I miss Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll. There was a stability felt in my life, and perhaps the world, while she lived. It’s gone now.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

I imagine people felt the same when Queen Victoria died too. Most people had known no other Queen. Yes, I agree with you, everything feels different and less stable in many respects.

@joycebrown1413

8 ай бұрын

And the same can be said of Queen Elizabeth l , she was the only Queen alot her people knew. 45 years on the throne , age 70 when she died I am American and yet Queen Elizabeth ll was the only Queen of Britain I knew. I was born 1957 she been here. It's weird looking at Charles's lll

@shirleyn546

8 ай бұрын

Agree, she gave us stability. Will never forget her speech during lockdown ‘we will meet again’😢. This country seems so much worse for her passing.

@annfahy2589

8 ай бұрын

Its not the same without her😢

@Glitter101

8 ай бұрын

Very much agree I feel it too a real sadness and unease . The Queen and her husband Prince Philip gave us a real sense of security and reassurance. There is only a void now their gone an uncertainty it’s so noticeable I miss then both very dearly..

I love the phrase “the preponderance of frogs”. Almost Shakespearean, rather like “convocation of politic worms”.

I remember Princess Alice of Athlone from a lengthy interview she gave for a TV programme in (I think) the 70's. She was in advanced old age, but was as sharp as a pin and fascinating to listen to, being a living link to Queen Victoria, having as a child been on the Buckingham Palace balcony with Victoria at her golden jubilee. I think I fell ever so slightly in love with this intelligent, witty, and utterly charming lady despite the near 70 year difference in our ages, and I'm pleased to see she's laid to rest in such a peaceful place.

This has got to be one of the most wholesome comments sections on You Tube....Nothing but love and respect for the creator.....I love it 😊

@allanbarton

4 ай бұрын

That is very kind of you to say so. I have wonderful subscribers on here, engaged, interesting and polite. It is a joy to look at the comments box.

@voraciousreader3341

3 ай бұрын

@@allanbarton This politeness is influenced, in my opinion, by the person who is the voice of a channel, the subject matter involved, and the the visual beauty involved. Although you range over centuries, nothing you’ve uploaded is even remotely controversial, in my way of thinking, and all of the content is based on fact. The atmosphere is as calm as your voice and there is so much beauty in every video, which is pure refreshment.

@allanbarton

3 ай бұрын

That is very lovely of you to say so@@voraciousreader3341 Thank you!

@DebraFowler-ls7ex

3 ай бұрын

I love the way you described the graves of the royals who are buried there. It was like I was there on a tour. Thanks

I agree, I miss Queen Elizabeth II. She was a constant in my life time and I’ve always admired her dedication to her position and loyalty to her vow. I’m American but love learning more and more of UK 🇬🇧

As a child I saw the plane crash that killed Prince William of Gloucester. My Father had taken us to see an air show at Halfpenny Green near Wolverhampton. Thank you so much for this video. I find Royal Burials immensely absorbing.

@pennydreadful5217

8 ай бұрын

Oh that's so sad what a thing to witness

@amandamcauley

8 ай бұрын

I wasn't present but I do remember seeing the awful TV footage of the plane going down behind the trees and the smoke rising from the crash site. It must have been very distressing for a child to witness.

@M0odyBlue

8 ай бұрын

How horrible to see such a thing!

@theblackpearl8632

8 ай бұрын

RIP William.

@cardinalpuffpuff547

8 ай бұрын

I remember this so well too. A great shock.

Thanks for the imagery of inside the Duchess of Kent's mausoleum, a place never opened to the public.

That’s an extraordinary photograph of Prince Albert, I’d never seen it before and had to rewind to check we were talking about the right person. Amazing.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

The one on his death bed, it is a rather a moving image.

@carrie4696

8 ай бұрын

Indeed, he looks very thin compared to the photographs of him in life at that age, which I suppose is not surprising under the circumstances

@Wosiewose

8 ай бұрын

Yes, that picture surprised me too! I hadn't known that he had been photographed after his death.

@pennydreadful5217

8 ай бұрын

He looks so young too. I read a website article on the death of Prince Albert it is fascinating it included this very photo

@pennydreadful5217

8 ай бұрын

@@Wosiewose apparently Victoria wanted the photo taken. Other Royals too have been photographed such as Victoria herself

Absolutely no-one does these types of videos quite like you Allan. First class again. Thank you.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Aileen, you are kind.

