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First Published in 1980 Victoria and Albert at Home describes the
sitting, construction, and decorating of the two royal residences
at Osborne and Balmoral and paints a memorable portrait of the
Queen’s family and her Court beside the Solent and the Dee. At
the time of their marriage the royal couple had the use of many
crown properties, but, except for Windsor Castle, they found none
to their taste and began to look for a home of their own. Sir
Robert Peel found them an estate on the Isle of Wight, which was
peaceful, beautiful, and at that time sufficiently remote from
London. However, when access from London became swifter and easier,
their privacy was lost, and they looked elsewhere for a second
private family residence. A small estate in Scotland was
recommended and Prince Albert once again designed the house, this
time in Scottish baronial style. Drawing on memories, archives, and
family papers, some of which, with a number of illustrations, have
never been published before, Tyler Whittle has written an
interesting, entertaining, and vivid account of life at a time so
very much more elegant and yet, at the same time, so very much
robust than anything that can be imagined today. This is a must
read for students and scholars of British history, and Royal
history.
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