Victoria had an unhappy childhood

She had a reputation for being energetic and kind as a youngster. She received her education in the Royal Palace from a governess who has natural creative abilities, including drawing and painting. She also discovered a love of journaling.


However, Victoria had an unhappy childhood. The young Victoria found Kensington Palace to be more of jail as she was kept apart from the royal court. Due to Victoria's mother's bitter feelings toward King William, she was not allowed to attend the coronation. She was nurtured under the watchful supervision of her mother and John Conroy, her curator of calculations, after the deaths of her father and grandfather in 1820.


When Victoria was just eight months old, her father passed away from illness, abandoning her in the care of her mother and John Conroy. The "Kensington System," a rigid code of behavior that Victoria was required to adhere to, was devised by the two. It implied that the future was constantly under adult control and spent little to no time with her age-group peers. At the age of 18, she succeeded in the kingdom after her father's three elder brothers passed away without incident. Victoria, a constitutional queen, has secretly made attempts to sway cabinet selections and government policies. In the public eye, she established herself as a national symbol associated with high moral values. This explains why, after becoming queen, Elizabeth abandoned Kensington Palace.

Queen Victoria as a child with her mother the Duchess of Kent - Photo: commons.wikimedia.org
Queen Victoria as a child with her mother the Duchess of Kent - Photo: commons.wikimedia.org
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