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The son of Elizabeth II conquered the most high building Europe. 52-year-old Prince Andrew rappelled from the London skyscraper Shard (), on this moment which is the largest in Europe, from the 87th to the 20th floor. The prince's team consisted of 40 people. The action was held for charitable purposes - the proceeds will go to educational projects for children around the world.

“I won’t even tell you if it was easy and simple or not. I will never do that again,” the prince declared immediately after the descent.

According to the Daily Mail, the prince prepared thoroughly for the descent. The training he spent all summer with the Marines in Arbroath allowed him to climb 67 floors in just 30 minutes.

“Thanks to the training, I was able to start the descent without much shaking. It was very important to take the first step,” said the Duke of York.

This action brought in charitable collections worth more than 350,000 euros. Despite the fact that the organizers were counting on an income of a million pounds (1.2 million euros), the prince was pleased with the result, Sky News notes. Part of the donations were made by relatives and friends of the 52-year-old prince. For example, 500 pounds (about 600 euros) was contributed by his daughter, Princess Eugenie, who said she was proud of her father's act.

"One very good man on the roof warned me - you will first slide and hit the windows, it may look awkward, but use your knees. That's exactly what I did. Indeed, the first sections I just slipped through. To be honest, it was scary,” he said after the descent.

The proceeds will be split between two charity organisations- the educational fund Outward Bound Trust, one of the leaders of which is Prince Andrew, and the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund, which helped the participants of the action prepare for the risky descent.

The noble act of Prince Andrew came in handy. The fact is that a few days earlier, his nephew Prince Harry was at the center of a scandal, in Once again jeopardizing the reputation royal family.

Another august offspring was photographed naked during a party in Las Vegas. The young man, having met a group of pretty girls in a bar, went up with them to his VIP suite at the five-star Wynn Hotel, where the company played strip billiards, as a result of which the prince soon found himself without clothes.

Photos literally in a few minutes scattered around the world.

Prince Andrew did not comment on the story with his nephew in any way, but the British media, which were forbidden under the threat of a court from publishing pictures of Prince Harry, did not fail to note the variety of august "entertainment".

Prince Andrew was born on February 19, 1960 at Buckingham Palace. He became the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was named after his paternal grandfather, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark.

Like his older brothers and sisters, he was entrusted to a governess who took care of his upbringing and education. By the age of 19, he received a diploma in the history of economic and political sciences and went to the Royal Naval College. In 1979, Prince Andrew joined the Royal Navy to train as a military helicopter pilot. The prince was later accepted as a trainee on a military helicopter, signing a 12-year contract effective May 11, 1979.

Already on September 1, he received a promotion, and in 1980 he was awarded a green beret. Until 1982, the prince takes refresher courses and becomes a full-fledged pilot. He joins the 820 Naval Aviation Squadron, serving on board the aircraft carrier Invincible, in which he continues to serve.

On April 2, 1982, the so-called Falklands War began between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands. the main role in this war was assigned to the Royal Navy and naval aviation, so the British Cabinet made every effort to return the prince from the danger zone, but Queen Elizabeth insisted on her son's desire to remain in the service and participate in the war.

After the end of the war, the Invincible returned to Portsmouth where it was received by the Queen and Prince Philip along with the families of the other crew members. In his book about that war, Commander Nigel Ward said that the Argentine government was deliberately preparing a series of assassination attempts on the prince. Andrew himself was described by the commander as "an excellent pilot and a very promising officer."

In February 1984, the prince received the rank of lieutenant, after which the queen appointed him her personal assistant-adjutant. After that, the prince commanded several units in different regions of the planet.

As for the prince's personal life, on July 23, 1986, he married Sarah Ferguson, whom he had known since childhood. At the wedding and in the first years after it, they were very happy. They had two daughters. However, the prince's constant travels associated with his military career increasingly overshadowed this marriage, which eventually ended in divorce on May 30, 1996. After the divorce, the media have repeatedly noted the very warm relationship of the former spouses.

“We managed to work together to bring happiness to our children,” Sarah Ferguson said in an interview.

IN last years Prince Andrew served as UK Special Trade Representative.

Since the duke has no sons, there are no heirs to the title (peerage titles, except in special cases, are inherited only through the direct male line). If Prince Andrew does not remarry and have a son, then after his death the title "Duke of York" will return to the crown and can be assigned again.

Ranks 4th in the order of succession to the British throne (after the birth of Prince Harry in 1984).

