Wedding of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein

The wedding of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein took place on 5 July, 1866 at London.
The Marriage
On 5 July 1866, Helena married the impoverished German Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the Queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby, and Helena along with her youngest sister, Princess Beatrice, became the Queen's unofficial secretary. However, after Queen Victoria's death on 22 January 1901, Helena saw relatively little of her surviving siblings.
Wedding Dress
Princess Helena married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, son of Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Countess Luise Sophie von Danneskjold-Samsöe, on 5 July 1866 at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, wore a bridal dress of rich white satin with deep flounces of Honiton; the train of extra length trimmed with bouquets of orange blossom and myrtle, was lined with white lace and trimmed with Honiton, with cordons and bouquets of orange blossom and myrtle. The design of the lace was of roses, ivy, and myrtle. The wreath was composed of orange blossom and myrtle and the bridal veil was a square of the best Honiton lace to match the dress. Her royal highness wore a necklace, earrings, and brooch of opals and diamonds; the wedding gift of Her Majesty the Queen. Along with bracelets set with miniatures, Her royal highness also wore tho order of Victoria and Albert.
The bridesmaids wore white tulle skirts, trimmed, with bouillons of tulle over white glace slips, with tunics of silver tulle and chatelaines of flowers; forget-me-knots, blush roses and heather, with wreaths and veils to match. Her bridesmaids were Lady Margaret Scott, Lady Laura Phipps, Lady Mary FitzWilliam, Lady Muriel Campbell, Lady Caroline Gordon-Lennox, Lady Albertha Hamilton, Lady Alexandrina Murray, and Lady Ernestine Edgcumbe.
Guests List
The Bride's Family
*The Queen, the bride's mother
**The Crown Princess and Crown Prince of Prussia, the bride's sister and brother-in-law
***Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, the bride's nephew
***Princess Charlotte of Prussia, the bride's niece
***Prince Henry of Prussia, the bride's nephew
**Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine, the bride's sister and brother-in-law
**The Prince Alfred, the bride's brother
**The Princess Helena, the bride's sister
**The Princess Louise, the groom's sister
**The Prince Arthur, the bride's brother
**The Prince Leopold, the bride's brother
**The Princess Beatrice, the bride's sister
*The King and Queen of Hanover, the bride's second couin, and his wife
**The Crown Prince of Hanover, the groom's second cousin, once removed
**Princess Frederica of Hanover, the bride's second cousin, once removed
**Princess Marie of Hanover, the bride's second cousin, once removed
*The Duchess of Inverness, the bride's grandaunt
*The Dowager Duchess of Cambridge, the bride's grandaunt
**The Duke of Cambridge, the bride's second cousin, once removed
**The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the groom's second cousin, once removed
**Princess Mary Adelaide and Prince Francis of Teck, the groom's second cousin, once removed, and her husband
The Groom's Family
*The Duke and Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, the groom's parents
**Princess Louise Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein, the groom' sister
**Princess Caroline Amelie of Schleswig-Holstein, thegroom's sister
**The Duke and Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein, the groom's brother and sister-in-law
**Princess Caroline Christiane of Schleswig-Holstein, the groom's sister
*The Queen Dowager of Denmark, the groom's paternal aunt
*The Dowager Hereditary Princess of Denmark, the groom's second cousin, once removed
*The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, the groom's second cousin, once removed

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