Talk:Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom

message: Sorry you have had to wait so long for a review by someone. I have checked this article against the good article criteria. There is a list of minor problems that needs to be fixed, mostly concerning references. I have placed the article on hold for seven days for these things to be done. On the whole however I found the article interesting and a joy to read. Well done.
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* I found a few things in the lead. Firstly please reference this directly as it is a major assertion on her life: Beatrice, who was brought up always to stay with her mother, soon resigned herself to her fate. Secondly should the following not be daughter: Victoria was set against her youngest Baby marrying, and refused to discuss the possibility. I know later in the article we find out that Victoria refered to her as her Baby, but when first reading the lead this is not known. Thirdly after just ten years of marriage, Prince Henry (called Liko by the royal family) died of malaria while fighting at war. - which war, was it Asante, perhaps wikilink?
:Addressed. PeterSymonds | talk 19:58, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
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text: Addressed. PeterSymonds | talk 19:58, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

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text: Addressed. Changed the sentence to buildings. PeterSymonds | talk 19:58, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

text: Addressed. PeterSymonds | talk 19:58, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Excellent work and thank you for responding so quickly to my comments. The article IMO now rates as a good article and I have passed it as search. I think the article would do well if you were to take it FA: the references, the information contained are all featured quality. I do have a few points to help you continue to develop the article. Firstly I would expand, if possible the role that Beatrice might have had on the British Empire: in particular through any influence or emotion she may have had on her mother? Are there any historical works that cite this role in greater depth? These might be of use to expand the assessment section. I would also recommend that some of the image captions, while of suitable length could be expanded to incorporate a little more information. One example being Princess Beatrice in her late childhood, 1868 Perhaps you could eloborate more on the image itself, her shoes and clothes seem very plain for a princess (even though it is Victorian period). Thirdly, are you able to expand more on her relationship with her husband, are there any historical accounts that cite in more detail, any conflict between her, her husband and Victoria? Finally from an aesthetic perspective, the Royal Information boxes on the right hand section seem out of place? I am not sure however about the correct MOS relating to them. Aside from these few points, I feel the article would pass if you were to nominate for an FAC. If you do require further opinions before that stage than I recommend a Wikipedia:Peer Review. If I can be of any further help to you in reviewing the article or providing a second opinion then please leave a message. Best of luck and good work.  LordHarris 16:12, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: GA Review

message: This mountain is said to be named for her along with others nearby surrounding Princess Louisa Inlet for members of her immediate family.  Is that worth mentioning in the article? --KenWalker | Talk 04:29, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Mount Victoria (Canada)]] 

message: she was 28 wen she wed, why did she marry so late for her time?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.66.26.49 (talk) 11:46, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Her mother was dead-set against her marrying at all, because she had plans to keep Beatrice by her side permanently. A new husband would've changed that cosy situation. Until she met Prince Henry, Beatrice wasn't too fussed about marriage herself, and claimed that she much preferred to stay by her mother's side. When she broke the news that she wished to marry Henry, Beatrice and her mother fell out for the best part of a year. She married so late because, unlike her other sisters, Victoria did not look for potential husbands; she had a vision of Beatrice at her side for life. Best,  PeterSymonds (talk) 12:43, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  marriage 

message: Not sure which section this fits in, either the end of "Retirement from public life" (awkward, because it covers at least two public appearances she did make) or the beginning of "Last years" (really, it fits in both because it covers her involvement as patron of a society from 1920, presumably until her death in 1944): Following the war, Beatrice was one of several members of the royal family who became patrons of The Ypres League, a society founded for veterans of the Ypres Salient.The Ypres League, Aftermath - when the boys came home, accessed 16/01/2010 Her son, Prince Maurice of Battenberg, had been killed in action during the First Battle of Ypres. Beatrice laid wreaths at the Cenotaph in 1930 and 1935 to mark the 10th and 15th anniversaries of the founding of the League.To celebrate the tenth anniverary..., Reading Eagle, 9 December 1930, page 10Beatrice Lays Wreath, Getty Images, image number 3294671, from the Hulton Archive, accessed 16/01/2010
 I'll wait a bit for a response here, and then add this to the article if no-one objects. It sounds a bit awkward at the moment, because it sounds like she only laid the wreaths twice. I suspect she laid wreaths every year, but maybe someone with access to better sources can go into that level of detail. Also, someone will need to tidy up the formatting of my references. Carcharoth (talk) 13:59, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: No objection from me. :-) I'll consult my biographies when I have some more free time. I've forgotten the significance of her wreath-laying in the Getty images, but I'm sure there was one. Whether it was just the only one at which she was photographed, I'm not not entirely sure, but I'll do some digging to check on that.  PeterSymonds (talk) 15:22, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. If you could check the edit I made to add that material, that would be wonderful. Carcharoth (talk) 16:10, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion for additional paragraph 

message: Two suggestions for media, both non-free, but possibilities for mentioning them in the external links section:
*(1) The Getty Images photo of Beatrice in 1935 laying a wreath at the Cenotaph - see here. More images here.
*(2) The Pathe News Archive have at least two clips of her:
**Laying a wreath at the Cenotaph on 4 November 1929 (note the traffic in the background)
**Viewing the wreaths for King George V on 3 February 1936 (briefly appears in a wheelchair)
:The second of those clips appears to be the one referenced in the article. Currently reference number 81: "Princess Beatrice pushed in a chair. (1936-1-23). Viewing the Wreaths. [News broadcast]. London: Pathe News." Though the dates don't quite match up (the one in the reference in the article makes more sense, if you think a day is long enough for all those wreaths to arrive). Anyway, thought those clips would be of interest. Carcharoth (talk) 14:58, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Media suggestions 

message: Hi! There is a problem with footnote 46. It says "Hibbert, p. 94" but there is no Hibbert's book in the bibliography. Is it possible to correct this point ? Thank you. 31.39.53.205 (talk) 14:23, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: with a Google Books search -- John of Reading (talk) 08:24, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Footnote problem 

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message: Nowhere in the article is a group photo of PB and her family, or any picture that isn't stiffly posed studio portrait.  -- GreenC 05:13, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo of family