'Temple Bar, March 7th 1863'
Lithograph by Robert Dudley, 1863, published by Day and Son, 1867.
Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) arrives in London with an escort of mounted Life Guards with large crowds cheering her procession.
Alexandra of Denmark, aged eighteen, arrived in England on 7 March 1863. She was to marry Edward, Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in St George's Chapel at Windsor on 10 March 1863. With the accession of her husband to the throne in 1901 Alexandra became Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Empress consort of India.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1974-05-69-141-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Army At Home gallery
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1974-05-69-141-1