at ʻAinahau Estate in Waikiki.
It is said that Princess Victoria Kawēkiu Ka‘iulani Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn was a well educated young woman. She was born October 16, 1875 and was celebrated widely as the highest-ranking royal birth of the Kalākaua dynasty. But her death on March 6, 1899, at the age of 23, was controversial. Some say she died of pneumonia brought on by inflammatory rheumatism. Was her death a result of horseback riding in the rain in Waimea on the big island of Hawai‘i, or did she die of a broken heart, as the San Francisco Morning Call reported? Since her death, she has continued to be memorialized in hula, mele (song), film, and other performances in Hawai‘i and around the globe. If you would like to purchase a different size image, be sure to let me know, as I can alter it to your needs.