Discovering the secret life of Queen Victoria since 2018
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
On 1st November 1864, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, (later Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna), daughter of Princess Alice and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was born at Bessungen, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine. Princess Elizabeth in 1900 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “A fine morning. — Louise had… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The birth of Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, 1st November 1864
On 29th October 1875, Princess Marie of Edinburgh, daughter of Prince Alfred and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was born at Eastwell Park, Kent. Princess Marie in September 1893 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “Walked with Beatrice up to the top of the Glassalt Falls. I rested once or twice & stopped… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal- The birth of Princess Marie of Edinburgh, 29th October 1875
Sophia and Constantine, dated 27th October 1888 credit: unknown “A beautiful bright morning. — Heard that dear Sophie's wedding yesterday had gone of admirably. — Out with Beatrice. I walk a little better, which is a great thing. — Drove in the Balloch Buidh, in the afternoon with Beatrice & Ina Mc Neill. At 7… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The wedding of Princess Sophia of Prussia and Crown Prince Constantine of Greece, 27th October 1889:
On 24th October 1887, Victoria Eugénie, daughter of Princess Beatrice and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was born at Balmoral Castle. Queen Victoria with Victoria Eugénie, dated September 1897 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “Was up in the night with my poor Beatrice, who was very ill, but went to bed again,… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal- The birth of Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg, 24th October 1887
Queen Victoria with her children; Prince Albert Edward and Princess Alice; along with her aunt, the Duchess of Gloucester. Dated 1856. ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “The Queen is anxious to mark her sense of the services of the Army and Military Departments at home by conferring the rank of Field-Marshal… Continue reading Letter from Queen Victoria to the Lord Palmerston, 21st September 1855.
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.