The deaf princess who became a style icon // Queen Alexandra //

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[@Clara-by3gn]

That one dislike is from Queen Victoria

[@renthewerecat]

she has 12 alt acounts aparently

[@davedogge2280]

wrong it was princess Michael of Kent and her 14 alt accounts

[@isobelduncan]

Victoria had a very sheltered and conservative upbringing which shaped a lot of her personality.

[@frogwithhigh-heels1916]

@@renthewerecat 22

[@lilguyonhiswaytothemall]

If there's ever a film about Alexandria, Jessica should either play her or take on an advisory role to the actress that does play her. Who else could teach people how to be a proper elegant Queen?

[@MissDatherinePierce]

As a German, I must say that for an English native you pretty much nailed Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (like the British before WW1 the Danish have a royal family with a German name). I don't know if you have heard of Prince Philip's mother, Alice of Battenberg? She was actually deaf from birth and apparently learned to lip-read in several languages (my guesses are German [native], Greek [married a Prince of Greece] and French [family went to Paris for exile], probably also English because of the extensive kinship there). I think that is pretty impressive. Furthermore, she became a nun and was dedicated to charity.

[@kathybramley5609]

I didn't know - or had forgotten - Princess Alice was deaf! A favourite royal of mine! When I do find myself sitting up watching a royal documentary, it's most likely that one about her - with Giles Brandreth featuring prominently, of all people!

[@MissDatherinePierce]

@@kathybramley5609 I actually only know two German ones about her. Well one is about her and one is about Prince Philip but they also mention her and her life quite a bit in it. But yeah it was actually one of the things about her that stuck with me, next to actually hiding a Jewish family in her Greek home during the Nazi time and becoming a nun later on. I was a bit sad that The Crown never really touched upon her and Philip's relationship.

[@kathybramley5609]

@@MissDatherinePierce Sorry, I wasn't sure what you being here watching Jessica in English meant for your immersion in UK culture, I thought you might live or have lived here and decided to risk you knowing my references with the insurance that it would just be parallel sharing of my experience that stood on its own anyway. But perhaps a bit presumptuous of me. The English documentaries I know are similar in detail, though a range of other facts stand out as well, like being buried on the Mount of Olives, and it all may be be blurring into one. I haven't seen The Crown, which I imagine as a very genteel and patriotic romantic drama not wanting to offend by their portrayal: but there is some suggestion that it was an awkward relationship whilst also affectionate to some degree, and whilst Giles Brandreth is a Tory he can be more playfully iconoclastic and enjoy things like her wandering around the palace puffing on her Woodbines. Which I can appreciate too, even though cigarettes are arguably both evil and deeply embedded in what's wrong with the world. Something between poverty porn and joy in reversals of expectation that puncture the aloof grandeur in that frisson as well! Sorry - I over-think.

[@corinnaliebergesell5773]

Even as a German, "Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg" is pretty tough.

[@laurahill9643]

I add to the Princess Alice fan club. I'd love a video detailing her life and how her disability shaped it. She seems like she was an amazing person.

[@marQP2]

"A deaf and disabled princess who started fashion trends" When you made the announcement I really thought this was about you. lol

[@jessicaoutofthecloset]

Jessica can't wait to read all your comments when they land in LA :) // clara.

[@lyannastarkweather]

Glad to see you back, Jessica!!! I'm an American with a passing interest in European royalty so I've heard the name Alexandra of Denmark before. But I had no idea she was disabled or a style icon either. Excited to learn about such an awesome woman!

[@shalacarter6658]

Really really really looking forward to captions! :)

[@kayaray7465]

Hey Jessica, just for future reference: “Schleswig” is pronounced less like every letter has its own sound and a little more like some of the letters make just one sound, so the “sch” is pronounced more like “shh” and the “w” is pronounced like a “v”, so phonetically it would be pronounced something like “shh-les-vig”. Just a tip for any future pronunciations!

[@Transcocktailbar]

When you're in the LA Area you should come to the city of Whittier! I'm also a Friend and whittier was founded by us in the 1880's as the first friends colony on the west coast. It's a quaint small town with many good shops and restaurants….we even have a vintage makeup shop called Besame. :) I hope you have fun while visiting!!!!

[@greenelf912]

Love the new volgumentary style. Bon voyage.

[@carolineforges5652]

I, an ordinary brazilian lesbian, think that Jessica should be the next queen of England. hahaha

[@milicamitic5982]

Hear hear!

[@carolbuzelim]

Concordo

[@davedogge2280]

haha I reckon it would work out well

[@maddiepilz5711]

I concur!

