r/QueenVictoriaUK

L-R; Vicky Crown Princess of Prussia, Helena, Alice, Louise and Beatrice (standing)

From the sources I could find, this painting was created in mourning for Albert’s father, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, as he had died earlier that year.

Personally, I feel it was in her paintings she was most flattering. In most of her paintings, she has had this royal essence about her, and her beauty is one of the most interesting things to me about her as a historian.

Hello, I am u/MRPRESIDENT3516, and I am the founder of r/QueenVictoriaUK!

I wanted to start off by saying why I made this subreddit. I was inspired by various one-monarch subs, such as r/EdwardII, and even one-president subs, such as r/James_Monroe! I realized one had not been created for Victoria, my absolute favorite monarch of all time, so I took the initiative! I am big into US history and Victorian era history as well, and so I made the sub! The sub can be for sharing art of Victoria, whether original or famous painting, discussion of Victoria, genealogical finds (such as you are related!) and even for discussion of Victoria and Albert’s love story, one of my favorite parts of her life! Anything related to Victoria, can probably be on here, just check the rules first! One of my favorite parts about Victoria is her beauty, and how captivating it was and still is, and how she influenced fashion so much!

Thats all from me! Enjoy some of my favorite portraits of Victoria :)

1838 - Victoria is crowned, in Westminster Abbey, London, as queen of the United Kingdom.

I live in southern Germany and visited Coburg last year. I saw the post card and knew I needed it!

(every good household needs a picture of Queen Victoria!)