Queen Victoria's risqué side revealed with nude-filled collection http://bit.ly/2Hv7kkf Mark Brown Arts correspondent Romantic gifts exchanged between Victoria and Prince Albert will be displayed at Isle of Wight’s Osborne House Queen Victoria is sometimes remembered as prudish, buttoned-up and disapproving, but a new display reveals a woman well in touch with the more sensuous side of her nature. Romantic and risqué gifts exchanged between Victoria and Prince Albert are to go on display at Osborne House, the couple’s grand seaside retreat on the Isle of Wight, which is stuffed with art and fabulous objects that the couple bought for each other. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J May 22, 2019 at 07:00AM

Romantic gifts exchanged between Victoria and Prince Albert will be displayed at Isle of Wight’s Osborne House

Queen Victoria is sometimes remembered as prudish, buttoned-up and disapproving, but a new display reveals a woman well in touch with the more sensuous side of her nature.

Romantic and risqué gifts exchanged between Victoria and Prince Albert are to go on display at Osborne House, the couple’s grand seaside retreat on the Isle of Wight, which is stuffed with art and fabulous objects that the couple bought for each other.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Hv7kkf