QUEEN VICTORIA: IMAGES OF HER WORLD

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Queen Victoria, whose father died soon after she was born Alexandrine Victoria in 1819, was only 18 when she came to the throne in 1837 as the result of the failure of any of George III's sons older than her father, the Duke of Kent, to produce a legitimate heir. Her reign was the longest in British history. She married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha on 10 February 1840 and this marriage, which ended with his death in 1861 at the age of 42, was happy and produced nine children.

These children were, in order of birth:

Victoria (Vicky), Princess Royal, b.1840, d. 1901 as dowager Empress of Germany (married Frederick (Fritz) of Prussia, 1858)

Albert Edward (Bertie), Prince of Wales, b. 1841, d.1910 as King Edward VII (married Princess Alexandra of Denmark, 1863)

Alice, b. 1843, d. 1878 as Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt (married Prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1862)

Alfred (Affie), b. 1844, d.1900 as Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (married Princess Marie of Russia, 1874)

Helena (Lenchen), b.1846, d.1923 as Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein (married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein)

Louise, b.1848, d.1939 as Dowager Duchess of Argyll (married Marquess of Lorne 1871)

Arthur, b.1850, d.1942 as Duke of Connaught (married Princess Louise of Prussia)

Leopold, b.1853, d.1884 as Duke of Albany (married Princess Helena of Waldeck-Pyrmont)

Beatrice, b. 1856, d. 1944 as Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (married Prince Henry of Battenberg)

Queen Victoria died on 22 January 1901.

In viewing portrait photos, remember that long exposure times meant that people had to keep a 'straight face' rather than smile, especially in earlier photographs

LIST OF CONTENTS. 'Princess Victoria' refers to Queen Victoria before she ascended to the throne; 'Princess Vicky' or 'Vicky' to the Queen's eldest daughter