Always curious about Frogmore and after watching this, I understand so much more. Thank you so very much! (Love that pic of the Queen and King Charles! With those beautiful flowers… my fave pic of them together now!)

Thank you for this. I would absolutely love to visit Frogmore.

Excellent round-off study of Frogmore. I learned a lot again. Thank you 🙏

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.

I did not know the history of Frogmore, only about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's tomb. Thanks so much💕

"So glad i came across your fantastic channel!!....i love history, & have always wanted to know more, about the royal burials at Frogmore🐸. Thank you!"👍👍👍👍👍👍

@allanbarton

5 ай бұрын

Glad you appreciated this!

I believe the Duke of Windsor chose his & his wife's gravesite; I know I've read this somewhere. He had purchased a site in Maryland but when he was in London for an eye operation he asked the Queen for permission to be buried at Frogmore, and it was granted.

I Love ‘rabbit holes’ of history, Allan. This was so interesting.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Much obliged, glad you enjoyed it 😊

Wonderful. I count myself very lucky to have got to go round the mausoleum before it was closed. I was astonished (and pleased) to see a memorial to John Brown attached to one of the inner walls, within sight of Victoria’s tomb.

Food for thought 👑 I Love Frogmore Cottage & the whole Frogmore Estates💛💛💛💛💛

@lsmith9249

2 күн бұрын

Hi l have always loved Frogmore House, such a beautiful House its used to be a royal residence, but now its used for official functions and the royal family use it for some private occasions

Very interesting. I went to Frogmore some years ago, you could go inside the House (several rooms were open including the Duchess of Kent's sitting room etc) and walk round the beautiful garden. Sadly, Victoria and Albert's mausoleum, which used to open on a few days in the year, was shut for restoration work. I've never heard that it has reopened. The Burial ground was interesting though you could only walk round the path outside it and couldn't wander among the gravestones. There is a high hedge along the side where Edward VIII and Wallis are buried so their graves were hard to see and impossible to photograph close up.

What a wonderful video. The history of the burials is interesting. The traditions of the monarchy, as well as the other members of the Royal families, live on into and after their deaths. Thank you for producing and sharing this with the world.

Thank you! I've always wondered about Frogmore and who was buried there. No idea that's where Queen Victoria and her husband lie. And also Princess Marina and all the others!

Thank you for a wonderful video , i visited the mausoleum in the 1980's with my family, in the queue behind us was a very nice group of American tourists and we chatted to them about all the different sights they had been to in england , every couple of minutes planes circled overhead before landing at Heathrow, one of the american tourists asked us why the Queen had built Windsor castle so close to the airport, he was really serious and was surprised when we told him that the castle had been there for almost a thousand years, it did give us a giggle and it was a lovely day out, the mausoleum is breathtaking and the surrounding gardens are beautiful.

@desertwind306

4 ай бұрын

Wonderful story! Thanks for sharing.

Fascinating video. We hear so much about Frogmore and Frogmore Cottage and it’s wonderful to have all this background. And to think the name really had to do with frogs. 😂 Thank you!

Thank you for a beautiful video. Whatever one might think of the hubris that ordered such magnificent mausolea,(though I'd have said mausoleums, myself) they are superb historical buildings and repositories of glorious art. I loved your reverent recital of the family members buried in the grounds - I didn't realise so many were in one place. And what a lovely picture of Her Majesty you rounder off with.

Excellent video I was surprised the that prince Louis mount batten is not buried there. He was born their and assassinated in Ireland

@chrishall62

8 ай бұрын

He's buried in Romsey Abbey in Hampshire near to his country home, Broadlands

Wonderful to learn about a place that's generally only seen from a distance. I had wondered about the placement of various graves on the grounds -- finding out that it's been planned around groupings of relatives was an "aha!" moment. Quite a lovely, relatively private, family cemetery.

Incredible history and an astounding place 😲 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 So many Royals are there….together….RIP my dears 😔

Quite grand mausoleums for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and for the Duchess of Kent, especially considering the relative simplicity of Queen Elizabeth II's burial place in her father's tomb.

@heatherchandler1184

8 ай бұрын

Agreed. Maybe the late queen was pretty content with her life and didn’t feel the need. She had her husband and mother for 75 years, and lived to see her great-grandchildren.

I thoroughly enjoy your work. I believe Princess Margaret didn't particularly like Frogmore and considered it, " Gloomy." I'd imagine her sister our late Queen honoured her wishes and laid her ashes with her parents. Wonderful history you give us Allan. From a loyal fan.