[@emmahjrnetsrensen4321]

I actually suffer from the condition otoschlerosis and I never knew princess Alexandra sufflered from it as well. I guess you really do learn something new every day!

[@FutureCatNZ]

I grew up in a small New Zealand town called Alexandra. There was a portrait of her in our library, but I never thought to find out anything about who she was, so this was really interesting.

[@CrusaderNZ1]

Hey FutureCat, Great to see a fellow Kiwi here as a Jessica/Claude fan. I'm from Welly and there definitely is the name Alexandra in nearly every small town and city in New Zealand. Think Alexandra Racecourse, Rosegardens in Te Awamutu, lots of streets and public buildings named throughout too. Am guessing named after her too. Thank you for video Jessica, really keen on more of this inspo. Arohanui from New Zealand xx

[@FutureCatNZ]

@@CrusaderNZ1 Christchurch here. And yes, it's a popular name here. I suppose NZ must have been just at the stage of needing lots of places named while Alexandra was popular.

[@amyutting8988]

More Kiwis! I'm from Hastings, but I currently live in the hellscape that is Auckland.

[@cherryblossom2494]

Oh really, that is so cool!

[@rebekahcastro5430]

Can you please talk about Helen Keller? I think a lot of people have a simplified understanding of her. She's thought of as either a helpless little girl who was saved by the "miracle worker" Ann Sullivan, or a noble advocate who overcame her deaf-blindness to write books and give speeches. But the reality was quite nuanced. She accomplished a lot but she was also a eugenicist, and friends with the eugenicist Alexander Graham Bell. She was not perfect, but she was not all evil, either. I'd share your video a lot if you talked about the true story of Helen Keller!

[@taylorbritt499]

Okay I knew Hellen Keller was a eugenicist but I did NOT know Alexander Graham Bell was

[@mickey05491]

Not for nothing, Albert was referred to as “Dirty Bertie” 😂😂😂

[@papaquonis]

Loved it. As a Dane, I did know quite a lot about her already, but you did a magnificent job of telling her story.

[@sharpno2pencil476]

:)))

[@spockck]

+

[@Efryd]

As a Dane I have never fucking heard of her 😄

[@chrisrojas2722]

I really love this idea of mini profiles of disabled people throughout history!...I would love more videos like this one!

[@twilightsmum24]

This was amazing

[@celiamilktooth5571]

When I became ill, last year, I was very scared. I combed the internet for more information and I happened upon your channel. You handle your differently-abled life with so much grace. It comforted me to think that maybe...one day...my life would again have a sense of normalcy. So much love and support from the USA

[@celiamilktooth5571]

Oh and bomb video! Love Queen Alexandra!

[@Wraithworshipper]

As a history major, years ago, I find this sort of presentation ever sooo much better than a stuffy old bag droning from a book. Please! Do more presentations like this one! I thought it was delightful.☺

[@Narnendil]

I enjoy this kind of thing, but I must admit I struggled a bit, especially in the beginning of the video, to follow the story. There were so many names and people and places and my mind couldn't keep up with the pace. It would be more helpful to me (and I'm sure, also many other people) with some more visuals. Like a family tree, or a map of the places, or something. I understand it would mean more work for you, but I would appreciate it. Thank you :)

[@eps3154]

It doesn't help that they all share the same three names lol

[@laurena9563]

Thank you Jessica for bringing Alexandra's story about to a story about her dignity and how people loved her despite of her 'limitations,' rather than a story where because of her limitations, she tends to be sidelined from history. ♥ As a history major from university, I did know quite a bit about her, but I love how you focused on how she was able to amend her disabilities and make them fashion-forward trends/ a net positive in her life. I find being disabled and reading about her previously, people always tended to write her off in light of Bertie and say something akin to, "AND THEN SHE WAS CONSTANTLY ILL FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE AND HER HUSBAND WAS A PHILANDERER,' so much so that you almost forget that she struggled with something at all because it's brought under this big umbrella of being 'ill' and written off as though she was some flighty nineteenth century royalty 'making things up.' Looking forward to you highlighting figures from history who were fabulous and intelligent people despite their disabilities and a narrative where they're not defined solely by their illnesses ♥

[@danamariesmith8960]

this is so neat! i work with kids with disabilities and often try to teach them about historical figures with disabilities as well. i know a lot of little girls who will be super excited to learn about queen alexandra! thank you for the informative video!

[@BattyButtercup]

i was so tempted to take notes during this video (i am an avid history student &... an accidental Universal Pet Of Teachers)! my eyesight is very poor (EVERYTHING ON MAXIMUM ZOOM!) and i have sensory issues that cause me to mishear things (one of the reasons i love this channel so much is THE CAPTIONS! AND THE ADVOCACY FOR THEM!

