Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany

LouisFerdinand · October 04, 2018, 11:36:33 PM

Prince Leopold was the youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Great Britain.
Prince Leopold in his cap and gown at Oxford University
NPG x34166; Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany - Large Image - National Portrait Gallery

LouisFerdinand · November 02, 2018, 10:49:13 PM

The installation of Prince Leopold in the House of Lords occurred in 1881.
ROYALTY Installation of Prince Leopold Duke Albany House of Lords Stock Photo: 122573499 - Alamy

LouisFerdinand · February 26, 2019, 10:00:59 PM

Prince Leopold suffered from haemophilia. His childhood activities were curtailed because of his disease.
In 1872 Prince Leopold entered Christ Church, Oxford. He studied a variety of subjects and became president of the Oxford University Chess Club.

LouisFerdinand · July 15, 2019, 01:23:40 AM

Prince Leopold was created Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and Baron Arklow on May 24, 1881.

LouisFerdinand · September 11, 2019, 12:29:19 AM

In April 1877, when Prince Leopold was twenty-four, Lord Beaconsfield gave him a key for opening Government Red Boxes. Could Parliament have objected to this?

Curryong · September 11, 2019, 12:35:56 AM

The Red Boxes contain Cabinet papers (with their discussions and conclusions on proposed legislation in summary form) not Parliament's. If Leopold wished to read Parliamentary debates there's always Hansard. And Beaconsfield was PM. No doubt he consulted his colleagues about the gift. And he and the Cabinet knew that the Queen wished Leopold to be her assistant/Private Secretary in the future, so it was an appropriate present.

LouisFerdinand · October 03, 2020, 11:20:59 PM

Prince Leopold in a carriage with Nasser-Al-Din, the Shah of Persia circa 1880
Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany, youngest son of Queen Victoria, in a... News Photo - Getty Images