ALL THE PRINCESSES OF WALES | History of royal women | famous royal women | History Calling

From JOAN OF KENT to KATE MIDDLETON, this is the story of all the Princesses of Wales from the time England took control of the principality of Wales in 1284 until today. In this video from History Calling I’ll briefly take you through the lives of these eleven famous royal women; specifically Joan of Kent, Anne Neville, Catherine of Aragon, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Alexandra of Denmark, Mary of Teck, Lady Diana Spencer, Camilla Parker-Bowles (nee Shand) and Catherine Middleton. I’ll also explain why there have been so few Princesses of Wales over the past 750 years, which of these women were in the unenviable position of being Princesses of Wales who never became Queen and who I think is the most famous Princess of Wales. There will also be lots of fun and even bizarre factoids too. For instance, do you know who became Princess of Wales twice, or who was engaged to one prospective Prince of Wales, only to marry another? I’ll al