As a member of the royal family, has its own coat of arms based on state emblem Great Britain.

The claim was made by Epstein's former assistant and butler, who said he met the prince three times at Epstein's £4m Palm Beach home.

Juan Alessi, who worked for Epstein for 11 years, also told the Daily Mail that during his visits, the prince enjoyed the services of young masseuses every day. He stated that after the procedures, Andrew appeared "with a smile on his face." The butler is sure that Epstein paid for the massages.

Masseuses received $100 an hour for their services, which were provided in a closed part of the house. Only Epstein and select guests had access to this part, he added.

This is the same mansion where bars of soap in the shape of male and female genitalia lay in some guest rooms, and the same 58-year-old Epstein who persuades minors to prostitution - a crime for which he served 13 months in prison, starting in 2008. He was also accused of hiring "erotic masseuses" whom he harassed during daily routines.

According to Mr Alessi, Andrew and Epstein's close friend Ghislaine Maxwell - the 49-year-old daughter of the late media mogul Robert Maxwell - kept a bunch of sex toys in the house.

However, there is no evidence that the Prince had sex at Epstein's house, or knew what was allegedly going on behind closed doors.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the news yesterday - a local source only emphasized that there was no reason to attribute "improper" behavior to Andrew.

However, it is clear that these revelations will raise a new wave of questions about the validity of the Duke's tenure as UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment.

Note that Mr. Alessi, who worked for Epstein until 2002, was limited in his statements due to the current confidentiality agreement he signed when he left his job with the financier. To talk about what happened in the so-called "House of Sin" Epstein, he could only "in in general terms The Palm Beach mansion was "stuffed" with erotic photographs of young women, he said. Asked if Andrew had seen the photographs, the butler replied, "You have to be blind not to see them. Photos of girls without clothes were all over the house ... Most of them are from Europe.

Mr. Alessi also said naked girls frolicked in the pool during the prince's stay at the house. When asked if he was sure of this, the butler replied, "Yes. I can't prove it, but I remember what I saw with my own eyes." He also noted that the prince himself was not naked, and he had no evidence that the bathers were minors.

Mr Alessi, a retiree who owns a chain of properties for rent, admitted: "The first time I met Prince Andrew was in a private property on Palm Beach sometime in 2001. It was a huge house, and if Epstein or the prince had anything If they needed something, they would call me and I would bring them, say, a cup of tea or something else."

The former butler noticed that the prince's bodyguards were relaxed during visits to the mansion and stayed in one of the guest rooms.

"In those days, they (Epstein and the prince) flew a lot. They traveled a lot and were absent from the mansion."

Mr. Alessi, whose wife also worked for Epstein, said Andrew had "daily massages" during his visit to the Palm Beach mansion. Was he really satisfied after each procedure? "And you wouldn't?" Mr. Alessi laughed.

Did he leave the room with a smile on his face? "Yes, of course!" he replied.

Mr. Alessi admitted that although he was absolutely sure that the prince had massages, he could not give more detailed information on this occasion. The procedures were carried out on the second floor, which was isolated from the rest of the property.

"We didn't have the opportunity to go up there. We couldn't have witnessed what was happening there. We could imagine it. I think other employees will tell you about it."

Asked who paid for Prince Andrew's massages, Mr Alessi replied: "It's quite possible I did it (on Epstein's behalf). The girls who came to the mansion to get massages weren't paid the same day. They celebrated their working hours - two hours today, three hours tomorrow, for example - and at the end of the week I paid them."

Alessi also revealed that the prince was "a very well-mannered man."

"We had about 1,000 guests and he was one of the very few who left us a tip... About $200 I think... He also asked if my wife and I would like to take a photo with him as a keepsake. I also liked that he always made his bed."

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[…] His friendship with Jeffrey Epstein admittedly began years before the billionaire pedophile was sentenced to 18 months in prison for soliciting an underage girl into prostitution.

In this case, Mr. Epstein's inclinations were clear enough for anyone reasonable person- not to mention who is fourth in line to the throne.

Prince Andrew did not understand these inclinations. He enjoyed spending time with the American and even took him to Sandringham and Windsor Castle. According to an affidavit made by a former Epstein employee, about a decade ago the prince had regular massages at the billionaire's Florida mansion, where the masseuses worked for £60 an hour.

In 2001, Epstein flew to London, where he introduced Virginia Roberts, a 17-year-old "erotic masseuse" whom he sexually exploited, to the prince. The girl spent only some time with Andrew. It was then that the ill-advised photo was taken, where the prince hugs her waist.

