/r/OldSchoolCool **History's cool kids, looking fantastic!** A pictorial and video celebration of history's coolest kids, everything from beatniks to bikers, mods to rude boys, hippies to ravers. And everything in between. If you've found a photo, or a photo essay, of people from the past looking fantastic, here's the place to share it.
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Her grand-uncle (by marriage), born a Danish royal, married into the British royal family, and became king of Norway by election. What a story.
The fact that he was married to a British princess, who was the daughter of King Edward II (and grand daughter of Queen Victoria) was a big reason why Prince Carl (Haakon VII) was offered the Norwegian throne. the fact that he had an heir was also important.
Having close ties with the UK in those days was very important, and having a British born princess as the Queen was a way to get that.