May 24, 2019
Today marks the 200 year anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth.
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria), daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield, was born at Kensington Palace on May 24th 1819.
She ascended to the throne in 1837, just a month after she turned 18 and reigned over the British empire for 63 years. She was the Queen of the biggest empire in history.