👑 Today marks the anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birthday, 201 years ago.

🏛 She was born at Kensington Palace on the 24th May 1819.

#DYK that though she was known as Victoria, her christened name was Alexandrina?

Until 2015 Queen Victoria was the longest reigning British monarch in history, reigning for 63 years, 7 months and 2 days.

Our current Queen - Elizabeth II - surpassed the record on
the 9th September 2015.

💖 “He possesses every quality, that could be desired to render me perfectly happy. He is so sensible, so kind, and so good, and so amiable too.”

Queen Victoria describes her future husband, in a letter written on 7th June 1836.