This is one of Victoria's dresses. She was very tiny! Much shorter than myself.

After Albert died his Nanny, from when he had been a child, had a lock of his hair that she had made into this

Victoria Collection, Kensington Palace

July 5, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

We really enjoy watching the Victoria show on TV so this was of special interest. Victoria was born and grew up in Kensington Palace. At that time it was out in the countryside. We saw the room she came to and held the meeting with all the important people of the country. This within hours of unexpectedly becoming Queen at the age of 18 .Read more