The Marriage of Queen Victoria, 10 February 1840

Princess Victoria met her future husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, when she was just seventeen in 1836. Prince Albert was Victoria's first cousin; his father was her mother's brother, Ernest. As a monarch, Victoria had to propose to him and in 1840 they married. Their marriage proved to be very happy.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 6 minutes): Sir Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March op. 39 No. 1