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Alexandra Rose Day

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Alexandra Rose Day
June; Saturday
Sometimes called Alexandra Day or simply Rose Day, this day commemorates the arrival of Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), wife of the English king, Edward VII, in England on June 26, 1862. In 1902 the much-loved queen founded the Imperial Military Nursing Service, and in 1912 she started Alexandra Rose Day. The Danish-born queen died 13 years later, but the day is still celebrated by selling rose emblems to raise money for hospitals.
See also Hospital Week, National
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DictDays-1988, p. 3
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