"[197], Following a custom she maintained throughout her widowhood, Victoria spent the Christmas of 1900 at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. 88–89, 102, Hibbert, pp. Less than a month later, on 20 June 1837, William IV died at the age of 71, and Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom. She adopted the additional title of Empress of India on 1 May 1876. Members of the naval, military and colonial contingents attending the Jubilee. Longford, pp. 70–72. "[110] Almost exactly a year later, the Princess gave birth to the Queen's first grandchild, Wilhelm, who would become the last German Emperor. Both Hamilton and Pate were sentenced to seven years' transportation. [32], Victoria turned 18 on 24 May 1837, and a regency was avoided. [147] At her behest, a reference threatening the "undermining of native religions and customs" was replaced by a passage guaranteeing religious freedom. 428–429, Hibbert, pp. She adopted the additional title of Empress of India on 1 May 1876. This document written within Windsor Home Park on 2 July 1897 shows the variation and the mass number of soldiers present. I was much moved and gratified.” To Victoria and everyone in London celebrating the Diamond Jubilee, it must have seemed as if the sun would indeed never set on the British Empire. [145] She wrote of "her feelings of horror and regret at the result of this bloody civil war",[146] and insisted, urged on by Albert, that an official proclamation announcing the transfer of power from the company to the state "should breathe feelings of generosity, benevolence and religious toleration". 92, 102, Hibbert, pp. [10] The Duchess avoided the court because she was scandalised by the presence of King William's illegitimate children.

The medal was awarded in gold to Indian princes and senior officials and in silver to selected British and Indian military officers and civilians, as well as one soldier from each British and Indian regiment serving in India at the time of the proclamation celebrations of the 1877 Delhi Durbar. [44] She hated Conroy, and despised "that odious Lady Flora",[45] because she had conspired with Conroy and the Duchess of Kent in the Kensington System. 249–250; Woodham-Smith, pp.
[231] Spontaneous mutations account for about a third of cases.[232]. [133] Disraeli's ministry only lasted a matter of months, and at the end of the year his Liberal rival, William Ewart Gladstone, was appointed prime minister. 35–39; Woodham-Smith, pp. Eleven days after Orsini's assassination attempt in France, Victoria's eldest daughter married Prince Frederick William of Prussia in London. 89, 253; St Aubyn, pp. Login via your [51] The Queen commissioned a Tory, Sir Robert Peel, to form a new ministry. accession to the throne, wedding, etc.) The Queen hated being pregnant,[65] viewed breast-feeding with disgust,[66] and thought newborn babies were ugly. 66–69; St Aubyn, p. 76; Woodham-Smith, pp. Longford, p. 263; Weintraub, pp. Brown". Known as the Victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer than that of any of her predecessors. 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Beatrice and Henry planned to marry, but Victoria opposed the match at first, wishing to keep Beatrice at home to act as her companion.

[215] Part of Victoria's extensive correspondence has been published in volumes edited by A. C. Benson, Hector Bolitho, George Earle Buckle, Lord Esher, Roger Fulford, and Richard Hough among others.

47–48; Marshall, p. 21, Hibbert, pp. William and Edward married on the same day in 1818, but both of William's legitimate daughters died as infants. [192] One reason for including the prime ministers of the Dominions and excluding foreign heads of state was to avoid having to invite Victoria's grandson, Wilhelm II of Germany, who, it was feared, might cause trouble at the event. He had been "killed by that dreadful business", she said. Lord Conyngham then acquainted me that my poor Uncle, the King, was no more, and had expired at 12 minutes past 2 this morning, and consequently that I am Queen.
1857). 60–66; Weintraub, p. 62, Hibbert, pp. 1850), Leopold (b. 27–28; Waller, pp. [98][219] Biographies of Victoria written before much of the primary material became available, such as Lytton Strachey's Queen Victoria of 1921, are now considered out of date.