A family book
Windsor & Hanover
The British royal family
2026
Cloth, paper, and a family name
Two linen hardcovers. One for a child, one for the whole house. Cream paper, printed near the people who will hold it.
A public family, as a book
This is a public family, typeset. Names, wives, husbands, the places they lived. Yours will read the same way.
A family book
The British royal family
2026
Set down in 2026
107 names, 10 generations, set down in 2026.
Ten public generations of the House of Windsor, from George III to George, Charlotte and Louis — Victoria’s nine children, the working family, and the cousins still on the page.
This house
A household
1761 · London, England
—— 1761 ——
London, England
Queen consort of George III. King of Great Britain, 1760–1820. Father of the Duke of Kent.
A household
1818 · Coburg, Germany
—— 1818 ——
Coburg, Germany
Duchess of Kent. Mother of Queen Victoria. Duke of Kent and Strathearn. Fourth son of George III. Father of Queen Victoria.
A household
1840 · St James’s Palace, London
—— 1840 ——
St James’s Palace, London
Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837–1901. Empress of India. Grandmother of Europe. Prince consort. The family name later taken into Windsor.
A household
1858 · St James’s Palace, London
—— 1858 ——
St James’s Palace, London
Princess Royal. German Empress as wife of Frederick III. Mother of Wilhelm II. German Emperor for ninety-nine days in 1888.
A household
1866 · Windsor Castle, England
—— 1866 ——
Windsor Castle, England
A household
1862 · Osborne House, Isle of Wight
—— 1862 ——
Osborne House, Isle of Wight
Grand Duchess of Hesse. Mother of Empress Alexandra of Russia.
A household
1863 · St George’s Chapel, Windsor
—— 1863 ——
St George’s Chapel, Windsor
Queen consort. Daughter of Christian IX of Denmark. King of the United Kingdom, 1901–1910.
A household
1874 · St Petersburg, Russia
—— 1874 ——
St Petersburg, Russia
Grand Duchess of Russia. Daughter of Alexander II. Duke of Edinburgh, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
A household
1871 · St George’s Chapel, Windsor
—— 1871 ——
St George’s Chapel, Windsor
Duchess of Argyll. Sculptor. Vicereine of Canada. 9th Duke of Argyll. Governor General of Canada.
A household
1879 · Windsor Castle, England
—— 1879 ——
Windsor Castle, England
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. Governor General of Canada.
A household
1882 · St George’s Chapel, Windsor
—— 1882 ——
St George’s Chapel, Windsor
Duke of Albany. Died of haemophilia after a fall.
A household
1885 · Whippingham, Isle of Wight
—— 1885 ——
Whippingham, Isle of Wight
Youngest child of Victoria. Mother of Victoria Eugenie of Spain. Died of malaria on the Ashanti expedition.
A household
1893 · Chapel Royal, St James’s
—— 1893 ——
Chapel Royal, St James’s
Queen consort of George V. King of the United Kingdom, 1910–1936. Took the name Windsor in 1917.
A household
1937 · France
—— 1937 ——
France
Duchess of Windsor. King in 1936; abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson.
A household
1923 · Westminster Abbey, London
—— 1923 ——
Westminster Abbey, London
Queen consort, later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. King of the United Kingdom, 1936–1952.
A household
1935 · Buckingham Palace, London
—— 1935 ——
Buckingham Palace, London
Duchess of Gloucester. Duke of Gloucester.
A household
1934 · Westminster Abbey, London
—— 1934 ——
Westminster Abbey, London
Duchess of Kent. Duke of Kent. Killed on active service.
A household
1947 · Westminster Abbey, London
—— 1947 ——
Westminster Abbey, London
Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952–2022. Duke of Edinburgh. Consort of Elizabeth II.
A household
1960 · Westminster Abbey, London
—— 1960 ——
Westminster Abbey, London
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Earl of Snowdon. Photographer.
A household
2005 · Windsor, England
—— 2005 ——
Windsor, England
Queen Camilla. Married Charles in 2005. King of the United Kingdom from 2022.
A household
1981 · St Paul’s Cathedral, London
—— 1981 ——
St Paul’s Cathedral, London
Princess of Wales. Mother of William and Harry. King of the United Kingdom from 2022.
A household
1973 · Westminster Abbey, London
—— 1973 ——
Westminster Abbey, London
The Princess Royal. First husband of Princess Anne. Olympic horseman.
A household
1992 · Crathie Kirk, Scotland
—— 1992 ——
Crathie Kirk, Scotland
The Princess Royal. Vice Admiral. Second husband of Princess Anne.
A household
1994 · London, England
—— 1994 ——
London, England
Daughter of Princess Margaret.
A household
1986 · Westminster Abbey, London
—— 1986 ——
Westminster Abbey, London
Duchess of York. Duke of York.
A household
1993 · London, England
—— 1993 ——
London, England
2nd Earl of Snowdon. Son of Princess Margaret.
A household
1999 · St George’s Chapel, Windsor
—— 1999 ——
St George’s Chapel, Windsor
Duchess of Edinburgh. Duke of Edinburgh (from 2023).
A household
2008 · Windsor, England
—— 2008 ——
Windsor, England
First wife of Peter Phillips. Eldest grandchild of Elizabeth II.
A household
2011 · Edinburgh, Scotland
—— 2011 ——
Edinburgh, Scotland
Olympic equestrian. Former England rugby captain.
A household
2018 · Windsor, England
—— 2018 ——
Windsor, England
Duke of Sussex.
A household
2011 · Westminster Abbey, London
—— 2011 ——
Westminster Abbey, London
Princess of Wales. Prince of Wales. Heir apparent.
A household
2020 · Windsor, England
—— 2020 ——
Windsor, England
A household
2018 · Windsor, England
—— 2018 ——
Windsor, England
The map
A signed history
Kindred archive
Kindred
Windsor & Hanover · 2026
A new edition can be made when the tree grows. Cloth, cream paper, typeset by Kindred.
The hardcover
Linen cloth, cream paper, printed close to the people who will hold it — the US, Europe, Britain, Brazil, Australia. A christening gift should not wait on a boat.
Two cloth hardcovers, printed close to the door that will hold them. You pay the price on the card. If you are the guardian of the tree, a quarter off.
Origin
A 24-page square book for a newborn, a christening, a first birthday. Mother, father, the marriage mark, grandparents, a map, a letter. Read aloud in five minutes.
€45
€35 if you are the guardian
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A landscape hardcover of the whole house: generation plates, person pages, papers, and who wrote them. For a reunion, a funeral, a fiftieth.
€85
€65 if you are the guardian
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