[@bridgetthewench]

A Disney film on Sacagawea would be awesome for sure! I do worry they would have ruined it the same as they did Pocahontas if it were made at the same time. If it were made now, they'd probably do a decent job of it, since they're more representation-minded these days.

[@BattyButtercup]

@@bridgetthewench Mulan 2020 has sadly disproven any notion of improvement - having an all-asian cast does not correct the failings of assigning white writers, directors, producers, and costume designers. The more I learn about the historic "Pocahontas" (which! ISN'T EVEN HER NAME!?), the more appalled I am by Disney. It's not just that she was a LITERAL CHILD and that both John Smith & her eventual husband were AT LEAST twice her age when they met her, oh no, she was also kept hostage, pressured into marrying said husband, and was kept from her family against her will in favour of being showcased as a "tamed savage". That poor, sweet child. Instagram, surprisingly enough, has a lot to offer on the historic Pocahontas, from First Nation bloggers. Definitely look into the hashtags for "decolonizefashion", "indigenouspride", or "indigiqueer". The terminology of BIPOC scholars versus "conventional" historians is very telling in its sharp differences.

[@bridgetthewench]

@@BattyButtercup Ugh, that's awful to hear about Mulan! You'd think they'd do better now, and yet here they go failing again. I read a book on Pocahontas in 5th grade, part of our curriculum, and little 10-year-old me was just horrified by the truth about her life. I had some truly amazing elementary school teachers and they taught us a lot of things that typically get left out, including spending *all* of February on Black history and civil rights each year, not just a single day or week so we could say we did Black History Month. We learned the truth about slavery and the treatment of indigenous folks by white settlers and the government. I'm not very active on Instagram, but I do follow quite a few indigenous accounts on Twitter and have learned quite a bit from them, far more detail than my teachers had time to cover.

[@nocta66]

Jessica, if you're in LA, I believe almost everyone on youtube wants to see you collab with Molly Burke ! Anyway, enjoy your trip with your wife ^^ And this video was so great !! Your voice is the best ♥

[@shalacarter6658]

YES! Molly is such a dear sweet girl!

[@Kirsten_is_cursed10]

That would be amazing!

[@yaniragarcia8329]

Yes! You and Molly would make such a great team!

[@mothermovementa]

Queen Alexandra was amazing. She only became deaf later in life

[@fayerawcliffe7794]

Make more of these!!!!! They’re amazing and it’s clear you’re very passionate about it!!!!! Wonderful job!!!

[@hannahfuller9795]

YOU MENTIONED NELLIE CLIFTON! Fun fact: my high school did an original show about her and prince Albert's relationship and her life as a wren in Ireland.

[@b2h316]

"This morning I woke up to snow" literally me since the beginning of September. It got dark today around 4:30pm 😑. Hi from Canada!

[@gabriellecarr3070]

Just saying, I think you pronounce those tricky names as well as any hearing person could! :)

[@sasib6408]

You could literally read the telephone book and I`d enjoy listening to you.

[@Kaltag2278]

Not related to this video. (I love history so I really enjoyed this one!) In another video you once said "there's no one way to be a girl". I've never been the super "girly" type so whenever I'm feeling down or insecure I think of that and it makes me feel so much better about myself. I just wanted to say thank you.

[@Jahleesu1]

My new favorite thing: Jessica speaking danish/German 😍💞😍💞😍

[@asterismos5451]

Another possible person for this would be Annie Jump-Canon, an accomplished deaf astrophysicist!

[@Rosiepedia]

Queen Alexandra was responsible for the main nursing service that sent trained nurses to the front lines of the First World War. These nurses were highly skilled trained women working with surgeons and doctors in the casualty clearing stations in France. They also helped to develop new treatments and care for those left disabled by injuries of war. Great video, Jessica!

[@AvaLance]

I love how every one though Jessica was going to talk about her self

[@jessh1898]

I love the idea of this series and it’s amazing to get more mainstream cover of deaf “icons” and not many people ever mention princess alexandra which is a shame because she was amazing and so brave. X

[@kathybramley5609]

I'm not a massive royalist, to say the least, but sometimes I enjoy a good story about them! ❤✨ Guilty, shameful insecure pleasure, in general, because of what is indeed what is left out of the proverbial fish kettle and worrying what is and isn't being achieved. But that's probably my issues.

[@lilyjade3450]

God I could listen to this woman talk about literally anything. Her voice is just so captivating

[@OsirisMalkovich]

Is there an award for "Most Delightful KZbinr?" Because I want to nominate Jessica Kellgren-Fozard.

