Queen Victoria

nward the Prince acted as his wife's secretary, attending to every little detail of the

and at her death they amounted to no fewer than five or six hundred large bound volumes. They include letters f

mpire which was destined to grow greater and greater in power and extent during her reign. Day by day, year in, year out, without a single break, this immense corre

right hand he took a leading part in all movements which might help to improve the education and conditions of life of the people. His fine training and sympathetic nature enabled him, little by little, to be the means of helping on important

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possessed in her husband. After handing his resignation to the Queen, he wrote to her: "Lord Melbourne has formed the highest opinion of His Royal Highness's judgment, temper, and discretion, and he cannot but feel a great consolation and security in the ref

to encourage the study of the Fine Arts throughout the kingdom. This was work of a kind which he especial

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a long time yet he felt himself a stranger, the Queen's husband and nothing more. Still, "all cometh to him who knoweth how to wait," and he set hi

royalty to live without always being in debt. He established model farms at Osborne and Windsor, introduced different and better breeds of cattle, and even made a profit on the

. Consultations with ministers, reading and writing dispatches followed, and then a short time was devoted to open-air exercise. After lunch he often accompanied the Queen on a drive. More reading and writing took up his time until dinner, after which there was either a social evening or a visit to a theatre. He was "complete master

. Yonge, Life of H.R.

so much by being known. He will always give you good advice. Do not think I say so in flattery. No! No! It is from my heart. He will be like his uncle, equally wise and good.