![]() ![]() ![]() Fatherless from the age of eight months, she was brought up at Kensington Palace in an atmosphere thick with family feuds, backbiting and jealousy - the focus of conflicting ambitions. She was an engaging creature, high-spirited and eager to be 'amused'. 'I delight in this work', wrote the young Victoria shortly after she became Queen. ![]() Though her uncle William IV was anxious to bring her into Court circles, her German mother and the calculating John Conroy were equally determined. ![]()
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