@Boogledigs

8 ай бұрын

Yes, Princess Margaret's ashes are entombed with her parents, the Queen and Prince Philip. This was why she asked for cremation - there wasn't room for a full coffin in the vault in King George's chapel.

@angiebradshaw8621

8 ай бұрын

The queen and price Philip were not her parents.

@janetslicer3637

8 ай бұрын

​​@@angiebradshaw8621I think we all got that Angie. It was the way the sentence was written and the placement of the commas. Read it again and it is referring to Princess Margaret's parents, then her sister, Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen's husband Prince Philip of Edinburgh. Just poor sentence structure. No big deal. ♥️

@neilpatrickwild2541

8 ай бұрын

Parents being the late Queen Mother and King George VI @@angiebradshaw8621

@eileenmcdonald1599

7 ай бұрын

Margaret and Elizabeth's parents were king George and queen elizabeth. Who when princess Elizabeth became queen upon the death of king george. She became the queen mother. She and the king are buried together . as queen Elizabeth is buried there with prince phillip. Margaret was cremated and her ashes are there as well.

Hi Allan! Well done indeed.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

It is said that the Duchess of Windsor asked to be buried on a particular side of her husband's grave under a tree as she felt no-one would place flowers on her grave but the tree would shed its leaves on it. How poignant.

@evitasdad

8 ай бұрын

In death, she wanted to turn over a new leaf..

This is magnificent !!! Thank you.....

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

Lovely video. I was particularly in nterested to hear Princess Marina is buried here, she has interested mefor a while. Many thanks gain

Very well done and so informative. Thank you.

@allanbarton

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Very interesting. I had the privilege of visiting the Mausoleum about 25 years ago on one of the few days it opened. The guide hinted that Queen Victoria was laid to rest with a photo of John Brown

@kimma508

8 ай бұрын

That’s what I heard too.

@michaelbedinger4121

8 ай бұрын

​@michaelmontagu3979 supposedly, it was wrapped in tissue, and her hand was covered with flowers 💐 so that the picture would not be noticed.

@pennydreadful5217

8 ай бұрын

Such interesting comments. When we were at the Mausoleum we asked the guide about this and he seemed very discreet not wanting to say much about it but he did indeed drop a hint that it was true about the photo. John Brown died of an illness, Victoria did indeed suffer great loss in her life

@bretmecredy-williams9918

7 ай бұрын

See the biography of Sir James Reid, Queen Victoria’s doctor, ‘Ask Sir James.´ In it there is a detailed account of the Queen’s death and her being placed in her coffin along with a long list of items she wanted buried with her, including a photograph (hidden by Sir James) of John Brown.

@pennydreadful5217

7 ай бұрын

@@bretmecredy-williams9918 fab, thanks for the info!!!

Thank you for a lovely and informative article. Frogmore seems like a peaceful, beautiful area.

Impeccably researched, written, and presented, Allan. Deeply appreciative of the vast amount of information and effort put into this high quality presentation. Thank you.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

Fascinating and enchanting as ever

This was all fascinating to me. I've never thought about the resting places of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Now I'm wondering about who else was buried there. It wasn't required in 1960s Texas History or World history!

@EarlyMusicDiva

7 ай бұрын

Nor in Colorado. My high school world history teachers were much more interested in "nation states" and the military details of WWI, which frankly bored me silly. It wasn't until I got a job in a university library and began reading its biographies of individual people of different eras, that history suddenly came alive for me and became fascinating.

Thank you for the excellent explanation of the burials at Frogmore. It was fascinating...

@doyleneingersoll1492

3 ай бұрын

I concur with these comments. I really enjoyed your presentation.

Beautifully researched, put together and presented. Thank you, sir. x

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Thank you for this illuminating video, Allan. Frogmore is a study in British Royal history.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

My pleasure, it is a beautiful place.

This is so interesting, and answers all my questions about Frogmore. Thank you.

A great video Allan. I knew there were lots of people buried and it’s nice to see where everyone is located.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Thank you so much for this video, very enjoyable. 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@jacquelinenoble6640

8 ай бұрын

@@allanbarton it left me wanting more. Thanks again.

Excellent presentation. I’m always impressed with your careful curation of the historical insights you provide and the tastefully written, clear narrative of your video offerings. I’m a devoted fan of your channel! Sending hearty thanks from Laguna Beach, California.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

That is very kind of you to say so Jennifer. Greetings from a very chilly Lincoln in England.

Lovely. Thank you, Mr. Barton.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

You are very welcome

Well done as always, Dr. Barton!