1. Duchess of Kent with Victoria as a baby
2. Victoria as a princess aged about 10
3. Victoria as a princess aged 16
4. Victoria's father, Duke of Kent, 1818
5. Duchess of Kent, 1829
6. Sir John Conroy, Comptroller of Duchess of Kent's household
7. Kensington Palace, Victoria's childhood home, at start of 19th century
8. Baroness Lehzen, Victoria's governess
9. Princess Feodora, Victoria's half-sister, in 1828
10. Leopold King of the Belgians, Victoria's favourite uncle and confidant
11. Victoria and her mother in 1834 (litho)
12. Victoria receiving news of her accession (by Wells)
13. Victoria out riding in 1838 (Corbould)
14. Lord Melbourne, Victoria's first Prime Minister
15. Prince Albert at the time of his engagement to Victoria (Ross)
16. Registry entry after Victoria and Albert's wedding
17. Watercolour of Albert by Victoria
18. Self portrait by Victoria aged 25
19. Prince Albert in uniform, 1840
20. The Royal Pear (pair), lithograph with flap, 1840
21. Miniature of Victoria in 1841
22. Queen Victoria aged 24 by Winterhalter,
23. 'Royal Family at Home', 1843 cartoon
24. First ever photograph of Queen Victoria (with Bertie), 1844
25. Victoria and Albert, 1854
26. Victoria and Albert dressed for restoration style ball, 1850
27. Queen Victoria dressed for military review, 1850s
28. Albert, Victoria, Vicky and Bertie hunting in Scotland Sept 1853 (Landseer)
29. Queen Victoria with her five eldest children (Alice, Helena, Alfred, Bertie, Vicky) in 1850
30. Queen Victoria with Princesses Helena and (front) Louise, Windsor 1852
31. Victoria and her four eldest children (Bertie, Vicky, Alice and Alfred), 1854
32. Bertie and Princess Louise in 'The Seasons' drama at Windsor, 10 Feb 1854
33. Queen Victoria and Prince Arthur at Osborne 1854, flanked by two ladies in waiting
34. Princess Helena, 1855
35. Princess Victoria (Vicky) aged 14 in 1855 (Mayall)
36. Royal family at Balmoral 29 Sept 1855 (day of Vicky's engagement) (l to r Alfred, Frederick of Prussia, Alice, Bertie, Victoria, Albert, Vicky)
37. Queen Victoria and Vicky, 1857
38. Vicky, Alice, Queen Victoria and Bertie at Windsor 10 Feb 1857
39. Princess Victoria at the time of her wedding in 1858
40. Princess Victoria's wedding, 1858
41. Vicky and Frederick on honeymoon, Windsor, Jan 1858
42. Vicky with her children William (later Kaiser) and Charlotte, 1860
43. Queen Victoria dressed in tartan for dinner, early 1850s
44. Bertie Prince of Wales as a young man
45. Bertie with Charles Phipps (secretary); F Gibbs (tutor); Prince Albert; Baron Stockmar, Dr Berker (librarian) and Stockmar's son
46. Bertie at his confirmation ceremony
47. Louise, Alice, Helena, Arthur at Osborne July 1858
48. Engraving of Queen for scrap album, by W and H Cave
49. Princes Alfred and Bertie with their tutor F W Gibbs, 1853
50. Princes Bertie (aged 13) and Alfred (aged 11)
51. Prince Alfred playing violin, 1854
52. Royal Family at Osborne in 1857
53. Prince Edward (Bertie) in 1857
54. Princesses Louise, Alice and Helena dressed for their sister Victoria's wedding in 1858
55. Queen Victoria in state robes 1859 (Winterhalter)
56. Prince Albert in early middle age
57. Family group at Osborne on Queen's birthday in 1859 (l to r Leopold, Louise, Queen, Arthur, Alice, Vicky, Beatrice, Albert, Helena)
58. Family group, 1859 (l to r Count of Flanders, Albert, Princess Alice, Count of Oporto, Bertie, Queen Victoria, King Leopold of the Belgians)
59. Victoria and Albert in 1860
60. Queen Victoria (with Prince Albert) presenting a Bible at Windsor, 1861
61. Old Osborne House, on Isle of Wight estate purchased by Queen in 1840s
62. The new Osborne House, designed by Prince Albert in Italianate style
63. 1850s mourning paper showing Osborne House
64. Sitting room at Osborne, 1873
65. Drawing room at Osborne, 1885
66. Bridal suite (for Princess Alice) at Osborne
67. Christmas tables in Durbar Room at Osborne extension in 1900
68. Osborne in 1850
69. Albert and Victoria's desks at Osborne
70. Osborne House in the present day
71. Balmoral Castle, built on Deesside estate purchased by Queen in 1840s
72. Queen's dressing room at Balmoral, 1857
73. Drawing room at Balmoral
74. Prince Albert's sitting room at Balmoral, 1857
