Princess Alexandra married Queen Victoria’s eldest son, Edward. They were the daughters of King Christian of Denmark and his wife Queen Louise, who was of German heritage. George and Nicky’s mothers, Alexandra and Dagmar, were sisters, which explains why they looked so alike. He served as such until the two countries declared war in 1914. King George V was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the 8th (Rhenish) Cuirassiers in January 1902, during a visit to Berlin when he was still Prince of Wales. It was pretty common for European royalty to promote each other into each other’s militaries. Tsar Nicholas II is in the uniform of the Westphalian Hussars and King George V in the uniform of the Rhenish Cuirassiers – their respective German regiments. The wedding became the largest gathering of reigning monarchs in Germany since German unification in 1871, and one of the last great social events of European royalty before World War I began fourteen months later. In a diplomatic gesture, Emperor Wilhelm invited almost his entire extended family. The wedding, an extravagant affair, took place on in Berlin. This picture was taken during the wedding of the Kaiser’s daughter Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia.
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