This is by no means evidence that he had an inappropriate relationship with Ms. Roberts or anyone else in Mr. Epstein's circle (by "inappropriate" I mean relationships with underage girls). But such a close association with a vicious man, whose appetite for young girls should have been obvious to the prince, implies an error that is hardly likely.

Epstein, according to Miss Roberts, seduced her when she was 15 years old. She says: "Basically, I was a prostitute for him and his friends, who shared an interest in young girls."

What attracted Prince Andrew in such an abnormal person? Perhaps, though I find it hard to believe, he was witty and charming. Perhaps Andrew enjoyed the company of "erotic masseuses" without thinking about it. He was almost certainly attracted to the American by the fact that he was a generous and hospitable billionaire. Last December, he stayed at Epstein's New York mansion for five days.

[…] In 2007 he sold his estate Sunninghill Park, near Ascot, to a gentleman named Timur Kulibayev for substantially more than £12 million. At the asking price, the house was not sold for several years.

Mr. Kulibaev is the billionaire son-in-law of the president of Kazakhstan, an oil-rich and thoroughly corrupt former Soviet Republic where Andrew had a good time. The prince had a close relationship with Goga Ashkenazi, a Kazakh businesswoman and former mistress of Kulibayev.

Prince Andrew and Goga Ashkenazi

Prince Andrew made frequent visits to Libya, both privately and officially in his capacity as UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, and may have had a favorable influence on British business development there. Despite claims of a close friendship with Saif al-Gaddafi, the dictator's son, royal sources say he only met him twice. […]

And further. Also known is Andrew's close relationship with David Rowland, a multimillionaire who is called a "shadow financier" in the House of Commons. Last year, after the revelation of shocking details of his personal and business life, he was unable to take the post of Treasurer of the Conservative Party. […]

The problem is that the Queen has a special fondness for her second son, and her maternal eye does not notice, the costs of the prince's behavior are so obvious to others ... Ten days ago he was nominated for the title of Knight of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service to the Queen.

[…] He is a spoiled, self-indulgent and apparently not very thoughtful person, blinded by great wealth. […]

On Sunday, The King's Speech won several Oscars. It shows, though perhaps somewhat exaggeratedly, the struggle that King George VI, Prince Andrew's grandfather, had with his stutter. Struggling with this shortcoming, the King was driven by a sense of duty to his country and its citizens. He denied himself luxury and lived very simply.

How different is his grandson! […] If Prince Andrew is not put on the right path, he could do serious damage to an institution that most Britons still hold dear.

The client masturbated and aroused the young "masseuse" with a vibrator

Shady billionaire Epstein was given a 'massage' by girls 2-3 times a day

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, 56, has been serving an 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County Jail, Florida, since last year. He was convicted of using the services of underage prostitutes. Epstein should be released soon.

On Wednesday, June 10, Palm Beach District Court was considering a request by lawyers representing Epstein's former "girls" to release the text of a document describing the contents of a deal between Epstein's lawyers and federal prosecutors. The petition was denied at a preliminary hearing, but will be considered again "in full" in two weeks.

According to former district judge Bill Berger, who currently represents the interests of some of the "girls" of Epstein, the public has a right to know the contents of the "secret amicable agreement" between the billionaire and the FBI. The lawyers were familiarized with the contents of this document, but they were forbidden to publicly discuss its contents.

The scandal around this case has not subsided for several years.

Financier and philanthropist Jeffrey Epstein was one of America's most respected citizens. Among his friends were President Bill Clinton, media mogul Donald Trump, businessman Les Wexner, many Nobel Prize. For a while he taught physics at school, then he founded his own financial company and succeeded as a businessman. His firm initially bore the name of the owner "J. Epstein and Co", then was renamed "Financial Trust Co". It is said that Epstein's clients were exclusively billionaires, mostly Jews - including Les Wexner. In parallel with the business, Epstein was actively involved in supporting scientific projects.

Thunder struck in March 2005, when a woman went to the Palm Beach police with a complaint about Epstein. The woman said that a few years ago, her 14-year-old daughter got a "job" at the Epstein mansion: she was hired for $300 as a "position" as a masseuse. She performed this work naked, and her client masturbated in front of her and aroused the young "masseuse" with a vibrator.

