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Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

(1861-1922), Wife of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; daughter of Prince George Victor of Waldeck-Pyrmont

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Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by Molsberger & Christmann - NPG x29728

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by Molsberger & Christmann
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s-1880s
NPG x29728

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x95995

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x95995

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x95996

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x95996

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x95997

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x95997

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x95998

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x95998

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by Hills & Saunders - NPG x197970

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by Hills & Saunders
albumen cabinet card, 1883
NPG x197970

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany; Prince Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, by Byrne & Co - NPG x38385

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany; Prince Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

by Byrne & Co
albumen cabinet card, December 1884
NPG x38385

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany; Prince Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, by Byrne & Co - NPG x76776

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany; Prince Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

by Byrne & Co
albumen cabinet card, December 1884
NPG x76776

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by Byrne & Co - NPG Ax197503

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by Byrne & Co
albumen cabinet card, December 1884
NPG Ax197503

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn - NPG x139992

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen panel card, 1884
NPG x139992

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by Byrne & Co - NPG x3810

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by Byrne & Co
albumen cabinet card, 1887
NPG x3810

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany with her children, by York & Son, after Unknown photographer - NPG x3619

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany with her children

by York & Son, after Unknown photographer
glass lantern slide, 1890s (late 1880s)
NPG x3619

Queen Victoria's Funeral Cortège, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x135124

Queen Victoria's Funeral Cortège

by James Russell & Sons
bromide print, 4 February 1901
NPG x135124

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by Julius Cornelius Schaarwächter - NPG x29729

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by Julius Cornelius Schaarwächter
carbon print, 1902
NPG x29729

Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith (née Cambridge); Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by William Slade Stuart - NPG x29730

Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith (née Cambridge); Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by William Slade Stuart
cabinet card, 1906
NPG x29730

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, by William Slade Stuart, published by J. Beagles & Co - NPG x29859

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany

by William Slade Stuart, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, circa 1906
NPG x29859

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany with her family, by Vandyk, published by J.J. Samuels Ltd - NPG x539

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany with her family

by Vandyk, published by J.J. Samuels Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa 1908
NPG x539

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany with her family, by Vandyk, published by J.J. Samuels Ltd - NPG x196437

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany with her family

by Vandyk, published by J.J. Samuels Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa 1908
NPG x196437

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany with her family, by Vandyk, published by J. Beagles & Co - NPG x105848

Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany with her family

by Vandyk, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, circa 1908
NPG x105848

'H.R.H The Duchess of Albany and her two eldest grand-daughters', by Speaight Ltd, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x196436

'H.R.H The Duchess of Albany and her two eldest grand-daughters'

by Speaight Ltd, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa 1910
NPG x196436

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Willemyn Bol

19 June 2020, 14:24

Helena was a sister of Emma, Queen consort of the Netherlands (1858-1934), wife of King William III.

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