The race against time for the birth of a future queen
24th May 2025
Just over 200 years ago, the future Queen Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, Her arrival, on 24 May 1819, marked the start of a very famous story. While the healthy baby girl was happily welcomed by her parents, the family had been forced to race against the clock for Victoria’s birth.Â
Her father, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent was the fifth child and fourth son of King George III and…