Discovering the secret life of Queen Victoria since 2018
With an extreme lack of rehearsal, a falling Lord and a picnic at the alter, Queen Victoria’s £79,000 Coronation certainly didn’t go as smoothly as you might expect. Join me, Shannon McInulty, as I explore Queen Victoria’s Coronation hiccups. ‘The Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1838’ by Sir George Hayter, dated… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s Coronation fails
In the early hours of St Patrick’s day (17th March) 1886, a new Princess was born at Buckingham Palace. Described as ‘a dear pretty little thing’ by Queen Victoria, Princess Patricia was the youngest child of Prince Arthur and his wife, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia. She was christened on 1st May at St Anne’s… Continue reading “A sweet affectionate little child”: The life of Patricia of Connaught, later Lady Patricia Ramsay
With the coronation just days away, let’s have a look at Queen Victoria’s famous coronation journal. Originally I was planning an original blog about the day, however Victoria wrote about it in such detail that it seems much more meaningful to share her personal account. Queen Victoria in her coronation robes by Sir George Hayter,… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s coronation journal- 28th June 1838