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 Victoria’s first Prime Minister was Lord Melbourne, who acted as a mentor to the young queen.[([[https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/william-lamb-2nd-viscount-melbourne|gov]])]
+===== Childbirth =====
+Victoria was one of the first women to use chloroform during childbirth, despite opposition from the Church.[([[https://www.ogmagazine.org.au/18/1-18/victorias-secret-chloroform-acceptability-analgesia-birth/|ogmagazine]])]
+===== Longevity =====
+She lived to the age of 81, an impressive feat for the time.[([[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a27195095/prince-philip-queen-victoria-oldest-living-descendent/|townandcountrymag]])]
+===== Cultural Icon =====
+The "Victorian era" is named after her and is known for its distinctive culture, fashion, and values.[([[https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/World_History/Western_Civilization_-_A_Concise_History_III_(Brooks)/05%3A_Culture_Science_and_Pseudo-Science/5.01%3A_Victorian_Culture|libretexts]])]
+===== Widowhood =====
+She never remarried after Albert’s death, although she was very close to her servant, John Brown.[([[https://www.tatler.com/article/queen-victoria-marry-servant-john-brown|tatler]])]
+===== Jewelry =====
+Queen Victoria was known for her love of jewelry, particularly diamonds, and pearls.[([[https://www.berganza.com/feature-queen-victoria-jewellery-style-icon.html|berganza]])]
+===== First Telephone Call =====
+Victoria made one of the first public telephone calls in 1878, speaking with inventor Alexander Graham Bell.[([[https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/ahoy-alexander-graham-bell-and-first-telephone-call|sciencemuseum]])]
+===== Public Monuments =====
+Numerous statues and monuments were erected in her honor during her lifetime and after her death, including the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace.[([[https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/st-jamess-park/monuments|royalparks]])]
+===== Viceroy of India =====
+Victoria’s personal secretary, Sir Henry Ponsonby, influenced the administration of the British Raj.[([[https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-36652|oxforddnb]])]
+===== Family Disputes =====
+Victoria had a strained relationship with her eldest son, Edward VII, whom she blamed for the death of Prince Albert.[([[https://www.quora.com/Did-Queen-Victoria-hate-her-son-Albert-Edward-Prince-of-Wales-after-the-death-of-her-husband-Albert-Prince-Consort|quora]])]
+===== Food Preferences =====
+Victoria had a hearty appetite and particularly enjoyed Scottish cuisine, introduced to her by Prince Albert.[([[https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/queen-victoria-favourite-food-eating-sex-appetites-guilty-pleasures/|historyextra]])]
+===== Queen's Assent=====
+She was the first monarch to live through the abolition of the royal prerogative to veto legislation, a power now held only in theory.[([[https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/queen-victoria|gresham]])]
+===== Prolific Writer =====
+She was a prolific writer, penning thousands of letters, many of which have been published.[([[https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/queen-victoria-with-the-naughty-bits-put-back/|spectator]])]
+===== First Meeting =====
+Victoria was the first reigning British monarch to meet a sitting U.S. president, when she met President Buchanan in 1857.[([[https://enotrans.org/article/james-buchanan-1857-to-1861-telegraphing-a-judge-in-sacramento-and-a-queen-in-england/|enotrans]])]
+===== Death and Burial =====
+Victoria died on January 22, 1901, and was buried beside Prince Albert in the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore, Windsor.[([[https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/queen-victoria-prince-albert|rmg]])]

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