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Thank you.

I read in one of the many books I’ve read on the Royal family through the ages that King Charles wanted to name his son William after William, the second son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester who, as you said, died young in a plane crash. If this is true, he apparently made a strong impression on Charles who wanted to honor him. He was certainly a very handsome and gifted young man.

@lsmith9249

2 күн бұрын

l saw a documentary about William the eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and they said that our King looked up to him and named Prince William after him

Thankyou, thoroughly enjoyed your video about Frogmore

Thank you for your wonderful presentation of the Royal Burial Grounds, it is detailed and yet still respectful. I still miss Her Majesty, our late Queen. She will always be a great stabilizing focus in my life.

This was a superb video. I enjoyed every second of it. I learned so much, too. Thank you for explaining so beautifully.

That was a very informational and entertaining video. I've heard of Frogmore but knew little about it. Thanks.

This was fabulous. I learn so much from every single one of your videos. ❤

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Thanks very much, that's great to hear!

I'm very happy to have watched this video. It has given me so much info especially on the graves at frogmore grounds....thank you very much.

@allanbarton

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@eugenechilufya1751

6 ай бұрын

@@allanbarton I always wondered who else is resting on the grounds, i didn't know that they are family portions.

I visited the mausoleum many years ago and found it fascinating. Unfortunately, it poured with rain and it was not possible to walk the wet and muddy grounds. I didn't see any frogs, but no doubt they were enjoying the weather.

This is a wonderful video. Thank you so very much for doing it. Learned so much..

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Amazing how you always get the balance just right!

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Thank you.

What a beautiful tribute and engrossing deep dive!

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Brilliant stuff, as always.

This was as usual, marvellous 👍👍

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Heather.

Once again Allan you leave me wanting more. I'm glad you cleared up the Windsor's headstones and why they are set aside. It makes sence families would be together. I had heard once that the effigy of Queen Victoria lost. Thank you for confirming at. I also heard that once a year Victoria and Albert's mausoleum was open to the public, is the Duchess of Kent's open to the public? Can anymore distant family members will be laid to rest in the George III royal vault? Sorry so many questions but as I stated you leave me wanting more. Hello from Southern California, I live in the poorer area, nowhere near Montecito. Looking forward to your next video

@frederickmorrison2373

8 ай бұрын

The Duchess of Kent's mausoleum is never open to the public.

@Marian-pb7fd

8 ай бұрын

@@frederickmorrison2373 thank you for letting me know. I wonder why that is, it looks like it was made to be visited. All that beautiful work and no one gets to see it. Sad

Super interesting video! Thank you very much for posting it.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Another brilliant presentation. Clear and concise and always very interesting.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

That’s most kind of you, thank you.

Another delightful video. So well presented.

Love Frogmore and even more after upgrades and decorating when Prince Charles inherited awhile back. Seems like ideal place if you into the tranquil scene.

Very interesting.

Beautifully written. Than you for this video

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

Fascinating and thought provoking, Thank you very much

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

An excellent and most informative essay. A pleasure to listen to as well, with those dulcet tones documenting hidden treasures of our history.

Interesting wondered about the Frogmore burial ground

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

It is fascinating - what is surprising is that the kings and queens continued to choose to be buried in St George's chapel and didn't have more mausolea constructed here.

@deniseatkins9407

8 ай бұрын

Yes that would have been expected but can't see Charles doing it

@ludovica8221

8 ай бұрын

🐸

Fascinating video Allan, thank you for posting. I enjoy all your videos and the research that you have put into them.

Hi Allan. W hen I was in St Georges Chapel I was looking for the tomb/monument of Edward Duke of Kent. I couldnt locate it. With your explination its answered a question. A very detailed video. I often thought what it was like in the Duchess of Kent's Mausoluem and what her sarcophagus was like.Thanks ever so much.

Incidentally I think the photo at 21.47 of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester's graves is one I took myself, which I uploaded to my Flickr site. I thought it looked familiar! At the time I visited (2008) Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester had only been dead a few years so her grave was still marked by a wooden cross - Sir Angus Ogilvy's grave in the distance was the same. I assume they have now both been replaced by a ledger stone like the rest of the graves.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

You may well be right Chris - I think it has now since been replaced with a ledger since the ground has settled. Did you manage to get into the mausoleum in 2008?

Ive always been very interested in the mausoleoms at Frogmore and there's not much information online. Thank you so much for the history and the images.

