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Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of Edward VII.
The funeral of Queen Alexandra (formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark), widow to King Edward VII and mother to King George V, occurred on Friday, 27 November 1925 at Westminster Abbey, following her death on 20 November.
Alexandra (born Dec. 1, 1844, Copenhagen, Den.—died Nov. 20, 1925, Sandringham, Norfolk, Eng.) was the queen consort of King Edward VII of Great Britain. The eldest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark, Alexandra was married to Edward (then Albert Edward, prince of Wales) in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, on March 10, 1863.
Learn about the life and legacy of Queen Alexandra, the Danish princess who married King Edward VII and became queen of the United Kingdom and empress of India. Discover her role as a mother, a style icon, a charity worker, and a political outsider.
Learn about the life of Alexandra of Denmark, the Queen consort of the United Kingdom who went from poverty to royalty to heartbreak. Discover her iconic fashion, her limping pandemic, and her tragic death.
Peers of the Realm. Mistress of the Robes. The coronation of Edward VII and his wife, Alexandra, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 9 August 1902.
Learn about the life and legacy of Queen Alexandra, who was born in Denmark and married Edward VII in 1863. She was crowned with him in 1902 and buried in Windsor after her death in 1925.