An investigation was launched into the complaint. It was carried out in secret, as it was a question of a very rich and influential person. Agents found that Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly resorted to the services of underage prostitutes (there were at least five of them). 17 witnesses were found who testified under oath. The investigation found that Epstein developed a "safe system" for receiving such services: he hired young women who found him "girls" for massage, but the "owner" himself did not hire minors. Two housekeepers who testified in court said that when the "owner" came to the villa in Palm Beach, such "girls" gave him "massages" 2-3 times a day.

The case of a girl from Yugoslavia, Nadia Marchinkova, was highlighted in particular. One of the "girls" told investigators how Epstein boasted that he brought a "slave from Yugoslavia" to the United States and forced the witness to have lesbian sex with Nadia while watching them.

In 2007, top model Maximilia Codero testified against Epstein, alleging that Jeffrey raped her when she was 16 years old.

Epstein's lawyers said in court: their client did not know anything about the fact that the girls whose services he used were minors. This was confirmed during the interrogation of the accused using a lie detector. For a long time, Epstein pleaded not guilty to any of the charges. And he admitted his guilt only on June 30, 2008.

After that, some public figures and scientists who received funds from the Epstein Foundation returned the money to him.

Many in Florida believe that Epstein received too lenient a sentence: a year and a half in prison, with the right to daily visits. In the comments on this case, published in the local media, one could come across the words that the pedophile financier simply went on a "long vacation", but did not suffer the deserved punishment. But there are those who believe that Jeffrey Epstein did nothing illegal, and in his case there was enough public censure.

It should be noted that the exact information about the personal condition of Jeffrey Epstein is not published. His name is not mentioned in the list the richest people America, nor in the world list of Forbes magazine's billionaires. However, the media write about Epstein as a "billionaire".

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The son of Elizabeth II conquered the tallest building in Europe. Prince Andrew, 52, rappelled from London's Shard (), currently the largest skyscraper in Europe, from the 87th to the 20th floor. The prince's team consisted of 40 people. The action was held for charitable purposes - the proceeds will go to educational projects for children around the world.

“I won’t even tell you if it was easy and simple or not. I will never do that again,” the prince declared immediately after the descent.

According to the Daily Mail, the prince prepared thoroughly for the descent. The training he spent all summer with the Marines in Arbroath allowed him to climb 67 floors in just 30 minutes.

“Thanks to the training, I was able to start the descent without much shaking. It was very important to take the first step,” said the Duke of York.

This action brought in charitable collections worth more than 350,000 euros. Despite the fact that the organizers were counting on an income of a million pounds (1.2 million euros), the prince was pleased with the result, Sky News notes. Part of the donations were made by relatives and friends of the 52-year-old prince. For example, 500 pounds (about 600 euros) was contributed by his daughter, Princess Eugenie, who said she was proud of her father's act.

“One very nice person on the roof warned me - you will first slide and hit the windows, it may look awkward, but use your knees. That's exactly what I did. Indeed, the first sections I just slipped through. To be honest, it was scary,” he said after the descent.

The proceeds will be shared between two charitable organizations - the Outward Bound Trust, one of the leaders of which is Prince Andrew, and the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund, which helped the participants of the action prepare for the risky descent.

The noble act of Prince Andrew came in handy. The fact is that a few days earlier, his nephew Prince Harry was at the center of a scandal, once again jeopardizing the reputation of the royal family.

Another august offspring was photographed naked during a party in Las Vegas. The young man, having met a group of pretty girls in a bar, went up with them to his VIP suite at the five-star Wynn Hotel, where the company played strip billiards, as a result of which the prince soon found himself without clothes.

Photos literally in a few minutes scattered around the world.

Prince Andrew did not comment on the story with his nephew in any way, but the British media, which were forbidden under the threat of a court from publishing pictures of Prince Harry, did not fail to note the variety of august "entertainment".

Prince Andrew was born on February 19, 1960 at Buckingham Palace. He became the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was named after his paternal grandfather, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark.

Like his older brothers and sisters, he was entrusted to a governess who took care of his upbringing and education. By the age of 19, he received a diploma in the history of economic and political sciences and went to the Royal Naval College. In 1979, Prince Andrew joined the Royal Navy to train as a military helicopter pilot. The prince was later accepted as a trainee on a military helicopter, signing a 12-year contract effective May 11, 1979.

Already on September 1, he received a promotion, and in 1980 he was awarded a green beret. Until 1982, the prince takes refresher courses and becomes a full-fledged pilot. He joins the 820 Naval Aviation Squadron, serving on board the aircraft carrier Invincible, in which he continues to serve.