[@failureblanket8559]

History from a wonderful deaf woman. Also your voice was very nice to listen to while I made breakfast.

[@patriciahammondsongs]

She and her sister collected Faberge flowers. I love that.

[@carabeckett6364]

Your hair is so amazing in this video! Wow! I’m only 2 minutes in and I keep thinking about how gorgeous your hair is

[@misskelevra]

Danish person here, who looked up articles in danish. It said that the scar on her neck was from an accident she had as a child, probably a riding accident. Also, she had to wear a hearing aid at her crowning, discussing that the reason we never see her wearing one, was because she valued the perfect appearance so highly.

[@oflifeandstuff]

Alle Schleswig-Holsteiner Hände hoch! Moin moin

[@pepperbottom]

I would love to see more disabled people in history videos! I've been dealing with new persistent daily headaches and POTS for 12 years but this year with the help of Hannah Witton's and your channel have I been accepting my disability more than I ever have. Thank you from New York!

[@mariealainawalukas3048]

Alexandra is one of my favorite people in History! So beautiful and so loving to her children. She totally rocked at being Queen and her people adored her.....and of course her fashion sense was alway spot on! My favorite are the chokers!

[@cherryblossom2494]

I always loved Queen Alexandra, she was kind and had a good heart, and also had beauty, she and Princess Diana were everything to the Royal Family, both of them had to deal with terrible mother-in-laws and had to put up with their husbands cheating on them, they both deserve better

[@elenachristian9860]

So happy to see you are feeling better. You are our Deaf and Disabled Queen.

[@amyslingsby6947]

The photograph you showed when you started speaking of Queen Alexandra and her jewellery (her coronation I think) always amazes me. The more you look at it, the more jewellery you find everywhere. Possibly a bit OTT but hell, if I was in her position, I’d plaster it on too.

[@purpleghost106]

I showed my mother your video and she wanted me to put a comment for her. It follows: Jessica you are so beautiful, so dynamic, and you have a lovely accent. Aside from that, your presentation on Queen Alexandra was very funny, and extremely informative. Looking forward to more! :D

[@EmilyDeArdowriting]

I knew nothing about her other than she had a philandering husband, so I LOVED this! :)

[@jennifercoulthard1485]

You are a 4 hour drive from where I live. I am in Las Vegas, haha. It is so nice roght now I hope yoy enjoy the weather. I was born in LA. I miss the beach. Have fun.

[@Trasslet87]

As a disabled person who loves history I’d be glued either way but your telling and fantastic personal touch to it will make every video it highly anticipated for me, thank you so much!

[@LivingLifeWithLisa]

This a wonderful video, very interesting! As you were telling us about Queen Alexandria, I kept thinking how she sounded like Princess Diana. Kudos to you!💜

[@Natalie-101]

OMG THATS SO AWESOME! You look beautiful today! (And always) Cant wait for all you have to teach us! Happy you had a good break, I'm glad you took some time for yourself! Love you! And hi to claudia and clara and the puppiess! Love you all❤🐶💕💖

[@mystarsshinedarklyoverme5925]

I went to see an amazing performance by Graeae of the struggles of writing a play about disabled suffragettes

[@emellisor7167]

I love this. I have a strange obsession with disabled historic people, so this is definitely my thing.

[@ArcticNinjan]

Your pronounciation of the weird family names that Alexandra and her parents had were really good!

[@lenajoens7103]

It was. They Wege German James though not Danish :-)

[@lenajoens7103]

Thank you autocorrect! :-I

[@mariah2174]

I adored this video! I am not a fan of history when told from a boring history book, but she made this feel more like a fun story but is true and not made up! I can't wait to watch all the future videos! 😊

[@laurencreates359]

Love me some disabled royal history. All my faves in the same video! Love you 💕💕

[@georgahasenstab5959]

This was awesome I’d love more of this I love disabled history

[@nootnootimaboot8798]

oh right, we all know the feeling of seeing some hotty & scheduling a tour of the entire continent so that we can conveniently stop by

[@bookishlaurahanna]

If you wanted to do another disabled royal, you could consider Princess Alice of Battenberg, Prince Philip's mother. She was deaf and suffered from schizophrenia. She learned how to lip read in both English and German and during World War Two she hid a family of Jews in her flat in Greece. Her life was really fascinating. She was also posthumously named a Hero of the Holocaust in 2010.

[@alexandraestrella71]

I didn't know anything about her story. Only that I was named after her. Good job, mom!

