ca. 1848 (estimated) King Willem lll, queen Sophie and Crown Prince Willem

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An expressionless Queen Sophie poses with her oldest son and husband. I am estimating the date from the Prince's age of about eight, he was born in 1840. The King and Queen lived apart from 1855 until she died in 1877.

Posted to the Alexander Palace Time Machine Duscussion Forum by thijs on 24 January 2006.

King William lll, queen Sophie and their children William, the crownprince and Alexander as a baby. Maurits, the second son who died young, can be seen in a painting on the wall behind Sophie APFxthijs 24Jan06
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Mar 31, 2010 12:31 PM
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