On April 2, 1982, the so-called Falklands War began between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands. The main role in this war was assigned to the Royal Navy and naval aviation, so the British Cabinet made every effort to return the prince from the danger zone, but Queen Elizabeth insisted on her son's desire to remain in the service and participate in the war.

After the end of the war, the Invincible returned to Portsmouth where it was received by the Queen and Prince Philip along with the families of the other crew members. In his book about that war, Commander Nigel Ward said that the Argentine government was deliberately preparing a series of assassination attempts on the prince. Andrew himself was described by the commander as "an excellent pilot and a very promising officer."

In February 1984, the prince received the rank of lieutenant, after which the queen appointed him her personal assistant-adjutant. After that, the prince commanded several units in different regions of the planet.

As for the prince's personal life, on July 23, 1986, he married Sarah Ferguson, whom he had known since childhood. At the wedding and in the first years after it, they were very happy. They had two daughters. However, the prince's constant travels associated with his military career increasingly overshadowed this marriage, which eventually ended in divorce on May 30, 1996. After the divorce, the media have repeatedly noted the very warm relationship of the former spouses.

“We managed to work together to bring happiness to our children,” Sarah Ferguson said in an interview.

In recent years, Prince Andrew has served as UK Special Trade Representative.

Since the duke has no sons, there are no heirs to the title (peerage titles, except in special cases, are inherited only through the direct male line). If Prince Andrew does not remarry and have a son, then after his death the title "Duke of York" will return to the crown and can be assigned again.

Ranks 4th in the order of succession to the British throne (after the birth of Prince Harry in 1984).

As a member of the royal family, he has his own coat of arms, based on the state coat of arms of Great Britain.