[@RedStripesandChocolate]

I really liked this video. If you could make another video about how disabled people have had influence on fashion I would really enjoy watching that.

[@chriscox3709]

We are so happy you are back Jessica. KZbin wasn't that much fun without you. Stay healthy girl so you don't have to leave us again!!!

[@amandab6034]

I also think you knitted all those various stories in to once very cohesive narrative

[@puckbryn3583]

I went to Queen Victoria public school and my cousins went to Alexandra. 20 years later I definitively know their school is better. P:

[@sarahk2930]

After watching the Crown I can't help but see the parallels to Diana and Charles with the whole loving her more than him...

[@bat8046]

You pronounced the Danish words deaf better than I would hearing.

[@diesermarco1]

Hi Jessica, i absolutly love your videos and your personality! I like this new idea to make videos about historical persons. Its very true, your voice is very calming, so longer videos = better :-) I only have one wish: Im slowly going blind, my sight on both eyes is about 20% and getting worse...and i am german :-) I Iove to hear your voice, but i need the subtitles to understand the whole thing...sometimes im to weak and then i can only hear your voice... In todays video you are speaking very fast :-) I cant wait to see, to hear, your next video...and it would be so good if you speak a little bit slower as you do in your other videos...i know, you're a chirpy person and love to do aaaaall the things :-) i dont want to be mean, just to ask you to be little bit slower :-) You're a great youtuber, keep going! :-)

[@miriambloom2923]

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[@CearoT]

Hey! It might help to know you can slow down videos. It will distort the video a tad but it isn't too bad at x.75 (I just checked.) It is under the menu where you can change the video quality.

[@julihath8046]

Love this! I wonder how many historical figures were disabled in some way but successfully concealed it from the public.

[@ME-pt7uh]

So...being an ignorant American I forget that other people have actual princesses etc. I read the title and thought this was gonna be a story about you and like, your dive into modeling and fashion and how you started your channel lol. My inner history buff was pleasantly surprised!

[@Eva-dy9qy]

Yes please more of this!

[@maciejayne28]

I'd listen to Jessica teach me about disabled historical figures 24/7 if I could honestly

[@terrable9220]

Wow! I was also born on December 1st and I have to walk with a cane! This made me so happy because now I know I'm not the only one.

[@rchhcsupernova]

Queen Alexandra made Chokers trendy.

[@emmabluu]

found this on accident two years later, but yes i’ve always had an affection for Queen Alexandra. Her story was always so fascinating to me. also, Princess Alice of Battenberg (Prince Philip’s mother) is an interesting woman as well.

[@omnipossum92]

It turns out there are many places called Alexandra Gardens, even in Victoria, Australia! There is one in Kew, one in the Melbourne CBD (right next to the Royal Botanical Gardens), one in Ararat...

[@bethmcloughlin8148]

loved the history of people with disability, figures with celebrities neat and thank you

[@JenniferElise]

Loved this so much!

[@willowdaymond2865]

I loved this so much x

[@Luhrayuh]

Love this!

[@FunHouse5000]

Loved it !!

[@catalinabarroilhet4058]

Loved it!

[@HippieNikkiTheTopeteTribe]

love these!!! keep them coming!!!

[@bananasandberg6991]

love it !!!!!!!!

[@monsoon369]

Loved this video!!!

[@JoyandSerenity.]

Getting really hard vintage vibes today. You remind me of the lady who would present the really old Bill and Ben or Andy Pandy..

[@faithperry6307]

IT SNOWED IN BRIGHTON NOOOO. I'M OVER IN BOURNEMOUTH, PLEASE DON'T GIVE US YOUR SNOW

[@missunderstoodmaniac]

Beautiful. I loved this. I'm absolutely horrible with learning history, so this was wonderful.

[@marthaontape]

Yaaaaay it’s up!

[@becketthutchinson9208]

LOVED THIS!

[@Guruthosa]

She looks exactly like George VI! Genetics be crazy. Is this a series because if yes I can't wait to learn!

[@rachelpatey1407]

I really enjoyed it!

[@abigail6251]

I loved this!

[@katsadventures5132]

I LOOOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!!

[@erikseiler504]

When I read the title of the video I immediately thought it’s you, the deaf princess, who’s becoming a style icon. You are really majestically beautiful.

[@ohsnapitzliz1]

loved it :)

[@MajedAlqaraan]

Love this type of videos

[@LunessaStardust]

Amazing content !!!

[@devotedghosts]

This was wonderful!

[@ashleyhale8976]

Oh I loved this video!

[@MariyaPrytula]

Really really love you channel!

[@melsch8740]

Great video!