Statues and Memorials in London: Queen Victoria (Kensington Palace)

Pete, ,

There are a number of Statues of Queen Victoria in London. This one stands just outside the grounds of Kensington Palace. It is of the newly crowned Queen Victoria, aged 18, in her coronation robes.

Queen Victoria Statue with Kensington Palace in the background
Queen Victoria Statue with Kensington Palace in the background

Kensington Palace was the birthplace of Queen Victoria and her home for her entire life prior to her accession to the throne at the age of 18. It was here that she received the news of her accession in 1837.

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It was designed by her daughter Princess Louise and unveiled in 1893 as part of the celebrations for Queen Victoria’s 50 years as monarch.

Published by Pete

I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.

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