75. Queen Victoria's bedroom at Balmoral, 1850s
76. Queen Victoria's sitting room at Balmoral, 1850s
77. Interior of tent for Balmoral ghillies' ball, 1868
78. Glassalt Shiel, house at Balmoral sometimes used by Queen Victoria, 1882
79. Letter to Princess Victoria of Hesse showing Balmoral deer
80. Prince Albert's present table, Christmas 1860, Windsor
81. Prince Albert in 1861 shortly before his death
82. Order of procession for Albert's funeral, 23 Dec 1861
83. Princesses Alice, Helena, Beatrice, Vicky and Louise with bust of Prince Albert
84. Queen Victoria and Princess Alice with bust of Albert, 1862
85. Building of royal mausolum at Frogmore, 1864
86. Interior of royal mausoleum at Frogmore, with Albert's tomb, 1864
87. Princess Alice in 1861 by Winterhalter
88. Marriage of Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse at Osborne in 1862
89. Louis of Hesse, Alice's husband
90. Princess Alice and Prince Louis, Balmoral 1863
91. Princess Alice as a married woman
92. Alice in early middle age
93. Bertie, Prince of Wales
94. Prince and Princess of Wales at their wedding, 1863
95. Alice and Louis in garter robes at Prince of Wales' wedding
96. London Bridge on the night of the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales (Holman Hunt)
97. Prince and Princess of Wales in 1863
98. Baron Stockmar, private adviser to Albert and Victoria
99. Sandringham House, bought by Prince of Wales
100. Sandringham Church
101. Queen Victoria with Princesses Louise and Alice, Balmoral 1863
102. Princesses Helena and Louise, 1864
103. Princess Helena
104. Queen Victoria, Princess Louise and her outdoor servant John Brown, Osborne, 1863
105. Queen Victoria's children at Prince Albert's birthplace (Rosenau) in 1865; l to r Leopold, Louise, Beatrice, Alice, Bertie, Arthur, Vicky, Alfred, Helena
106. Queen Victoria at Balmoral in 1867 with dog Sharp
107. Princess Louise, 1868
108. Princess Louise and Louise van der Weyer, daughter of Belgian ambassador, late 1860s
109. Princess Louise and Prince Arthur, 1870
110. Engagement phtograph of Louise and Marquess of Lorne, 1870
111. Princess Louise in 1881 by Richmond
112. Prince Leopold and Princess Louise, 1866
113. Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales
114. Princess of Wales with her two sons, Abergeldie, 1866
115. Prince and Princess of Wales with their children Prince Albert Victor and Princess Louise, 1876
116. Princess of Wales with Prince George, 1875
117. Princess of Wales aged 40
118. Prince Alfred and Princess Marie with son Alfred, 1875
119. Princess Marie in Russian uniform, 1874
120. Prince Arthur and his fiancée Princess Louise of Prussia, 1878
121. Princess Helena of Waldeck, wife of Prince Leopold, 1879
122. Princess Beatrice in 1872
123. Queen Victoria with Arthur, Beatrice and dog Spot, Balmoral Oct 1876
124. Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg wedding group
125. Invitation to wedding of Princess Beatrice
126. Princess Helena
127. Lace covered service sheet for Princess Helena's wedding
128. Prince Leopold with his wife Princess Helen of Waldeck and daughter Alice, 1883
129. John Brown holding Queen's horse at Osborne, 1865
130. King Leopold of the Belgians, 1857 photo
131. Princess Vicky as Crown Princess of Prussia, 1877
132. Princess Charlotte of Prussia (Vicky's daughter), aged 17
133. Queen Victoria with Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, Marquess of Lorne (Louise's husband), Princess Beatrice, 1878
134. Lily Langtry, one of the Prince of Wales' mistresses
135. Lady Daisy Brooke, another of Prince of Wales' mistresses
136. Prince of Wales with sons Princes Albert Victor (died 1892) and George
137. Prince Albert Victor in 1880s
138. Vicky as a widow
139. Princess Beatrice as Queen Elizabeth in tableau (entertainment) at Osborne, 1888
140. Queen Victoria in 1885
141. Queen Victoria in 1885
142. Balmoral 1884: Marie of Edinburgh and her 3 daughters (left); Queen Victoria; Princess Victoria of Prussia and her mother Vicky; Beatrice
143. John Brown
144. Jubilee portrait of Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales, 1887
145. Queen Victoria in Feb 1889 with newly widowed Vicky