Family and ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Victoria(eng. Victoria, baptismal names Alexandrina Victoria - eng. Alexandrina Victoria) (May 24, 1819 - January 22, 1901) - Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837, Empress of India from May 1, 1876 (proclamation in India - January 1 1877), the last representative of the Hanoverian dynasty on the throne of Great Britain. Victoria has been on the throne for over 63 years - more than any other British monarch.
Victoria's father was Edward August, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George III, the mother of the future queen was Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg, Dowager Princess of Leiningen (1786 - March 16, 1861), who already had two children from her first marriage. Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent, died when her daughter was eight months old. She was brought up under the guidance of the Duchess of Northumberland; Received a good knowledge of botany and music. Victoria was married from February 10, 1840 to her cousin, Duke Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (August 26, 1819 - December 14, 1861), whom she gave in 1857 the title of Prince Consort. Victoria and Albert had 9 children, through her children and grandchildren Victoria became the "Grandmother of Europe", her descendants - Windsors, the kings of Great Britain, as well as the Hohenzollerns (Kaiser Wilhelm II her grandson), the Spanish Bourbons and the Romanovs.
One of 9 children of Queen Victoria Alice Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine(25 April 1843 – 14 December 1878), married Prince (later Grand Duke) Ludwig of Hesse Mother of Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II. In July 1862, Princess Alice married Prince Ludwig of Hesse (September 12, 1837 – March 13, 1892), who later became Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. The family, in which 7 children were born, lived in the capital of the duchy, the city of Darmstadt. One of 7 children of Alice Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, Victoria(5 April 1863 – 24 September 1950) married Ludwig Battenberg (Mountbatten), grandmother of Philip of Edinburgh, husband of Elizabeth II; Victoria was born at Windsor Palace in the presence of her grandmother Queen Victoria. She was the first child of Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ludwig IV of Hesse. At one of the family meetings, Victoria met her distant relative, the German prince Ludwig Battenberg (1854-1921), son of Alexander of Hesse-Darmstadt. The couple lived in different parts Europe, depending on the place of service of Ludwig. One of 4 Victoria's children Princess Alice of Battenberg(1885-1969), married to Andrei, Prince of Greece; from this marriage was born Prince Philip of Greece, who in 1947 married the future Queen Elizabeth II and during this marriage took his mother's surname (Mountbatten). Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Maria Battenberg - Prince Philip's mother and mother-in-law English queen Elizabeth II was born in Berkshire, England on February 25, 1885 in the family of Prince Ludwig Alexander of Battenberg and his wife, Princess Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt. Her mother was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England and the sister of the last Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. Alice met her future husband at the coronation of King Edward VII. Her chosen one was the Greek Prince Andrew, the son of King George I of Greece and Queen Olga of Greece, nee Grand Duchess. Andrei was the grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark and the great-grandson of the Russian Emperor Nicholas I. They were married on October 6, 1903. The wedding was attended by many descendants of Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark. Five children were born in the family: Margarita (1905-1981) - the first great-great-granddaughter Queen Victoria, married to Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Theodora (1906-1969) - wife of the Baden prince Berthold. Cecilia (1911-1937) - married the Crown Prince of Hesse and the Rhine Geogra Donaus, died with her husband and children. Sophia (1914-2001) - in her first marriage to Christopher of Hesse, in the second to George Wilhelm of Hanover. Philip (1921) - husband of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, Prince Consort.
Prince Philip was the fifth child and only son of Prince Andrew, son of King George I of Greece and brother of the then reigning King Constantine, and at birth had the title of Prince of Greece and Denmark. Prince Andrew belonged to the Danish house of Glücksburg that reigned in Greece, his wife and mother Philippa, Princess Alice, belonged to the Battenberg family. Philip is the great-grandson of the Danish King Christian IX, the great-great-grandson of the English Queen Victoria and the Russian Emperor Nicholas I. Mary of Teck- wife of the British king George V, mother of Edward VIII and George VI. Queen Mary was also Empress of India and Queen of Ireland. Maria was born and raised in England. Her father was a prince from the morganatic branch of the Württemberg House of the Dukes of Teck, her mother was a member of the British royal family, the granddaughter of King George III. On July 6, 1893, Princess Mary of Teck married the Prince George V. George V the second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) was born June 3, 1865 at Marlborough House (London). At baptism he received the name Georg Friedrich Ernst Albert. His father is Edward VII, his mother is Alexandra of Denmark. She is the sister of Maria Feodorovna - the wife of the Russian emperor Alexander III and mother of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II. George V was outwardly very similar to Nicholas II, his maternal cousin: the mother of George Alexander and the mother of Nicholas Dagmar were the daughters of King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise, nee Princess of Hesse-Kassel. On January 14, 1892, during a flu epidemic, his elder brother Albert Victor died suddenly. The death of his brother made George second in the line of succession. In May 1892, Queen Victoria conferred on her grandson the title of Duke of York. In July 1893 he married Princess Victoria Maria of Teck of Baden-Württemberg, who had previously been engaged to his older brother. After the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the couple received the title of Prince of Wales. In 1910, Mary's husband became king and she received the title of Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India. At the end of the First World War on July 17, 1917, George V renounced all German titles and titles, as well as his family name, for himself and his family, adopting the surname "Windsor" after the name of Windsor Castle. After George's death in 1936, their eldest son Edward became king. But less than ten months later, he abdicated in order to marry American Wallis Simpson. Mary's second son became king George VI. Queen Mary strongly supported her son, who suffered from a stutter until his death in 1952. Mary died the following year, at the beginning of the reign of her granddaughter Elizabeth II. George VI- King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia and South Africa since December 11, 1936. From the Windsor dynasty. Second son of King George V and his wife, Queen Mary. Albert had four brothers: the future King Edward VIII (1894-1972), Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974), George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942), Prince John (1905-1919), who suffered from epilepsy and autism, and sister Mary (1897-1965), married Countess Harwood. By nature, Albert was a modest and shy person, moreover, he suffered from severe stuttering. In June 1920 he became the Duke of York, on April 26, 1923 he married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Eng. