Of course, Alix (Alexandra) ended up marrying the Prince of Wales in 1863 but the Queens feelings towards Denmark change following Prussia’s claim of Schleswig-Holstein. I should be very sorry if anything were decided before you had seen her as it would be one chance less for Affie”. In a letter to her eldest child, Victoria, the Queen wrote: “I hear that the Emperor of Russia has not given up his intention of asking for Alix or Dagmar for his son. The Queen‘s first choice was Princess Dagmar of Denmark, sister of Princess Alexandra. Heading back to 1862, Queen Victoria felt it was time for her second favourite son to marry. The Marriage of Prince Alfred and Grand Duchess Maria by Nicholas Chevalier The following year he was appointed to command the Frigate HMS Galatea. A year later on 24th of February 1863, Alfred was promoted to lieutenant before becoming captain in 1866. As a result, the British government blocked all plans to make him King. While would have been a big opportunity, Queen Victoria greatly disapproved the suggestion as her and Prince Albert had always planned for Alfred to one-day succeed as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. In 1862, King Otto of Greece abdicated and the young prince was selected as his successor. During this time, he travelled to numerous countries including South Africa, where he became the first British Royal to ever visit. Two years later, he passed the entrance examination officially becoming a naval cadet and working as a midshipman on HMS, Euryaglus. In 1856, when he was just 12, he joined the Royal Navy. From a young age, it was clear that Alfred had a passion for the armed forces. ![]() The prince’s godparents included: the Queen’s cousin, Prince George of Cambridge Princess Alexandrine of Baden, sister-in-law of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria‘s half brother, Karl, Prince of Leinigen.Īs with all of the Royal children, Prince Alfred grew up under Prince Albert’s strict education plan and spent much of his time learning every day skills such as: cooking, cleaning, gardening, woodwork and Shop keeping. ![]() He was given the names: Alfred Ernest Albert, although known as ‘Affie’ by his family. A month later, on the 6th of September, he was baptised in the Royal Family’s Private Chapel at Windsor Castle. ![]() ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles IIIīorn at Windsor Castle on 6th of July 1844, Prince Alfred was automatically second in line to the throne after his older brother, Prince Albert Edward.
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