6. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert - World's Famous Love Story

A Royal Love story...a fairy tale wedding that has everything. Madly in love couples, luxury, royalty, fame and power. Victoria was born at Kensington Palace in London on 24 May 1819. Victoria was a beautiful, young girl and had a keen interest in academics and loved drawing and painting. She was the only daughter of, Duke of Kent and he died soon after her birth. Her three uncles were ahead of her in succession, but they didn't have any legitimate children. After the death of her uncle, King William IV, she was ascended the throne in 1837 and became the Queen of England.

Queen Victoria at th age of 18, married her cousin, Prince Albert in 1840. Prince Albert had a big influence in her life and taught her 'constitutional monarchy'.

Queen Victoria was very close to her husband. The death of Prince Albert's death in 1861 left her completely devastated. Victoria went into a complete seclusion and rarely made a public appearance for next three years for which she faced a lot of criticism.

Victoria was immensely attached to her loyal and supportive husband and for the next forty years of her reign she wore black, in his loving memory. Under the rule of Queen Victoria, Britain saw industrial revolution, economic progress and emerged as an economic power, amidst all this she always mourned the death of her husband.
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