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View of London Bridge on the night of the arrival of the Princess Alexandra of Denmark, 1863 persuasion The Tower of London canView of London Bridge on the night of the arrival of the Princess Alexandra of Denmark, 1863. Showing the bridge decorated with flags and illuminated, casting reflections on the River Thames. The princess arrived in London in 1863 to marry the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII.