The letters of Queen Victoria, vol. 2, 1844-1853

SIR, MY BROTHER,--I received the letter which your Majesty addressed to me on the 24th of August last, and in which, after referring to the necessity for establishing some defin...

The Queen approves of the elevation of Mr. Pemberton Leigh[1] to the Peerage, which she considers a very useful measure, and not likely to lead to any permanent increase of the...

MY DEAREST VICTORIA,--This is a most melancholy beginning of the year. Our poor Aunt Adélaïde,[1] so kind to us, has departed this life yesterday morning. Poor Louise feels it d...

MY DEAR UNCLE,--We had the house full for three days last week on account of our theatrical performances on Friday, which went off extremely well. The Grand Duchess Stephanie wa...

MY DEAREST UNCLE,--... Our new Government will really, I think, command a large support, and, I trust, be of duration, which is a great object. Their only difficulty will be the...

The Queen must compliment Sir Robert Peel on his beautiful and indeed _unanswerable_ speech of last night, which we have been reading with the greatest attention.[1] The conclud...

MY DEAREST UNCLE,--What you say about Aquila[1] and Montpensier interests me. What madness is it then to force Trapani on Spain! Pray explain to me the cause of the King's obsti...

MY DEAREST UNCLE,--I had the pleasure of receiving your kind letter of the 4th, which is written from Ardenne, where I grieve to see you are again gone without my beloved Louise.

The turn which the Portuguese affairs are now likely to take is really very satisfactory. The Queen is sure that the Court will not allow violent measures of revenge to be taken...

The accompanying draft of answer to the letter which the Pope addressed to Her Majesty from Gaëta on the 4th of December is in the same form as letters which were written to Pop...

The Emperor's annoyance--Headmastership of Eton--Marriage of Emperor of the French--Mademoiselle Eugénie de Montijo--Baron Beyens on the situation--Emperor of Russia and the Tur...

Denmark--Possible fusion of parties--Orleans family--Draft of the Speech--Women and politics--New Houses of Parliament--Lord Palmerston's discomfiture--M. Thiers--The Prince and...

Death of Madame Adélaïde--Grief of Queen Louise--The Queen's sympathy--England and the Porte--Improvements at Claremont--Revolution in France--Flight of the Royal Family--Letter...

Life Peerages--Diplomatic arrangements--Peril of the Ministry--Negotiations with Sir J. Graham--Defeat of the Government--Ministerial crisis--The Premier's statement--Lord Lansd...

Grand Duchess Stéphanie--The Draft to Greece--Lord Palmerston's explanation--Lord John Russell's plan--Suggested rearrangement--_Status quo_ maintained--Baron Stockmar's Memoran...

Sir Robert Peel's speech--Extension of Indian Empire--Bravery of English troops--Death of Sir Robert Sale--Memorandum by the Prince--Celebration of victory--Letter from King Lou...

The Spanish marriages--Position of the Prince--Title of King Consort--Purchase of Osborne--Maynooth grant--Religious bigotry--Public executions--Birthday letter--Princess Charlo...

Duc de Bordeaux--Hanoverian Orders--Domestic happiness--Death of the Duke of Coburg--Lord Melbourne on old age--Recall of Lord Ellenborough--Uncle and niece--Lord Ellenborough's...

Letter to the Pope--Letter from President of French Republic--Lord Palmerston and Naples--The army in India--State of the Continent--France and the President--Gaelic and Welsh--...

England and Portugal--Peaceable policy advised--Spain and Portugal--Sir Hamilton Seymour--Septennial Act--Church preferments--Jenny Lind--Wellington statue--Prosperity in India-...