Discovering the secret life of Queen Victoria since 2018
Prince Albert by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, dated 1843 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III Queen Victorias journal: “My poor Albert had a sad night of shivering, sleeplessness, & great distress. Sent for D' Jenner, who found him extremely uncomfortable, sad & depressed. I was terribly nervous & distressed. D' Jenner assured me… Continue reading The final illness and death of Prince Albert through Queen Victoria’s letters and journals, 2nd December 1861:
"Until today I have been unable to write my Journal, on account of my confinement, but I will now proceed, with the help of rough notes, to write up from where I stopped. On the 9th I was awoke several times quite early & sent for Mrs Lilly, who advised Lucock being summoned. I will… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: On the birth of Prince Albert Edward, 2nd December 1841
Queen Victoria’s journal, 30th November: “Dear Alice's engagement day, a year ago & St. Andrew's day. — Dearest Albert slept badly & felt weak & poorly, but he came to breakfast. — Nemours took leave. - Very mild, but showery. — Rode out with Alice, &c but it rained more or less continuously, so that… Continue reading The final illness and death of Prince Albert through Queen Victoria’s letters and journals – 30th November and 1st December 1861:
Prince Albert by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, dated 1850 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III Queen Victoria’s journal: “My beloved Albert had a good night after taking a hot bath & felt better on getting up, he also seemed better throughout the day, but of course could not go shooting. — Very muggy.… Continue reading The final illness and death of Prince Albert through Queen Victoria’s letters and journals – 29th November 1861:
Queen Victoria’s journal, 27th: “Dear Albert not better & the night not at all good. He was to stay in. — Drove out with Ernest & Marie going through the Flemish Farm & looking at Albert's beautiful herd of Herefordshire cattle. In the afternoon walking. My poor Albert suffered a good deal of pain &… Continue reading The final illness and death of Prince Albert through Queen Victoria’s letters and journals – 27th & 28th November 1861:
Queen Victoria’s journal: “A fine morning. — Out walking with Alice. — Dear Albert returned at ½ p. 1, very suffering from the neuralgic pain. He could not go out. — After luncheon walked with Louise in Frogmore garden & drove back. It was quite warm. — Albert obliged to rest & very uncomfortable from… Continue reading The final illness and death of Prince Albert through Queen Victoria’s letters and journals – 26th November 1861:
Daguerreotype of Prince Albert, dated 1842 ©️ Royal Collection Trust “My poor Albert not sleeping at all well, & this is aggravated by rheumatism. He left at ½ p. 10 for Madingley, to return tomorrow. & A windy morning. - Had a nice long painting lesson with M’ Leitch, Alice joining. — Drove out with… Continue reading Prince Albert’s final illness and death through Queen Victoria’s journals and letters – 25th November 1861
Prince Albert by John Partridge, dated 1841 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III Queen Victorias journal: “A very showery morning. — Albert went directly after breakfast to Wellington College, getting back for luncheon. - In the afternoon we walked with the 2 younger girls & Hermann. — The additions to our dinner… Continue reading Prince Albert’s final illness and death through Queen Victoria’s journals and letters: 4th December 1861
Born two months premature on 8th January 1864 at Frogmore House, Prince Albert Victor entered the world weighing less than four pounds! However, despite his difficult start, the small Prince grew up to be a big personality and went on to live a life full of potential scandal. Join me as I look at the… Continue reading The life of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence
Despite going against normal tradition, Victorias role as the monarch meant that she had to propose to her future husband. In October 1839, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha returned to Britain to visit his cousin, the Queen. From their births in 1819, a match between the two had been plotted by their mutual family… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: Her engagement to Prince Albert, 15th October 1839
Princess Victoria and Prince Fredrick ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “My dear Lord Clarendon,— The Queen wishes me to send you the enclosed letters, with the request that they may be sent by messengers to Coblentz. I may tell you in the strictest confidence that Prince Frederic William has yesterday laid… Continue reading Letter from Prince Albert to the Earl of Clarendon, 21st September 1855, on the engagement of Princess Victoria.
On 9th September 1862, Prince Albert Edward (later King Edward VII), eldest son of Queen Victoria, became engaged to Princess Alexandra of Denmark at Laeken in Denmark Prince Albert Edward and Princess Alexandra around the time of their engagement, dated September 1862 “On getting up, found a letter from Bertie, who had paid his visit… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The engagement of Prince Albert Edward and Princess Alexandra of Denmark, 9th September 1862