The children of the Prince of Wales, later King George V, left to right: Albert Frederick Arthur George, later King George VI; Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, later the Princess Mary, Princess Royal...

Black and white photographs show British-born Hélène of Orléans escaping her unhappy marriage to an Italian prince by touring Africa.

Crown Princess Victoria is hosting Kate and William in Sweden.

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HRH The Princess Victoria, daughter of King Edward VII.

Princess Ingeborg( neé of Denmark), Duchess of Vastergotland , in mourning. 1900s.

1913 posed at Osborne Cottage, Isle of Wight. Osborne Cottage was the home of Queen Ena's mother, Princess Beatrice of Great Britain and Ireland (the widowed Princess Henry of Battenberg) and at this time de Laszlo also did a portrait of Princess Beatrice. The irises may be symbolic; the Bourbon fleur de lys is a stylized iris.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, these massive events have been captured by photographers, providing a record of their splendor and of their times.

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