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Word: alexandra (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Married. Prince Welf Heinrich of Hanover, 37, Kaiser Wilhelm II's grandson and the brother of Queen Frederika of Greece, a German-educated doctor of laws and writer about the legal problems of space; and Princess Alexandra of Ysembourg-Büdingen, 22, a fine-featured brunette, who wore a crown of diamonds lent by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II; in Büidingen, Germany, before 800 guests including Frederika and King Paul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Oct. 3, 1960 | 10/3/1960 | See Source »

...royal family life. Nor does it seem any more possible for Princess Margaret to be transformed into a citizen of Tony's former bohemian world. Meg has only half a dozen formal dates to fill on her calendar, and it is expected that her pretty cousin, Princess Alexandra, will take on more and more of the royal duties that Margaret used to perform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Destination Unknown | 5/16/1960 | See Source »

...Jordan, baptized lace-robed Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, the seven-week-old baby who stands second in line of succession to the British throne. Before the royal family and 60 guests, the archbishop turned to Prince Andrew's five godparents, including the Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alexandra, and intoned: "Dost thou, in the name of this child, renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all the covetous desires of the same, and the carnal desires of the flesh so that thou wilt not follow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 18, 1960 | 4/18/1960 | See Source »

...nightfall, Orlando and Alexandra townships, where 100,000 Africans live, were dotted with scores of dead and wounded as groups moved from door to door demanding that householders burn their hated passbooks. Wisely, the police kept their distance, for this was black fighting black in black territory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: From Mourning to Action | 4/11/1960 | See Source »

Wearing a crown of flowers, the British royal family's pretty Princess Alexandra, 23, daughter of the Duchess of Kent and cousin of the Queen, brought a touch of early spring to a wintry landscape as she rode to a luncheon given by the Lord Mayor and the Corporation of the City of London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Mar. 7, 1960 | 3/7/1960 | See Source »

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