According to the Royal Collection Trust, Albert gave Victoria the brooch on the eve of their wedding in 1840. Queen Victoria pinned it to her trend-setting white wedding gown and cherished it ...

All of the Queen’s assailants worked alone and were judged to have mental health conditions. Victoria fell pregnant soon after her wedding and gave birth to her daughter Victoria nine months later.

The meeting sent Victoria head over heels. And Albert thought that she was pretty alright. He came around and the two were married in 1840. The wedding was of expected extravagance. Queen Victoria ...