Margarita Gallery

Battenberg family, 1906

Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven with his wife, Princess Victoria of Hesse, their four children, their son-in-law and two grandchildren. From left (seated), Princess Louise (1889-1965), later Lady Louise Mountbatten and then Queen Louise of Sweden, Princess Victoria (1863-1950), Marchioness of Milford Haven holding her two grand-daughters, Princess Margarita (1905-1981) and Princess Theodora (1906-1969). Next to her is her eldest daugher (and mother of the two babies), Princess Alice of Battenberg, then Princess Andrew of Greece (1885-1969), mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Seated on the ground are Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900-1979) and George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1892-1938). Standing is Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1854-1921) and his son-in-law, and husband of Alice, Prince Andrew of Greece (1882-1944). Date: 1906

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Cecile of Greece wedding, Prince Philip in foreground

Royal guests leaving the Schlosskirche in Darmstadt after the wedding of Princess Cecilie of Greece and Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse-Darmstadt on 2 February 1931: (l to r) the Marchioness of Milford Haven (formerly Princess Victoria of Hesse), her granddaughter Margarita and Prince Gottfried of Hohenlohe (partly obscured), Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig behind his great-nephew, Prince Philip of Greece (now Duke of Edinburgh), Sophie, Princess Christoph of Hesse-Cassel, Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Gottfried's father). Date: 1931

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Princess Andrew of Greece and daughters

Princess Andrew of Greece (1885-1969), formerly Princess Alice of Battenberg, pictured with her four eldest children. From left, Princess Margarita (1905-1981), later Princess of Hohenlohe-Langeburg, the baby is Princess Sophie (1914-2001), later Princess Christoph of Hesse and then Princess George William of Hanover. Next is Princess Theodora (1906-1969), Margravine of Baden and finally is Princess Cecilie (1911-1937), later Grand Duchess of Hesse. Princess Alice's final child, born in 1921, was the present Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. She is pictured wearing the Meander tiara, most recently worn by her great-grandaughter, Zara Phillips, on her wedding day. Date: 1916

© Mary Evans Picture Library/CHARLOTTE ZEEPVAT