146. Princess May of Teck, who was engaged to Prince Albert Victor and then married Prince George, in her coming out dress
147. Princess May of Teck (future Queen Mary) in 1890
148. Princess May with her mother the Duchess of Teck, 1891
149. Princess May and Prince George (Duke and Duchess of York) on their wedding day
150. Princesss May with Prince Albert (later George VI)
151. Prince of Wales at Windsor in 1890s
152. Queen Victoria with future Edward VII, George V and Edward VIII, in 1894
153. Princess May's boudoir at York Cottage on Sandringham estate, 1897
154. York Cottage, Sandringham
155. Queen Victoria in 1899 with the Yorks' children - Princess Mary, Princes Edward, Henry and Albert
156. Queen Victoria, Prince of Wales, Prince George (later George V) and Prince Edward (later Edward VIII), 1899
157. Queen Victoria photographed by Princess of Wales, Abergeldie, 1889
158. Queen Victoria at work at Osborne, 1898
159. Queen Victoria working in garden cottage at Balmoral (watercolour)
160. Queen Victoria at breakfast in Nice, 1895, with Princesss Helena of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Beatrice and Indian servant
161. Queen Victoria on holiday at Grasse, France, 1891
162. Queen Victoria at Cimiez, 1890
163. Woodcut of Queen Victoria in old age, 1899
164. Announcement of Queen Victoria's death, 22 January 1901
165. Queen's funeral procession, Windsor
166. Princess Alix (Alicky) of Hesse, Queen Victoria's favourite grand-child, and later last Tsarina of Russia
167. Alicky in 1880 (b.1872)
168. The Hesse children in 1876 (l to r Irene, Ernst, Marie, Victoria, Alicky, Elisabeth)
169. Alicky (at front) with Queen Victoria and her siblings (Irene, Elisabeth, Ernst, Victoria) in 1879, two months after death of mother Princess Alice
170. Prince Louis of Hesse, Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria, Alicky, Ernst of Hesse, Duchess of Connaught and daughter, dogs Wat, Gay Girl and Spot, Balmoral Oct 1882
171. Family group in 1883 (l to r Prince Albert Victor, Alicky, Queen Victoria, Princess Beatrice, Princess Irene of Hesse)
172. Princesses Alix (Alicky), Victoria, Elisabeth and Irene of Hesse, mid 1880s
173. Tsarevitch Nicholas and Alicky engagement photograph 1894
174. Alicky in Coburg Summer 1894 with (left, seated) Kaiser Wilhelm; her fiance the Tsarevitch Nicholas; Queen Victoria
175. Queen Victoria, Tsar Nicholas II, Alicky and daughter, Prince of Wales, Balmoral 1896
176. Four of the Queen's Prime Ministers
177. Lord Palmerston, Prime Minister 1855-58 and 1859-65
178. Lord Peel, Prime Minister in latter 1840s
179. Lord Palmerston
180. Lord Salisbury, Prime Minister (in 1886)
181. General Charles Grey, successively private secretary to Albert and Victoria (died 1870)
182. Sir Henry Ponsonby, private secretary to the Queen 1870-1895
183. Queen's Household at Balmoral 1886 with Ponsonby (2nd left) and Dr James Reid (Queen's doctor) 2nd right
184. Household staff in 1889 (2nd and 3rd rear, Harriet Phipps, Minnie Cochrane; Sitting, Dr Reid, Sir Henry Ponsonby, Marie Adeane; foreground Alick Yorke, Arthur Bigge)
185. Hon Alick Yorke, 1888
186. Marie Mallet (nee Adeane), 1891
187. The Munshi (Indian Secretary), Hafiz Abdul Karim
188. Sophie Weiss, Queen's second dresser, in 1850s
189. Jean Tirard, hairdresser to Queen and her daughters 1846-67
190. Sketch by Queen Victoria of Maharajah Dhuleep Singh dressing Prince Arthur
191. Household group in 1884; Balmoral factor, Dr Profeit at right
192. Painting of twilight by Queen Victoria
193. Painting of River Dee by Queen Victoria
194. Etching by Albert of drawing by Victoria of dog Islay, 1840
195. Drawing by Queen Victoria of dog Waldmann
196. 'Florinda' by Winterhalter, presented by Queen Victoria to Albert, 1852
197. Waiting to be presented at court; illustration from 'The Graphic', 1895
198. Presented to Her Majesty; from 'The Graphic', 1893
199. Invitation to City of London Diamond Jubilee Ball 1897
200. Victoria and Albert Royal Yacht, 1843
201. Menu for Golden Jubilee year dinner, Windsor
202. Menu for 4 July 1891 dinner for Emperor of Germany (Princess Vicky's son)
203. Menu for dinner for King of Portugal, Balmoral, 9 November 1895
204. Menu for stop at Perth railway station en route from Balmoral, November 1891
