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In 1845 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Osborne House
and its 1000 acres. Osborne House was a retreat for Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert. They greatly enjoyed the Isle
of Wight, far from the pressures court life at Buckingham
Palace and Windsor Castle.
Queen Victoria, after Albert died, spent most of her time
at Osborne House and she died there in 1901. The longest reigning
english monarch (1837 to 1901). Since her death little has
changed at Osborne and many of the royal couple's possessions,
photographs and paintings are still at Osborne.
Visitors walk through the private rooms, including the sitting
room in which Queen Victoria and Prince Albert worked side
by side, the Royal Nursery and even the royal bathrooms. The
dining room is shown being laid for a family dinner and the
visitors can take a peek below stairs to see where the household
made final preparations for the royal meals.
The Durbar Room is considered by many to be the most stunning
of the state rooms. “Mrs Brown” was filmed here.
Like the house, the gardens at Osborne were in formal Italianate
style and were designed by Thomas Cubbit. The walled garden
produced flowers and fruits for the house.
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