Discovering the secret life of Queen Victoria since 2018
Hesse family group with Queen Victoria, February 1879. From left to right: Princess Victoria; Hereditary Grand Duke, Ernest Louis; Grand Duke Louis IV; Queen Victoria; Princess Irene; Princess Elizabeth; Princess Alix. ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III "Poor dear children, for I write this for you all—you have had the most terrible… Continue reading Letter from Queen Victoria to the children of Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse, dated December 1878:
Victoria and Friedrich in March 1863 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “My dearest Uncle,—I profit by your own messenger to confide to you, and to you alone, begging you not to mention it to your children, that our wishes on the subject of a future marriage for Vicky have been realised… Continue reading Letter from Queen Victoria to her uncle Leopold I, King of Belgium, 22nd September 1855, on the engagement of Princess Victoria.
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.