Thank you so interesting.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thoroughly enjoyed this video Allan, really interesting. Princess Helena is my favourite of Queen Victoria’s daughters and I would love to visit her grave site. I was always under the impression that her husband predeceased her in 1917 but you mentioned that he died in 1931.

@joannabanana8342

7 ай бұрын

You are right, he did predecease her in 1917.

Very interesting, thank you.

It is surprising that Viktoria Duchess of Kent lies by herself in an enormous mausoleum, while her husband prince Edward is in the George III. vault...and his cenotaph is in Victoria & Albert's mausoleum.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

It is deeply strange - I'm sure it was Albert's suggestion to stop her insisting on being shipped back to Coburg.

@KristenK78

5 ай бұрын

Queen Victoria’s father died when she was an infant; she never knew him, and might have considered him as belonging to his own family. Given that the Kensington System was designed, in part, to separate Victoria from associations with her uncles, there probably wasn’t much motivation to relocate him. Victoria and her mother did eventually reconcile. If Victoria was going to honor her mother within her own mausoleum, then it would also be proper to include a monument to her father, since that’s how she came to be Queen and not just a minor princess.

@AulicExclusiva

5 ай бұрын

@@KristenK78 Her father's family----the KING's family---- was also HER family, obviously...

Thank you for this very informative video. I've been away for a bit, but hope to be here more often now.

Thank you so much for taking me around Frogmore( not sure how to spell it as am living with dyslexia) and it’s history - like a time capsule of families there l was hooked by the interesting art of buildings there.

Another remarkable video of the history of the Royal family. As you narrated the lives and burials of the people laid to rest, you have brought their story to life. Thank you, Allan, greetings from Australia.

Fantastic video packed full of information. I had never seen images of the interior of the Duchess of Kent's mausoleum before so fascinating to see some here. I suspect its already been noted but there is a mistake in the date of death of Prince Christian, husband of Princess Helena. The Prince died in 1917 not 1931.

Such beautiful grounds! Thank you for all the work it took into making this video.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

It's a pleasure, glad you appreciated it!

Loved your video and your voice too.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

That is very kind of you, thank you.

Thanks again Allan!

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Lovely

What a beautifully edited and narrated video - very informative and so visually pleasing .. Thank you so much, Allan! ❤

Superb presentation again and particularly beautiful with the memorial to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth and His Majesty King Charles. Thank you.

With appreciation and felicitations from Tennessee, USA. Your presentations are in a class by themselves! I see in others’ comments that there is some info on the details of Queen Victoria’s instructions for the mementos mori included in her coffin, but your classy approach would make a completely engrossing video, and great accompaniment for this one on the Frogmore burial ground! Won’t you please consider taking up the task? Also, what might Albert have with him in his own casket? Again, love your content!!!🙏🌺🇺🇸

Given the sad situation of the brother of the heir apparent, I wonder where he will be buried. I doubt his current wife will be a wife at the time of his passing...

@voraciousreader3341

3 ай бұрын

Well, all things being equal, he’s got a long life ahead of him, and the choices he makes along the way will likely dictate where he ends up being buried, but I’m sure there will be a place for him at Frogmore, whether or not he’ll ever use it.

Thank you Dr. Barton for another fascinating presentation on British royal burial sites. I am still curious as to why Victoria and Albert are the only ones buried at the Frogmore Mausoleum as it appears Albert at least envisioned it as a burial place for their descendants as well. Was it Victoria or Edward VII that decided on no further burials there and what was their reasoning? Did it have anything to do with the building being unstable? I know the Mausoleum has been closed to the public for several years to undergo extensive repairs. I also wonder why the mausoleum built for the Duchess of Kent wasn't designed to accommodate her husband the Duke as well. I can't imagine Queen Victoria allowing Albert to buried at a separate location from her so why did she allow her parents to be buried apart? It's also strange that the Duke of Kent's monument but not his remains was removed from St. George's Chapel to the Frogmore Mausoleum. I wonder if that wasn't more to accommodate the installation of a later monument at St. George's rather than to honor the Duke?

Just wow….It screams..look at me! But, pretty impressive.

Very intèresting video,thank you😊

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Fascinating. Thank you!

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Alan, your videos are so well researched and vastly informative. Thank you for all your hard work. Cheers!

Thank you so very much for this nice explanation. Beautiful mausoleums with sarcophagi, very very beautiful. Martha

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Excellent Dr Barton Thank you.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

You are very welcome

Beautifully done sir.

@allanbarton

8 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly!

May the rest in peace 🙏