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon; August 4, 1900 - March 30, 2002) - the wife of King George VI and Queen Consort of the United Kingdom in 1936-1952 as Queen Elizabeth (Eng. Queen Elizabeth), the last Empress of India (1936-1950), Lord Keeper of the Five Harbors (1978-2002). Mother of the current Queen Elizabeth II. George VI met her back in 1905 (5-year-old Elizabeth treated 10-year-old Albert with candied cherries from a cake). Prince Albert, Duke of York (in the family - "Bertie") for the first time he proposed to Elizabeth to marry him in 1921, but she refused, "fearing that she would never again be able to think, speak and act freely, not like I feel like I should." When he announced that he would not marry anyone else, his mother, Queen Mary, visited Glamis and made sure that Elizabeth was "the only girl who could make Bertie happy", but did not interfere. At that time, James Stewart, Albert's equerry, was also courting Elizabeth until he left for America. In February 1922, Elizabeth was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Albert's sister, Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles. The following month, Albert again proposed marriage and was again refused. Finally, in January 1923, Elizabeth agreed to marry despite misgivings about a life in the royal family. They married on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey. Two children were born in the family - April 21, 1926 Princess Elisabeth Alexandra (future Queen Elizabeth II),and August 21, 1930 - Princess Margaret Rose. Elizabeth II(Eng. Elisabeth II, full name- Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, Elisabeth Alexandra Mary; April 21, 1926, London) is the reigning Queen of Great Britain. Comes from the Windsor dynasty. She ascended the throne on February 6, 1952 at the age of 25 after the death of her father, King George VI. He is the oldest British (English) monarch in history. He is currently the second longest-serving British throne in history (after Queen Victoria). Queen Elizabeth II has four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In 1930, the only sister of Elizabeth was born - princess margaret. Princess Margaret She was born on August 21, 1930 at Glamis Castle, Scotland. She was youngest daughter George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. On May 6, 1960, she married Anthony Armstrong-Jones, a photographer, a descendant of a small Welsh noble family, who received the title of Earl of Snowdon and Viscount Lynley. Two children are born from this marriage: David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, born November 3, 1961, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, born May 1, 1964. In 1978, the Earl and Countess of Snowdon divorced, but in 2002 Margaret died of apoplexy. While in college, Prince Philip met his fourth cousins, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, who were visiting educational institution along with King George VI. After that, a correspondence began between Philip and Elizabeth, and in 1946 Philip asked the king for permission to marry the heir to the throne. In 1947, 21-year-old Elizabeth married 26-year-old Philip Mountbatten, an officer in the British Navy, a member of the Greek and Danish royal families and great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria. Philip and Elizabeth have four children: Charles, Prince of Wales (b.1948), Princess Anne (b.1950), Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b.1960) and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (b.1964). Charles, Prince of Wales(Eng. Charles, Prince of Wales), or simply Prince Charles, is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, heir to the British throne. It is known that in the 1970s, Charles courted many girls. In 1979, he proposed to his second cousin Amanda Natchbull, the granddaughter of the legendary commander, the last viceroy of India, Louis Mountbatten, but Amanda did not give her consent to the marriage. In 1980, Charles met Lady Sarah Spencer, daughter of the aristocrat John Spencer, Viscount Althorp and future 8th Earl Spencer, a branch of the same Spencer-Churchill family as the Duke of Marlborough, and Winston Churchill. Charles met her younger sister Diana, whom he eventually married on July 29, 1981. Her paternal ancestors were of royal blood through the illegitimate sons of King Charles II and the illegitimate daughter of his brother and successor, King James II. Earls Spencers have long lived in the very center of London, in Spencer House.
However, the marriage was unsuccessful. Relations between the spouses soon deteriorated, and since 1992 they officially lived separately, and in 1996 they divorced. Significant public attention was drawn to the scandal, and it did not have the best effect on the reputation of the Prince of Wales. Diana died in a car accident in Paris in 1997. Charles and Diana had two sons: Prince William, now the Duke of Cambridge (b. 21 June 1982) and Prince Harry(Henry) (b. September 15, 1984). Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cambridge (Eng. Prince William of the united Kingdom, Duke of Cambridge, born William Arthur Philip Louis; genus. June 21, 1982) - Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus, eldest son of the Prince of Wales Charles and his first wife, Princess Diana, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. As a member of the royal family, he has his own coat of arms, based on the state coat of arms of Great Britain. November 16, 2010 Clarence House announced the engagement of Prince William and his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton. The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton took place on April 29, 2011 at the London Collegiate Church of St. Peter's in Westminster Abbey. Prince Henry (Harry) of Wales(Eng. Prince Henry (Harry) of Wales, full name Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor, the youngest son of the Prince of Wales Charles and his first wife, the late Princess Diana, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.
