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Queen Victoria, also known as the Empress of India, was born in 1819 and had a life quite unlike any Queen before her. She reigned for 63 years, had nine children, one husband and two very dear companions – one of who was a man named Abdul Karim. Based on the book by Shrabani Basu […]
Visit the garden terrace where Queen Victoria once sat. Her Isle of Wight home, Osborne House, is opening to the public. Visitors can now visit Queen Victoria’s seaside home on the Isle of Wight where visitors can explore the private garden terrace where the queen once sat and painted. Designed by Prince Albert panoramic views across […]
Four years after the death of her loyal servant and confidant John Brown, which had again left her bereft, Queen Victoria decided to have servants brought from India during her Golden Jubilee Year in 1887, when she expected a large number of Indian princes to come for the celebrations. John Tyler, Superintendent of the Agra […]
