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    Queen Victoria: The real story of her 'domestic bliss' - BBC
    Queen Victoria and Prince Albert: what was their relationship like?
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    10 Facts About Queen Victoria’s Marriage to Prince A…

    Many argue that Victoria and Albert had been intended for one another long before they ever met, through the schemes and plans of their family – the samefamily, seeing as Victoria’s mother and Albert’s father were siblings. In the 19th century, members of the aristocracy would often marry distant members of their own families to strengthen their fa...

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    As was common with such royal matches, and particularly with regards to the inheritance of the throne, political gain was an important prerequisite to marriage. Thus, Albert was not the first choice of the King of Great Britain – the aged and grumpy William IV. William disapproved of the tiny state of Saxe-Coburg as one fit to produce a consort for...

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    In 1837 however, William IV died childless and Victoria became an unexpected teenage queen. All eyes turned to the prospect of her marriage, as many believed that a young woman was not strong enough to rule alone. Due to her unmarried status, she was even required to remain in the household of her mother, with whom she shared a fractured relationsh...

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    This visit was an even greater success than the first however, and any hesitations about marriage fizzled away. Just five days into the trip, the young queen requested a private meeting with Albert, and proposed, as it was the monarch’s prerogative to do so. With much joy he accepted, in what Victoria termed the ‘happiest brightest moment in my lif...

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    The royal wedding of Albert and Victoria was unlike any other, and began a number of traditions still observed today. Straying from the royal protocol of holding private wedding ceremonies at night, Victoria was determined to let her people see the bridal procession in the light of day, and invited more guests to observe it than ever before. This o...

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