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Victoria Was Amused

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After Prince Albert's death in 1861 the popular image of Queen Victoria was that of the unsmiling Widow of Windsor. In fact. particularly towards the end of her life, she frequently took delight in a wide variety of entertainment.
Derek Parker introduces a picture of those occasions at Windsor and Osborne, with the help of recordings made by artists who appeared before the Queen, and extracts from her diary and from detailed information preserved by her last Master of the Household, Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton . Readers MARY WIMBUSH DAVID MARCH
Research by JEAN STROUD Producer DENYS GUEROULT

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Introduces:
Derek Parker
Readers:
Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton
Unknown:
Jean Stroud
Producer:
Denys Gueroult
Source: Radio Times

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