Publisher's Synopsis
Granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Marie was born in Eastwell Park, in the county of Kent, England, daughter of Duke Alfred of Edinburg and Duchess Maria Alexandrovna. The education she received in the Victorian epoch marked her whole life. When she married, in 1893, the crown prince of the Kingdom of Romania, Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, the English princess forever joined her destiny to that of Romania. The images selected in this album Chr(45) pictures, drawings, photos Chr(45) are the most representative depictions of the life of Queen Marie, born princess of Edinburg. The principal moments in her life, her family, people and places close to her heart are presented. The British Royal Family, her parents, her birthplace, Eastwell Park, are depicted as well as her new royal family in Romania. Other moments shown in this album are her engagement and marriage to Prince Ferdinand, her arrival in Bucharest, the royal offspring, the years of the First World War, the queen's calls or informal travels, royal marriages Chr(45) Marie the mother-in-law of the Balkans, the coronation in Alba-Iulia, royal castles and palaces Chr(45) Queen Marie's residences, royal funerals, Curtea de Arge Chr(45) mausoleum of the Romanian Royal House. More recent photos of the places connected with Queen Marie of Romania are presented alongside old images. The originality of this album of images lays in the fact it represents not only a reconstitution of a life, but also the history of an epoch. The sources of the images are the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle, the National Romanian Archives, and the author's personal collection.
