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Coronation
Imagine you are in a beautiful old church in England.
The year is 1827 and you are at the coronation, or royal crowning ceremony, of a new monarch. All around you, rich people are dressed in beautiful clothing.
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As the music starts, in enters the princess who is about to be crowned queen. She is only 18 years old and as she enters the room, you can see that she is very short. But she is poised and calm. She has the confidence of someone who knew this is her path.
She is Queen Victoria.
Early Life
Queen Victoria was born in 1819 in London, England. When she was born, her name was Alexandrina Victoria, but she was called “Victoria” as her nickname. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, who was the sister of the King of Belgium, Leopold the First.
Sadly, when Victoria was only eight mont
