Discovering the secret life of Queen Victoria since 2018
At 6am on 26th February 1869, Princess Helena, fifth child of Queen Victoria, gave birth to her second child, Prince Albert, at Frogmore House in Windsor. At the time of his birth, Queen Victoria was staying at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. In her journal the Queen wrote that she was “most truly… Continue reading The life of Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein
On 16th March 1861 Victoire, Duchess of Kent, mother of Queen Victoria, died aged 74 at Frogmore House, Windsor. Victoire, Duchess of Kent, by Edward Weigall, dated 1861 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “The dreaded terrible calamity has befallen us, which seems like an awful dream, from which I cannot recover.… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The death of Victoire, Duchess of Kent, 16th March 1861.
Queen Victoria working through her correspondences in the gardens at Frogmore House under a canopy on 17th July 1893 “It had rained a great deal during the night, but the morning was fine. — Breakfasted at Frogmore, & was photographed afterwards in the little pony chair, & also sitting at my table. — Just as… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: 17th July 1893