1862 engagement photo of Princess Alexandra by Ghemar Freres

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Princess Alexandra looks like the cat that just swallowed the canary in this 1862 photo. Albert Edward has an indifferent expression.

Posted on the Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum by royal_netherlands on 31 August 2006; sepia tone removed by gogm.

1862 engagement photo of Princess Alexandra by Ghemar Freres Posted on the Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum by royal_netherlands on 31 August 2006 detint
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She appears to be wearing an elaborately trimmed cape over her chemisette. Designers used to strong rectangular skirt hem decorations for the wide crinolines of the era.

Keywords:  1862, Queen Alexandra, Glucksberg family, Welf family, Wettin family, Princess, Queen, Danish, straight hair, high neckline, bow tie, chemisette, cape, crinoline, bracelets

Dec 26, 2010 6:29 AM
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