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Princess Louise of Battenberg insisted on marrying for love, and ended up the beloved Queen of Sweden.

42. The Mountbattens | Princess Louise of Battenberg

By Trashy Royals on January 18, 2024January 16, 2024

The second child of Prince Louis of Battenberg (later, Louis Mountbatten, Marquess of Milford Haven) and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine was Princess Louise, born July 14, 1889. While most royal were promptly shuttled into marriage, Louise was an independent, progressive young woman whose heart was set on marrying for love. There were…

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - November 18: Official Portraits for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall November 18, 2019 AUCKLAND, New Zealand. (Photo by Mark Tantrum/ http://marktantrum.com)

11. Queen Camilla

By Trashy Royals on June 22, 2023June 22, 2023

The last couple of years have been a time of enormous change for the House of Windsor, the United Kingdom, and the 14 nations that comprise the Commonwealth, and we are so grateful to be joined by podcasting superstar and Royal watcher extraordinaire Kristen Meinzer to discuss. When Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8,…