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Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein VA, CI, GBE, RRC, GCStJ (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena; 3 May 1870 – 13 March 1948) was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. From 1917 her name was simply Princess Helena Victoria.

Princess Helena VA CI GBE RRC (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar.

In the autumn of 1862, Helena was among those who greeted Princess Alexandra of Denmark who had come to spend a few days with Queen Victoria. Helena and Alexandra – who would marry the Prince of Wales the following year – formed a good friendship.

Helena wrote, “Our only boy is with the German Army on the wrong side!!” In 1916, Helena and Christian celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, but by the following year, Christian was becoming increasingly ill. He died on 28 October 1917 with his wife and daughters by his side.

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository English: The Princess Helena (1846–1923) was the third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Images of Princess Helena Helena at the age of 3 Helena and her brother, the Prince of Wales Family portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1846

The Princess Helena(Helena Augusta Victoria: Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holsteinby marriage; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923) was the third daughter of Queen Victoriaand Prince Albert. Helena was interested in nursing, needlework and writing, and she founded several nursing hospitals.

Signature. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than any of her predecessors, is known as the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific ...

Princess Helena of the United Kingdom was born on the 25 th of May 1846 at Buckingham Palace. Helena was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Helena’s birth appears to have been somewhat problematic. Victoria laboured for longer than her earlier children and Helena emerged (according to her father), ‘quite ...