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Queen Victoria, born at Kensington Palace, London, on 24 May , was Queen from Find out more about her life and reign here.
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Necessary Always Enabled. Type whatever you want to search OK. At the time of her birth, Victoria was fifth in line for the British crown. He too died childless when Victoria was only The crown then passed to his brother who became King William IV. Princess Victoria in Queen Victoria in Lord Melbourne was prime minister at this time.

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HM The Queen at the age of Victoria was crowned at Westminster Abbey on June the 28th, After the ceremony there were fire-works and a fair in Hyde Park, and that night most of the theatres in London were open free to the public. Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Albert belonged to the family of the Duchess of Kent and was the Queens first cousin. He was born on August 26th and visited England as a guest of his aunt the Duchess.

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At Kensington Palace, Albert shared lessons with his cousin Princess Victoria and they became firm friends. An astute diplomat, she helped them marry into the royal families of Europe.

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Victoria carried the haemophilia gene, which affected 10 of her male descendants including the son and heir of Russian Tsar Nicholas II. Victoria and Albert visited Scotland for the first time. They thought it romantic and wild. The Highlands reminded Albert of his home in Germany. The couple bought Balmoral in Scotland and from to Albert supervised the building of a new neo-Gothic castle for the family. It remains a private residence for the Royal Family today. Victoria promoted the monarchy in Scotland through frequent visits.

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She attended several Highland Games and wrote a bestselling book, Highland Leaves, about her experiences, which boosted tourism to the country. The Queen began new royal traditions when she attended the first State Opening of Parliament in the new Palace of Westminster. The original building had been demolished by fire in The Queen arrived in the Irish State Coach, which had been built the year before and processed through Parliament before making her speech.

The protocols and traditions established then have been followed by every British monarch since.

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Victoria, with the assistance of Albert, created a newly visible constitutional monarchy to stem a growing republican movement in Britain. Victoria became patron of institutions, including dozens of charities, while Albert supported the development of educational museums. The couple went on civic visits to industrial towns such as Leeds, and attended military reviews to support the armed forces. Together they helped stem criticism that the Royal Family didn't earn its keep. It was awarded on merit instead of rank. The Crimean War was fought by an alliance of countries including Britain against Russia.

The Queen was suspected of secretly supporting the Russian Tsar.

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However, she allayed suspicions by taking an interest in the nursing of wounded soldiers. She also awarded the first Victoria Crosses personally to 62 men at a ceremony at Hyde Park in It was the first time officers and men had been decorated together. A set of 14 photos, known as Carte de Visites, was created of the Royal Family. More than 60, copies were sold, despite having a hefty price tag of four pounds and four shillings. It marked the beginning of photographic celebrity culture. Women tried to replicate Victoria's fashions while some men copied Albert's hairstyle and moustache.

Prince Albert died at the age of The Queen was inconsolable with grief and wore mourning for the rest of her life. Victoria withdrew from public life after Albert's death, but kept up with her correspondence and continued to give audiences to ministers and official visitors. She decreed that monuments to honour Albert should be built across the country and Empire — including the Albert Memorial. She became very close to John Brown, a servant at Balmoral Castle, even though her children resented him. The Queen was frantic with worry after her son and heir Edward fell ill with typhoid.

It came a year after the founding of the French Third Republic, which had provoked anti-monarchist feeling in Britain. When Edward recovered, the Queen used a carefully orchestrated event to boost royal support. She gave a public thanksgiving service and appeared to crowds on the Buckingham Palace balcony. It marked the queen's gradual return to public life. Victoria became the Empress of India to tie the monarchy and Empire closer together. She accepted the title on the advice of her seventh prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, whose political advice she relied on.

She approved of his imperialist policies, which established Britain as the most powerful nation in the world.

Her popularity in Britain soared as she became a symbol of empire towards the end of her reign.