In Canada, to celebrate the birthday of dear Queen Victoria.
and her dear Prince Albert!
Her diary on her wedding day:
The transcript
Queen Victoria writes about her wedding day in her journal.
February 10, 1840
Slept well & breakfasted at ½p. 9, before which Mama came, bringing me a nosegay of
orange flowers, & good Lehzen gave me a dear little ring. Wrote my Journal & saw Lord
Melbourne. Had my hair dressed & the wreath of orange flowers put on my head. My wreath
& veil were worn, according to the rough sketch. Saw my precious Albert alone, for the last
time as my Bridegroom, & he fetched in Uncle & Ernest for a moment. At ½p. 12 I set off,
dearest Albert having gone before, & Mama & the Duchess of Sutherland went with me in the
carriage. I wore a white satin dress, with a deep flounce of Honiton lace, an imitation of an
old design. My jewels were my Turkish diamond necklace & earrings & dear Albert’s
beautiful sapphire brooch. I never saw such crowds as there were in the Park, & they cheered
most enthusiastically..............
Queen Victoria in her wedding dress by Winterhalter, 1842
The wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Queen Victoria's wedding dress, now sans skirt lace
A middle aged Victoria and Albert recreate their wedding day
3 comments:
Surprised Keller's book is in the library! Fun post here about Victoria ... love that lace overlay to her wedding dress. What a lady she was!
Isn't Queen Victoria's handwriting beautiful. So special to see her journal...you find the most amazing treasures. :)
Did you see the movie, "The Young Victoria"? Oh, they took a few liberties with the true story (that's Hollywood) but it was so well done!
I loved that they had Princess Beatrix (one of Queen Victoria's descendants!) as a lady-in-waiting!
By the way, I love Queen Victoria.
We need someone around these days, with a stern moral outlook.
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