205. Christmas dinner menu, Osborne 1896
206. Queen's household in 1890s
207. Carriage plan for one of Queen's railway journeys
208. Carmen tableau at Osborne, 1888 (l to r Arthur Bigge, Minnie Cochrane, Prince Henry of Battenberg, Harriet Phipps, Marie Adeane)
209. 'Homage' - tableau vivant by ladies of the Household, January 1888
210. Playbill for Balmoral Household performance
211. Queen Victoria in old age
212. Sir Henry Ponsonby
213. Christmas card from Queen, 1899
214. Still from film shot at Balmoral in 1896 (Alicky 3rd from right)
215. Programme for Command film performance, Windsor 1897
216. First Royal railway carriage, 1842
217. The Queen's retiring room at the Great Exhibition (organised by Prince Albert) in 1851
218. View of The Fairy (royal boat) in the Solent in 1850s, drawn by Frieda Arnold, Queen's dresser
219. Queen's dressing room at Windsor in 1850s
220. Dining saloon on Victoria and Albert II royal yacht, 1850s
221. Bedroom on royal yacht Victoria and Albert II
222. George Fleming, Page of the Backstairs
223. Part sheet of Jubilee series halfpenny stamps
224. Mourning card for Edward VII (died 1910)
225. Princess Mary, Queen Victoria's great grand-daughter (daughter of George V)
226. Unknown teenage girl, probably living near Exeter at turn of century
227. Princess Victoria as a baby
228. Queen Victoria's teahouse, Windsor
229. Princess Victoria in 1822 drawn by Lady Ely
230. Princess Victoria's lace dress, 1831
231. Princess Victoria's imagined childhood in 1881 illustration
232. Princess Victoria sketching, with Fanny the dog, 1830 engraving by Westall
233. Self-portrait by Victoria, 1834
234. Princess Victoria in 1836 by Cullen
235. Queen Victoria as the 'Rose of England', lithograph
236. Queen Victoria in June 1837 by Richard Lane
237. Princess Victoria's velvet dress, 1835
238. Watercolour of gypsies by Princess Victoria, 1836
239. Bedroom at Osborne Cottage where Henry Ponsonby died in 1895
240. Mary Ponsonby in 1870s
241. The Blue Room at Windsor, where Prince Albert died
242. Photograph of John Brown and Queen Victoria
243. Bust of John Brown by Boehm, 1869
244. Queen Victoria by Angeli, 1875
245. Prince Edward of York, Queen Victoria, Queen Alexandra and Princess May
246. Queen Victoria, the Munshi and Sir Arthur Bigge (assistant Private Secretary), 1890s
247. Diamond Jubilee photo of Queen Victoria, 1897
248. Order of Procession for Queen's funeral, 1901
249. London Gazette announcement of death, 1901th
250. Princess Louise in 1890
251. Vicky as dowager Empress with her son Wilhelm II
252. Randall Davidson, Dean of Windsor
253. Household group at Osborne, 1900
254. Royal Train for Queen's funeral, 1901
255. Alice, Leopold, Louise, John Brown and Helena at Balmoral in 1860
256. Prince Leopold at Claremont, 1881
257. Family group at Balmoral in 1896 (Alicky in fur)
258. Swiss cottage at Osborne, 1855 watercolour
259. Figure of Venus and Cupid commissioned by Queen Victoria for Prince Albert
260. Prince Alfred in 1850s
261. Prince of Wales in Scotland, 1886
262. Prince Alfred in late 1860s
263. Princess Helena
264. Princess Louise in late 1860s
265. Prince Arthur in Canada in 1869
266. Princess Beatrice in early teens
267. Princess Alice with daughter Victoria
268. Prince and Princess of Wales with children Eddy, George and Louise
269. Alice and Louis of Hesse with two eldest children, England, 1860s
270. Princess of Wales with children, 1879
271. Queen Victoria in 1884 with Princess Margaret (Arthur's daughter)
272. Queen Victoria in 1895, dining at Windsor with Princess Beatrice and family
273. Prince Eddy, Duke of Clarence and Avondale in 1885
274. Prince George, Duke of York 1884
275. The young Queen Victoria by American painter Sully
276. Winterhalter's portrait of QV, PA, Prince Arthur and his godfather the Duke of Wellington
277. Turks and Caicos coin with four images of QV
278. 1881 Penny Lilac stamp
279. Coin showing elderly QV
280. Coin showing young QV
281. Marriage commemoration coin with QV and PA
282. Family Tree
283. Queen Victoria's children family tree page 1
284. Queen Victoria's children family tree page 2

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