Dressing Victoria

Many people have an image of Queen Victoria as a gloomy widow. In `Dressing Victoria' we give a more romantic impression - both of the young Princess and the newly-married bride. With a selection of real and replica garments we show how a young woman in the mid-nineteenth-century is quite literally formed by her clothes…

You can see a crinoline in action, try the rigours of a `backboard' and even examine a set of pregnancy stays. Lady Lyttelton (lady-in-waiting) is on hand to give invaluable advice for lady-like etiquette.

The talk is based on readings from Victorian sources, including selections from the Queen's own journals. Afterwards, audience members are invited to handle authentic Victorian items from the 1840s onwards, and to have their photograph taken with Her Majesty.
An intimate view of the young Queen as she is dressed from corset to coronet.

"Thank you so much for a wonderful performance. Very special!" - Osborne House