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Princesses Elizabeth And Margaret's Christmas Pantomimes
From 1941 to 1945 a series of annual pantomimes were held at Windsor Castle by the British royal family. The young princesses Queen Elizabeth II, Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Margaret starred in the pantomimes and the performances were attended by their parents, George VI, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth. The pantomimes raised money for the Royal Household Wool Fund. The fund supplied wool to knit comforters for soldiers fighting in World War II. Each pantomime had three performances. The performances were held in the Waterloo Chamber in Windsor Castle. The audience numbered from 300 to 600 people. Tickets were discounted for armed forces personnel. The princesses spent much of their time at the castle due to its safe proximity from London during the war. The princesses' fellow performers were local children and pupils of the Royal Windsor School. 16 large colourful pictures of characters from fairy tales decorated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princesses Elizabeth And Margaret Starring In Wartime Aladdin, 1943
Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female Monarch, ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a monarch. A crown princess can be the heir apparent to the throne or the spouse of the heir apparent. Princess as a substantive title Some princesses are reigning monarchs of principalities. There have been fewer instances of reigning princesses than reigning princes, as most principalities excluded women from inheriting the throne. An example of a princess regnant is Constance of Antioch, princess regnant of Principality of Antioch, Antioch in the 12th century. Since the president of France, an office for which women are eligible, is ''Ex officio member, ex-officio'' a co-prince of Andorra, then Andorra could theoretically be jointly ruled by a princess. Princess as a courtesy titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
