Style: May 04, 2017

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J. K. ROWLING
Joanne “J. K.” Rowling, now a famous writer and multimillionaire,
wrote the first four Harry Potter books as a single
mother, while receiving state benefits to get by.
Today, J. K. is the president of Gingerbread, an organisation
that works with single parents and their children find
resources and programmes to help them succeed. “I am
prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part
of my life,” J. K. said.
For Mother’s Day 2016, she tweeted: “Today’s Mother’s Day
in the UK. If your mum isn’t here to treat, do something nice
for yourself because she’s part of you. Take a hug, too.”
QUEEN VICTORIA
Alexandrina Victoria (1819-1901) was Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg
and Gotha, in 1840. They had nine children together. Each child
was married into royal and noble families across the continent,
earning her the sobriquet “the grandmother of Europe”.
1. Victoria Adelaide Mary, Princess Royal (1840-1901) married
Frederick III of Germany (1831-1888).
2. Albert Edward, King of England as Edward VII (1841-1910)
married Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925).
3. Alice Maud Mary (1843-1878) married Louis IV, Grand Duke
of Hesse (1837-1892).
4. Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg
and Gotha (1844-1900) married Marie Alexandrovna, Grand
Duchess, Russia (1853-1920).
5. Helena Augusta Victoria (1846-1923) married Prince Christian
of Schleswig-Holstein (1831-1917).
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6. Louise Caroline Alberta (1848-1939) married John Campbell,
Duke of Argyll, Marquis of Lorne (1845-1914).
7. Arthur William Patrick, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
(1850-1942) married Duchess Louise Margaret of Prussia
(1860-1917).
8. Leopold George Duncan, Duke of Albany (1853-1884)
married Princess Helena Frederica of Waldeck and Pyrmont
(1861-1922).
9. Beatrice Mary Victoria (1857-1944) married Prince Henry of
Battenberg (1858-1896)
Victoria’s legacy was so great that she had 42 grandchildren,
34 of whom survived to adulthood. Their descendants include
Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Harald V of Norway;
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden; Margrethe II of Denmark; and Felipe
VI of Spain.
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