As a member of the royal family, on his eighteenth birthday he was granted a personal coat of arms based on the coat of arms of the monarch of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002), the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2008), the Diamond Medal Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II (2012). One of the most enviable bachelors of the planet. On April 9, 2005, Prince Charles married for the second time - to his longtime girlfriend, with whom he maintained relations both before marriage and during it - Camille Parker Bowles from a noble family, daughter of Bruce Shand, mother - nee Cubitt. The marriage ceremony was performed in a civil, not a church order - for the first time in the history of the British royal family. Through her marriage to Charles, Camilla received all of his titles, but chooses not to use her title of Princess of Wales as a mark of respect for the late Princess Diana. Instead, she uses the title of Duchess of Cornwall. Princess Anna- Member of the British Royal Family only daughter Queen Elizabeth II. The princess is known for her philanthropic work and as the only member of the British royal family to compete in the Olympics. She lived with her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips (born 1948), for 18.5 years.
From this marriage there are two children: Peter Phillips(1977) and Zara Phillips(1981). After her divorce from Phillips, she entered into a second marriage - with Commander (now Vice Admiral) Timothy Lawrence. As a member of the royal family, he has a personal coat of arms based on the British coat of arms. Zara Anna Elizabeth Phillips(Eng. Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips; born May 15, 1981, Paddington, London) is a member of the British royal family, the second child and only daughter of Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, and thirteenth in the line of succession to the throne. She is married to England rugby captain Mike Tindall but retains her maiden name. Zara graduated from a privileged private school in Gordonston, Scotland. During her studies, she represented her school in hockey, track and field and gymnastics competitions. She later graduated from the University of Exeter as an equine physiotherapist. Peter married a 31-year-old Canadian Autumn Kelly. On December 29, 2010, her first granddaughter was born - Savannah Phillips, daughter of Peter Phillips, and, accordingly, the first great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York- British Prince, Rear Admiral. Third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. The title of Duke of York was granted to him on July 23, 1986 - the day of his marriage to Sarah, Duchess of York. The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York (from whom he has been divorced since May 30, 1996) have two children: Princess Beatrice of York(b. August 8, 1988) and princess Evgenia(Eugenia) York (born March 23, 1990). Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York(born Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York; born August 8, 1988) is a member of the British Royal Family. Eldest daughter Andrew, Duke of York, second son of the current Queen Elizabeth II, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She received her primary education at Upton House School in Windsor, after which Beatrice, like her younger sister, Princess Eugenie of York, studied at Coworth Park School. At the age of 19, the British princess took a job as a saleswoman at the famous Selfridges department store in London. Her responsibilities included servicing VIP clients. For a month, Beatrice worked five days a week from nine in the morning until five in the evening. The Queen's granddaughter did not receive money for her work - this became her work experience, which is supposed to be acquired by all members of the royal family. In 2007, the extravagant princess starred in Martin Scorsese's The Young Victoria, a historical melodrama about Queen Victoria. And although Beatrice is a direct descendant of Victoria, her role in the film turned out to be quite insignificant, she did not even have to say a couple of words in the frame, playing one of the ladies-in-waiting. Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena of York(born Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena of York, born March 23, 1990) is a member of the British Royal Family. She is the youngest daughter of Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is also the sixth and second woman in the line of succession to the throne of the sixteen Commonwealth states, after her older sister, Beatrice.
She and her sister are the only granddaughters of the Queen to be elevated to the title of Princess and Her Royal Highness. Prince Edward (Edward), Earl of Wessex- member of the British royal family, third son and most youngest child Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He is 7th in the line of succession to the British throne, after his older brothers and their children. On June 19, 1999, Prince Edward married an employee of his firm. Sophie Rhys-Jones. In a departure from tradition, their wedding took place not in Westminster Abbey, but in the chapel of St. George in Windsor Castle. On their wedding day, Prince Edward was granted the title of Earl of Wessex. His wife became Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex.
At the wedding, Buckingham Palace also announced that the children of Prince Edward would be treated as children of an earl, would not receive the titles of princes / princesses and would not be called royal highnesses. In the family of Edward and Sophie, two children were born: a daughter Louise(Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary, b. November 8, 2003) - "Lady Louise Windsor" (Windsor is the surname of descendants of members of the royal family who do not have personal titles) and son James(James Alexander Philip Theo, b. December 17, 2007) - "James, Viscount Severn" (Viscount Severn is an "additional title" of the Earl of Wessex; by tradition, the eldest son of the holder of the main title uses the additional title). Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor(b. November 8, 2003, Frimley, Surrey) is the daughter of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophia, Countess of Wessex, the eldest of two children. Granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, ninth in line to the British throne. Before her birth on December 17, 2007, her younger brother James was in eighth place. In April 2011, 7-year-old Lady Louise attended as bridesmaid Catherine Middleton (bridesmaid) at the wedding of her cousin, the Duke of Cambridge. James Windsor, Viscount Severn- second child The only son younger son Queen Elizabeth II Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and his wife Sophia Rhys-Jones. He is eighth in the line of succession to the British throne. On April 19, 2008, Viscount Severn was baptized at Windsor Castle House Church. James' baptismal shirt was copied from the shirt of Empress Victoria of Germany. Like his elder sister Lady Louise Windsor, James does not actually hold the titles of Prince and Royal Highness to which he is entitled under the 1917 law.