Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband

VICTORIA, QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (1819-1901)

Windsor and Frogmore 1861 & 1862.

1861-2

Leather bound album | 9.4 x 7.0 x 0.9 cm (album) | RCIN 2103973

Photograph album bound in morocco leather featuring albumen prints of the interiors of Windsor Castle and Frogmore House to show rooms that had been occupied by Prince Albert. The album includes photographs of the construction of the Royal Mausoleum and Prince Albert's effigy.

This album was given to Princess Helena by Queen Victoria. On the first page of the album, Queen Victoria wrote 'To dear Lenchen, In recollection of the dreadful day in our Lives- from her devoted & unhappy Mamma, Dec: 14, 1863'. On the back page, Queen Victoria has written 'To do good was your aspiration and you were joy and happiness to us' (translated from German). Princess Helena has captioned a selection of the photographs.

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Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (compiler)

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Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
9.4 x 7.0 x 0.9 cm (album)
Given by Queen Victoria to Princess Helena in 1863
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- Places
  Europe
  Great Britain
  England
  Berkshire [England]
  Windsor [Berkshire]
  Windsor Home Park
  Frogmore Estate [Windsor Home Park]
  Frogmore House
  Interiors [Frogmore House, Windsor Home Park]
  Royal Mausoleum [Frogmore Estate]
  Windsor Castle
  Upper Ward [Windsor Castle]
  Private Apartments [Windsor Castle]
  Duke of Edinburgh Writing Room [Windsor Castle]
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
  Architecture
  Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
  Funerary architecture
  Funerary monuments
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Windsor and Frogmore 1861 & 1862.

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