Discovering the secret life of Queen Victoria since 2018
On 29th February 1972, Queen Victoria was returning to Buckingham Palace from a Leap Day drive around Hyde and Regent’s Park when 17-year-old Arthur O’Connor managed to climb over the palace fence without detection. When the Queen’s carriage returned to the palace entrance, O’Connor ran over and raised a pistol just a foot away from… Continue reading Arthur O’Connor’s assassination attempt on Queen Victoria, 29th February 1872
Wilhelm and Augusta Victoria with their son, Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, dated 1887 Source: The Daily Telegraph “The wedding day at Berlin. Very bright, but occasional snow showers. — Saw Sir Wm Jenner, who was to go over to Claremont to see Leopold. He is still very suffering & unable to sleep. — Service at… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The wedding of Prince Wilhelm (Kaiser Wilhelm II) and Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, 27th February 1881
On 26th February 1869, Prince Albert, son of Princess Helena and grandson of Queen Victoria, was born at Frogmore House, Windsor. Princess Helena with Prince Albert, dated December 1869 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III "A fine calm morning. - Much startled & surprised on getting up to receive a telegram from… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The birth of Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, 26th February 1869
Princess Alice, 14th April 1920 Source: Public Domain "A fine morning. - When I came to breakfast, Leopold told me Helen had been taken ill, & Dr Duncan sent for. Went over to see poor Helen & found her very suffering. Pss Waldeck lunched with us. All was going on well. I returned to Helen,… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The birth of Princess Alice of Albany, 25th February 1883
Born at Marlborough house at half past 6 in the morning of 20th February 1867, Princess Louise entered the world four months premature and was immediately surrounded by fears over her mother’s health. Princess Alexandra, daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark, had fallen ill with rheumatic fever towards the end of her pregnancy. Her… Continue reading The life of Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife
Princess (later Queen) Alexandra with Princess Victoria, dated September 1870 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III 2024 "On getting up, found a telegram from Bertie saying that dear Alix had had a little girl at ½ p. 6 this morning & was going on well. The last news before I went to… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The birth of Princess Louise of Wales, 20th February 1867
Princess Charlotte of Prussia and Bernard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, dated 1877©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III 2024 “Dear Charlotte's wedding day, & 50 years ago, beloved Feodore's, at Kensington Palace, which I remember so well. — Maslin, is the only surviving person, besides myself, left in the house. — May God… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The wedding of Princess Charlotte of Prussia and Bernard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, 18th February 1878
Crown Princess Victoria with Leince Waldemar, dated November 1868©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III 2024 "Again this dear blessed day returned for the 7th time without my adored Husband! It seems impossible, more like a dream, receding husband& farther, though all is engraved on my grateful loving heart. Sweet Baby, growing alas!… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The birth of Prince Waldemar of Prussia, 10th February 1868
“Today it is a year, that I have been blessed by becoming the wife of my beloved Albert. What perfect happiness I have enjoyed since then! & how I pray it may continue. This anniversary must ever be the most precious one in my life. — Albert gave me a little brooch representing a cradle… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The christening of Princess Victoria, 10th February 1841
“Slept well & breakfasted at ½ p. 9, before which Mama came, bringing me a nosegay of orange flowers, & good Lehzen gave me a dear little ring. — Wrote my Journal & saw Ld Melbourne. — Had my hair dressed & the wreath of orange flowers put on my head. My wreath & veil… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: Her wedding day, 10th February 1840
On Christmas Day in 2019 viewers were on the edge of their seats as they watched Prince Albert (played by Tom Hughes) fall through and get trapped under an icy lake in the ‘Victoria’ Christmas special. Although most of us believed this scene was added for dramatic effect, it was in fact based on a… Continue reading Prince Albert’s terrifying ice skating accident
Prince Albert’s Sapphire Brooch Image ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III 2023Edit ©️ Queen.Victoria.Roses Prince Albert is renowned for designing pieces of jewellery as a gift for his wife, Queen Victoria. One of the first, and perhaps most famous, pieces he gave her was a ‘splendid brooch of an immense Sapphire, set… Continue reading Prince Albert’s Sapphire Brooch