"Albert's health was always poor. In November 1861 he contracted typhoid fever, and a month later he died in his sleep at the age of 42. Victoria was devastated. She had lost her beloved husband and her principal adviser in affairs of state. Always prone to self-pity, Victoria fell into a state of great depression at her husband's death. She mourned him, always wearing black, for the rest of her life. She had Albert's rooms maintained exactly as they were when he was alive. The servants even brought hot water for shaving to his dressing room each morning. Her grief was so great that she did not appear in public for three years, and rarely after that. During this time her popularity dropped and by 1870 her popularity was at it's lowest."
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2006-11-13 00:50:05
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answered by Anonymous
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Victoria kept it a Secret!
2006-11-13 03:27:58
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answered by Anonymous
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She abstained to appear in public and she wore black dresses until her death, the poor woman. Her son, the futur Edward VII, used to say that he would quit the weeds (ie smoking) when she would too. In English, wearing the weeds is synonym of being in mourning .
2006-11-14 01:30:08
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answered by Mimi 5
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She wept.
2006-11-13 03:28:50
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answered by Meeto 7
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Victoria secret????????????????????????????????????????????????????
2006-11-15 15:53:29
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answered by munna 1
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