recognise her. Queen Alexandra died quietly at 5.25pm on 20th November. Louise, Victoria, Nurse Fletcher and Marie stood by her to the last.'DavidHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436763196080346455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-68114281680344645652009-11-29T08:53:44.889-05:002009-11-29T08:53:44.889-05:00Louise was taken ill in May with a reported "...Louise was taken ill in May with a reported "gastric" problem. She is not mentioned in other articles regarding Alexandra's death. Battiscombe's biography makes no reference to who was at the death bed. The palace did not have a press office, as it does today, to release details - so the information could have been based on what a reporter was able to glean.Marlene Eilers Koenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984860671065161997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-64724331776982927802009-11-27T03:04:06.329-05:002009-11-27T03:04:06.329-05:00Was Louise Fife at the bedside when her mother die...Was Louise Fife at the bedside when her mother died? I only ask as Louise appears to have been seriously ill during the summer of 1925 and that she does not appear in any photographs of the processionals pertaining to her mother's obsequies nor is she mentioned in any British newspapers pertaining to the funeral etc that I can find!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-5561641409129021932009-11-21T11:47:08.975-05:002009-11-21T11:47:08.975-05:00Thanks, Sara
My cats prefer to lie down on my sto...Thanks, Sara<br /><br />My cats prefer to lie down on my stomach when I am watching tv or sleeping.Marlene Eilers Koenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984860671065161997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-80485233163861912642009-11-21T09:12:07.683-05:002009-11-21T09:12:07.683-05:00So Marlene, Which one of your darling cats would p...So Marlene, Which one of your darling cats would pose so serenely on a little cushion by your feet? <br />I just love this picture. The POW looks most handsome. The queen has an ever present little dog in hand and the king is looking most regal.<br />SaraLittle Sishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610858695157122305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-24528417211002664782009-11-21T08:57:27.782-05:002009-11-21T08:57:27.782-05:00I remember the observance of "Alexandra Rose ...I remember the observance of "Alexandra Rose Day" when I lived and worked in London. It was always a nice cheerful day.<br /><br />I must read some biographies of Queen Alexandra.<br /><br />Thank you for this posting Marlene.<br /><br />Kind Regards, Keith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com