The Royal Archives

Prince Hashem bin al Hussein of Jordan. Youngest brother of King Abdullah.

ruminationsonman:

And out of the dust valleys, amidst the rusty splendor of Mount Haroun, a Prince looked out onto the endless horizon and dreamed of love.

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Just thought I’d mention that the picture on the bottom row of the man and woman in uniform and tiara is NOT the Queen Mother and Bertie. It’s his brother Prince George and his new wife Princess Marina of Greece.

OOpsie!

fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband’s death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

In 1936, her husband unexpectedly became King when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated in order to marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson. Queen Elizabeth accompanied her husband on diplomatic tours to France and North America before the start of World War II.

During the war, her seemingly indomitable spirit provided moral support to the British public. In recognition of her role as an asset to British morale, Adolf Hitler described her as “the most dangerous woman in Europe”.

Inspiring queen, strong wife and loving mother of her two daughters Elizabeth and Margaret, she was all around one beautiful and badass lady.

Happy Mother’s Day!!

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden today, May 14, at the funeral of her Great-Uncle, Count Carl Johan Bernadotte.

Count Carl Johan was born in 1916 as HRH Prince Carl Johan of Sweden, the youngest child of Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden and Princess Margaret of Connaught. (Carl Johan being held by his mother in the above photo)

Carl Johan was the last surviving great grandchild of England’s Queen Victoria.