Queen Maud
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Right here, Queen Maud would stroll around alone or with her family. I wonder what she thought as she walked around these beautiful gardens and surroundings? Queen Maud was born in London in 1869. She was an English princess, daughter of the later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of Great Britain. Her full name was Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria. She married the then Prince Carl of Denmark at Buckingham Palace itself in 1897, and was offered the Norwegian throne in 1905 after the dissolution of the union from Sweden. Prince Carl then took the name Haakon VII, and the following year was signed as king in Nidaros Cathedral together with Queen Maud. The queen was seen as a somewhat quiet and reserved person in public contexts, but in private she was known as a caring, smiling and warm person. She enjoyed the outdoors, often on horseback or walking with her dogs. Queen Maud was famous for her excellent taste in clothes and beautiful dresses. She retained her close ties to Great Britain, and this became of great importance to the Norwegian government and royal family during the Second World War. Queen Maud died on 20 November 1938 during a stay in London. She is buried in the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Castle.