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    A LIFE IN OBJECTS

    Apr 05, 2019 2 minutes

    On 24 May 1819, Princess Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, a baby destined to rule over the largest empire the world had ever known. Kensington Palace is marking the anniversary with a new exhibition and a re-presentation of the rooms the young Victoria called home.

    Victoria was a prolific diary-writer – some 43,000 pages of her diary still exist – and much is known about her reign. The exhibition aims to

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