Discovering the secret life of Queen Victoria since 2018
After this week’s excitement with the British Museum releasing tickets for the Bayeux Tapestry it’s left me wondering if Queen Victoria ever saw the famous artefact. Throughout her reign Queen Victoria visited France around eleven times but never saw the ‘celebrated Bayeux Tapestry’. However, in May 1896 the elderly monarch was wheeled into St George’s… Continue reading Queen Victoria and the Bayeux Tapestry
Described by Queen Victoria as ‘the dearest happiest day of my life’, Tuesday 10th February 1846 marked the sixth anniversary of her marriage to Prince Albert. In her journal she wrote ‘I can never be Thankful enough for the great blessing of my dearest Albert's wonderful love. Words cannot express all I owe to him,… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s 1846 wedding anniversary gifts and outfit
At 11:30 in the morning of 13th June 1842, Queen Victoria left Windsor and headed to Slough Station, where she was to embark on her very first train ride and became the first monarch to travel by railroad. Like many Victorians, Queen Victoria was scared that the trains speed would cause damage to her brain… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s first train ride, 13th June 1842
This Royal Fashion Friday I want to talk about one of the most extravagant outfits worn by Queen Victoria… her Georgian ball gown. Taking place at Buckingham Palace on 6th June 1845, the Georgian Ball was perhaps the most lavish event to take place during Victoria’s reign. © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2026 | Royal… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s Georgian Ball Costume
What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments © Queen.Victoria.Roses / Shannon McInulty Don’t forget to subscribe to my website to receive email updates about new posts! This article is the intellectual property of Queen.Victoria.Roses and should not be COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances unless… Continue reading Questions about Queen Victoria that keep me up at night (part 2)
© Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2026 | Royal Collection TrustRCIN 405439 Fitting for the summer months the Royal Collection Trust has uploaded a new portrait of Queen Victoria in a bright yellow dress to their online collection. Painted in 1851, the same year as the iconic Great Exhibition, the portrait was completed by artist Charles… Continue reading The Royal Collection Trust releases a new portrait of Queen Victoria online
Worn between 1835-1837, this dress is thought to be the one worn Princess Victoria of Kent (later Queen Victoria) when she met her future husband, Prince Albert, for the very first time. © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2026 | Royal Collection Trust RCIN 71984 The dress itself is made up of two parts, a bodice… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s Tartan Dress
This famous photograph of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert from May 1854 is often described as showing the couple in their wedding costumes from fourteen years earlier. However, the history of this photograph and the dress itself have been well documented not only by a colourised version of the image from the same time period… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s 1854 Green Court Dress
On Wednesday I shared a post with questions about Queen Victoria that have always played on my mind and one of my lovely followers challenged me to do some research and see what answers I could come up with. So, today I begin by looking at one of the biggest questions: What was Queen Victoria’s… Continue reading Prison or Protection: What was Queen Victoria’s childhood under the Kensington System really like?
What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments © Queen.Victoria.Roses / Shannon McInulty Don’t forget to subscribe to my website to receive email updates about new posts! This article is the intellectual property of Queen.Victoria.Roses and should not be COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances unless… Continue reading Questions about Queen Victoria that keep me up at night
On 1st May 1851 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert experienced ‘one of the greatest & most glorious days’ of her life when the attended the magnificent opening ceremony of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, the first international exhibition to showcase the newest technologies from around the world. Whilst he… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s Great Exhibition Dress
Prince Albert proudly designed Osborne House on the Isle of Wight as a seaside residence for his wife, Queen Victoria, and their nine children as a way to enjoy time together away from the bustle of London. Between the time they purchased the house in 1845 until Albert’s premature death in 1861 the house was… Continue reading A royal memorial: Prince Albert at Osborne House