Queen Victoria maintained a detailed diary, her famous Journal, which is contained in 111 large manuscript volumes. These volumes constitute about a third of the original, as her diaries were edited after her death by her youngest daughter Princess Beatrice, at Queen Victoria’s request.

The Queen began keeping a diary when she was just 15 years old after learning her father, King George VI, did so. Her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, was also a prolific diary writer. The decision as to whether the world will ever get to read Queen Elizabeth’s diaries rests with her.

According to the reports, Queen Elizabeth writes about her personal life in the diary. She chronicles news about the family, world events, and her personal feelings on the world. She writes in the diary every night, though the length of the entries hasn’t been reported.

‘Victoria was never afraid of revealing her inner thoughts in her writings,’ he says. ‘This is her diary, which was unfortunately re-written by Princess Beatrice. She thought her mother’s diaries were too frank and so she destroyed them.

On 11 December 1838, Victoria wrote in her journal: “After dinner told Lord Melbourne how Mama teased me about my drinking wine and told people I drank so much which schocked [sic] him much.” Cue Victoria lurching and swaying at a palace ball and making a drunken pass at Melbourne.

Princess Beatrice

Queen Victoria maintained diaries and journals throughout her life, filling 122 volumes which were expurgated after her death by her daughter Princess Beatrice.

To the outside world Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their family seemed the embodiment of domestic bliss, but the reality was very different, writes historian Jane Ridley. The marriage between the two first cousins – the young Queen and the clever, handsome German prince – was a love match.

For Queen Elizabeth, the relation to Queen Victoria is through her father’s side. During Queen Victoria’s reign as the Queen of England from 1837 to 1901, she had nine children, four sons and five daughters, with her husband Prince Albert.

William and Edward married on the same day in 1818, but both of William’s legitimate daughters died as infants. The first of these was Princess Charlotte, who was born and died on 27 March 1819, two months before Victoria was born.

The widowed Victoria never recovered from Albert’s death; she entered into a deep state of mourning and wore black for the rest of her life. Albert’s rooms in all his houses were kept as they had been, even with hot water brought in the morning and linen and towels changed daily.

Yes, Queen Victoria was reportedly annoyed that her daughter was to hold the title of Empress which ranked higher than Queen which meant that Vicky ranked higher than The Queen. To counteract this, The Queen had the Prime Minister of the day, Bejamin Disraeli, make her Empress Of India in 1876.

81 years (1819–1901)

After “Victoria” Season 3 was released, the show was slow-going in announcing anything about a possible fourth season, but new word from Coleman hints that a Season 4 is likely on its way.

Deceased (1819–1901)