Letters to Lady Wantage from Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, October - November 1904
Production date
1904
Audio tour
Description
Letters to Lady Wantage from Princess Helena dated between the 26th of October and the 5th of November 1904. The letters discuss the opinions held by A. K. Loyd concerning the intentions of the Central British Red Cross Council to prepare in times of peace for future emergencies. Lady Wantage also expresses her fears that the War Office will become too dependent on the Red Cross organisations.
Both Princess Helena and Lady Wantage played vital roles in the founding of the British Red Cross. On her own standing, Lady Wantage, earlier Harriet Jones-Loyd, greatly contributed to charities supporting the welfare of those in need. In 1858, she married Robert Loyd-Lindsay, a veteran of the Crimean War, and together they continued their charitable donations. On 4th August 1870, Robert Loyd-Lindsay chaired a public meeting at Willis’ Rooms in London which resolved that "a National Society be formed… for aiding sick and wounded soldiers in time of war.” This was the British National Society of Aid to Sick and Wounded in War, later the British Red Cross Society. Lady Wantage was a keen supporter of the society and took a close interest in its work.
Princess Helena, the fifth child of Queen Victoria, had a clear interest in the early work of the British Red Cross. She founded the Society’s Ladies Committee in 1870 and during their first campaign organised nursing and the delivery of relief supplies to those affected by the Franco-Prussian War. She maintained a strong interest in nursing and the British Red Cross for the rest of her life, as well as laying the foundations for the Society’s close links to the royal family.
Audio recording by Eliza Girling (Volunteer), Manchester.
Both Princess Helena and Lady Wantage played vital roles in the founding of the British Red Cross. On her own standing, Lady Wantage, earlier Harriet Jones-Loyd, greatly contributed to charities supporting the welfare of those in need. In 1858, she married Robert Loyd-Lindsay, a veteran of the Crimean War, and together they continued their charitable donations. On 4th August 1870, Robert Loyd-Lindsay chaired a public meeting at Willis’ Rooms in London which resolved that "a National Society be formed… for aiding sick and wounded soldiers in time of war.” This was the British National Society of Aid to Sick and Wounded in War, later the British Red Cross Society. Lady Wantage was a keen supporter of the society and took a close interest in its work.
Princess Helena, the fifth child of Queen Victoria, had a clear interest in the early work of the British Red Cross. She founded the Society’s Ladies Committee in 1870 and during their first campaign organised nursing and the delivery of relief supplies to those affected by the Franco-Prussian War. She maintained a strong interest in nursing and the British Red Cross for the rest of her life, as well as laying the foundations for the Society’s close links to the royal family.
Audio recording by Eliza Girling (Volunteer), Manchester.
Collection Type
Archives
Level of Current Record
file
Catalogue Number
WAN/16/1/9-11
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