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The eldest daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, Margarita was born at the Royal Palace in Athens on 18 April 1905.  Family Through her mother, Margarita was the eldest great-great grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom . Contrary to the custom of the time, her father attended her birth because her grandmother, Queen Olga, believed that "it is only justice that men see the suffering they cause to their wives, and from which they completely escape". She also was a great-great grandchild of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia , trough her father. With their mother, Margarita and her sisters communicated in English, but they also used French, German, and Greek in the presence of their relatives and governesses. The princesses were formally educated in English and Greek. Balkan War Between 1912 and 1913, Greece engaged in the Balkan Wars, which put the country in opposition to the Ottoman Empire and to Bulgaria. Called to join the arm

The fourth daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, Sophie was born on 26 June 1914 at Mon Repos , a palace in Corfu that her parents inherited after the assassination of King George I in 1913.  Nicknamed "Tiny" by her family, the princess grew up within a united household, together with her elder sisters Margarita (1905–1981), Theodora (1906–1969),   and Cecilie (1911–1937).  With their mother, Sophie and her sisters communicated in English, but they also used French, German, and Greek in the presence of their relatives and governesses. Childhood Sophie's early childhood was marked by the instability that the Kingdom of Greece experienced due to the First World War. The conflict divided her family into opposing branches, and Greece eventually set aside its neutrality due to the Triple Entente.  Sophie and her sisters were in the royal palace of Athens when it was bombarded by the French Navy during the battle in the capital on 1 D

Mon Repos is a classy villa located in Corfu Town with a large importance in Royal History. Mon Repos was ordered by the English commissioner Thomas Maitland and his Greek wife. Important Dates of Mon Repos : 1921: Birth of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (husband of Queen Elizabeth) 1863: visit of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi) 1964: granted to George I of the Hellenes as Royal Summer Residence 1965: birth of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark. Some inside views : Inside Mon Repos Corfu Inside Mon Repos Corfu Inside Mon Repos Corfu View to the garden : View to the garden Mon Repos Corfu Mon Repos Corfu Staircase Mon Repos Corfu Ceiling Mon Repos Corfu Mon Repos Corfu Mon Repos Corfu Some views from the garden and the park - Mon Repos even had a private beach. As you can see on the first picture (below), you see the plaque of the birth of Prince Philip. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh plaque