Queen Victoria 1840

Real-time. Tweeting Victoria's authentic diary entries on the day they were written. [Brackets = explanation by editor] Victoria is 20. Qs: @Ashley_Coates

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Here ends my twenty-eighth journal book, which contains the most interesting and the happiest time of my life.

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Talked of my wishing Albert should have a Cavalry regiment.

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Talked all the Tories being divided.

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The D. of Wellington had been very ill, had had convulsions, and been speechless for hours.

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Norwich preached a fine sermon, setting forth the necessity of Christian mildness and forbearance towards those who are not of our Creed.

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I thought it wrong that the Ministers told their Wives everything.

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Got a letter from Lord Melbourne saying they had settled at the Cabinet to offer the Lord Lieutanancy of Ireland, to Lord Tavistock.

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Lord Ossulston after dinner sang Scotch, English, Swiss, Russian, and Italian songs with that beautiful voice of his, delightfully.

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Lord M. said: “There's a great difficulty about this Lord Lieutenancy for Ireland; we rather wish to keep Lord Clarendon for Canada”.

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Lord Ossulston after dinner sang Scotch, English, Swiss, Russian, and Italian songs with that beautiful voice of his.

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We saw no less than 4 trains pass close to us; and had to wait for one, where we have to cross the rail-road.

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We rode 1st through Kensington by Addison Road, into the Acton road, and across into the Harrow Road, and home so by the Park.

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Lord M. thinks Apollo's legs too thick in the other picture; and he said: “Not like the expression of peasant girls; rather improper”.

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Talked of my intention of seeing King Lear; and he said: “It's a good thing to see; you may never see it again”.

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I thought Ma. would find difficulty in getting another lady, which Lord M. thought not, considering that she gave them 400 a year.

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Talked of the Head Messenger of the Treasury having died.

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“I've seen Lady Dacre smoke a cigar”, Lord Melbourne said.

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Talked of Lady C. Berry having been very handsome; always very vain and very fond of admiration.

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Lady Ponsonby - also, very pretty and foolish.

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Lady Sarah Bailie very handsome - very foolish.