The Marriage of Queen Victoria, 10 February 1840
by HAYTER, George, Oil on panel, 20 x 27 cm
Princess Victoria met her future husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, when she was just seventeen in 1836. Prince Albert was Victoria’s first cousin; his father was her mother’s brother, Ernest. As a monarch, Victoria had to propose to him and in 1840 they married. Their marriage proved to be very happy.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 6 minutes):
Sir Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March op. 39 No. 1