And King Charles is named after king Haakon, the husband of Maud. His birth name was Carl of Denmark and queen Elizabeth referred to him as uncle Charles (though he was her grand uncle) He was also Charles’ godfather. Elizabeth and Haakon were by all account very close, and they visited each other every year.

Their only son; the future King Olav V of Norway was born in Sandringham and at birth he was 11th in line of the British throne after his cousins, aunts and mother. He was the second last grandchildren of King Edward VII.

And Olav look very much like their family doctor who helped her become pregnant. I wonder how he did that😉 Hm..

@@yogiine Norway has the most hilarious royal scandals. Princess Martha-Louis claims to be a psychic who talks to angels.

Through Queen Alexandra Prince Philip is related to the Norwegian and Danish Royal Family. Queen Alexandra's brother became King George of Greece and Denmark.

I love your profile picture of Alexei!

@Mikey Chan I have a book on Queen Maud's wardrobe and as tracey has said, a lot of her clothes are in museums. They have given much enjoyment to people!

Sooo... did you name your daughter Maud? Haha

Maud is a name of English and Irish origin but it sounds like nothing in most other European languages. Now, if you go with names like Alexandra, Violet, Mary, Anne, Victoria, Helen, Roberta Etc. there are better chances for people from other countries to like the name too. 🎉

​It exists in danish too, spelled Maude. And yes these other names may be more common, but the pronunciation of them differs from one country to another.

Aww, that is true, England is a wonderful place so I don't blame her haha. Their marriage definitely did improve after they sought fertility treatments and had their son.

+adena539 Wow fertility treatments didn't know they had that then wonder what the treatment was. Her mother had no prob HV kids wonder if she had pcos. which I have and can cause infertility cystic ovaries. I think she reminds me of a grayhound dog lean and streamlined. I'm glad people don't marry cousins anymore in the west. I think that's why do many defects were born into these royal families. I HV 7 first cousins 9 in all including me and brother him and two other cousins are men I was raised around them my whole life they are like brothers if they had married me or another cousin shit wld hit the fan my whole family would have been devastated about this & would be discouraged to do this. But they didn't know each other that much and makes a difference bk then. She died too early seemed like a sweet petite little woman.

+Paige Cat I had the same reaction! I thought it fertility treatment was much later in time as well. I'm assuming it wasn't anything too difficult to treat, it could've been something as little as irregular cycles and getting the timing right. Yes, she was such a sweet woman to all that knew her. Yea back then things were very different. I'd never be able to even view a cousin as a potential spouse.

adena539 Me either. My cousins are like brothers to me and today we know so much more about the genetic complications that come from well inbreeding. Like on a episode of That 70's Show Eric thought his female cousin was adopted and she said that to get back at him and his parents caught him down in the basement in pjs with her and Red said I don't want any flipper grandchildren lol. It's like Elvis Presley had a double first cousin Patsy Presley both were only children his twin Jesse Garron was stillborn so he has a brother in heaven but they were raised like brother and sister her parents were his parents siblings his father her father brothers his mother her mother sisters and I was curious about the genetics there and they said that they were like half brother and sister in DNA so if they married and had children those children could have had defects. But they didn't look at each other that way they were really brother and sister and he took care of her and her husband he took care of everybody. He never wanted anyone to take care of him and I think he felt some type of guilt over his fame never could figure out why he was put in this position of fame. I'd say Maud wasn't around her cousin all that much and they did marry their cousins in that family and inbred. I think that's why most of them weren't that attractive a few were but some whoa. I don't mean to be mean that sound redundant doesn't it? I know maud was happy when her father gave her this house she never wanted to leave England. I read a book about Queen Victoria's granddaughters who became Queens in Europe and she was one of them in the book mentioned. That's why I know these things when I read that book and it was so good and interesting. Really out of all the granddaughters she had it easy because the other's had political turmoil in their adopted countries Alexandria Russia murdered and her sister Ella and Sophie who married in Greece their family was overturned but lives spared. Forgot the one that was Queen in Romania her name escapes me but they lost the crown eventually her oldest son was horrible to her. Maud didn't have to endure these things and she had a sweet husband. So did Alexandria Nicholas was in love with her but they weren't that bright and made horrible mistakes he even said after he became Czar when his father died that he didn't want to be Czar and wasn't prepared for it his father died only in his 50's. Nicholas was too gentle natured man to be a autocrat too kind and sweet natured and didn't have the savvy to be a autocrat he made wrong choices and he wasn't mean enough to do the job. If he had become just a figure head and let the Duma run the country he wouldn't have been killed by the Bolsheviks in my opinion. His kids didn't deserve that horrible death they were innocent and killed based on birth. So sad. You know you don't hear of girls being named Maud that much very old fashion name I just remember the TV show back in the 70's called Maud but didn't watch it my parents weren't into it. I was born in'71.

+Paige Cat haha! "Flipper grandchildren" that is such a funny term! I love That 70's Show!! Thank you for taking the time to chat with me!

I wonder if Queen Maud of Norway ever met Bea Arthur. " And then there's Maude". Maud had an aunt Beatrice and an uncle Arthur. They were brother and sister of Maud's father King Edward VII.

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+adena539 thanks

Thank you! It has been a long time hasn't it? I'm well! I hope you are too. I always wondered if her fertility struggles lead to anxiety even after having her son. A woman in this era would identify greatly with their maternity, perhaps thats why she was often so sad?

+adena539 - Perhaps...but she was probably just tired of the restrictions and publicity that went along with her title...I assume. She doesn't smile in her photos very often, but she smiled more than Alexandra Romanov. I think I've only seen 1 photo where Empress Alexandra had a small smile...but I think she suffered from more physical pain than people realize, due to certain medical issues. Anyways...have a great new day!

+Helen Keller I agree about the publicity, it must have been difficult. Really? I have seen many smiling Alexandra photos. Even in a video clip she smiled toward the crowd. They take after their grandmother for sure. Queen Elizabeth II barely smiles as much as Queen Margrethe II. Some people just lack the warmth that others were blessed with.

+adena539 - You've probably seen more photos etc... of Empress Alexandra Romanov than I have. Several years ago I started out on youtube as a "Romanov Fan" but I made the mistake of making a video that portrayed Fr. Grigori Rasputin in a GOOD light. After that I was ostracized by the "Romanov Fan" community on youtube...so I became a "Helen Keller Fan". Some people are very touchy about the "Rasputin issue". Oh well...such is life :)

+Helen Keller I understand, I dislike him very much myself. However, your channel is beautiful!! Have a good dsy

@Sicilian Gecko Why? All the people have the right to give an opinion. So I'm sure that Maud was one of the less beautiful princess of Europe.

Bully bitch. That's a horrible thing to say about somebodies children. I would for you to use your selfie as your channel photo

What was sad was that none of the three daughters were raised by their parents to play a role in royal life where they could be involved in charities, be seen publicly and have a life of their own out from under their mother's shadow.

At all!

And her husband was a pig!

MessengerMagi I have found myself in a similar predicament, where my family will wear a corset and bell gown people wear clothing that clings to their legs and is above the ankle. No sense of sensibility or modesty, I promise you that about our modern society

Slight built, strict diet, and serious corsetting. Ask Dita van Teese. ;-)

The Hanoverian eyes.

Joseph Flannigan I'm a proud Canadian myself! Couldn't have said it better than you! Thanks for commenting.

I'm Norwegian but I feel universal. We are all brothers. No wars needed. ;)

I'd rather have Trump than soyboy Trudeau. Economy much better under Trump than the idiot in the White House now.