Princess Beatrice, Princess of Battenburg 1857 - 1944
Category
Photographs
Date
circa Dec 1932
Materials
photographic paper and card
Measurements
146 mm (H)117 mm (W)98 mm (H)75 mm (W)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246764
Summary
A full length formal photograph of Princess Beatrice presented as a Christmas card.
Full description
Princess Beatrice stands supported by a wooden stick, she is wearing a full length fur coat over a dark dress. Beatrice was a guest of Margaret Greville at Polesden Lacey and 16 Charles Street between 1915 and 1937. Her son, Carisbrooke, spent his honeymoon at Polesden Lacey. Signed and dated: from Beatrice 1932. Princess Beatrice was the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria. She was her mother’s devoted companion. She married Prince Henry of Battenburg and Queen Victoria Eugenie (Ena) of Spain was her only daughter and a close friend of Mrs Greville. Her eldest son the Marquess of Carisbrooke spent part of his honeymoon at Polesden Lacey.
Marks and inscriptions
Beatrice, 1932 (signed and dated on front)