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Sep 3, 2022 · Helena at the age of 3. Helena and her brother, the Prince of Wales. Family portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1846. Helena with her siblings Leopold and Louise, and the servant John Brown. Helena, c. 1860. Helena and her sisters, mourning her father in 1862. Queen Victoria and John Brown, with Helena and her sister Louise seated on the bench.
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom VA CI GBE RRC (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar.
Princess Helena was the fifth child, and third daughter, of Queen Victoria of The United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was born at Buckingham Palace in London, England on May 25, 1846. Two months later, on July 25, 1846 she was christened in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace with the names Helena Augusta Victoria.
The Princess Helena was the third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was interested in nursing, needlework and writing, and she founded several nursing hospitals. In 1866, she married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, a minor German prince with very little money, and they lived near Queen Victoria in the United Kingdom. After Victoria's death in 1901, Helena and Christian lived in London and Windsor. Prince Christian died in 1917, a year after celebrating their 50th ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Princess Helena of the United Kingdom GCVO GBE CI VA RRC was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar.
