Victoria's children

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As Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes enthral the nation with their epic love story it is clear Victoria and Albert's obsession with each other made them terrible parents

Queen Victoria (right) and Princess Beatrice together at a small table. The Queen seated on a chair, her r. hand on a paper on the table; she looks at Beatrice, who kneels on a footstool, her arms on the table (on which also a book).

Princess Beatrice stands facing front, leaning very slightly to her r., her r. arm on a small table, her hands together. She holds her jacket over her l. arm. She wears short-sleeved dress, necklace, hat trimmed w. feathers. Her long hair loose.

Queen Victoria didn't just head up an Empire as the mother to nine children she also earned the title of Grandmother of Europe. Who were Queen Victoria's children?

Young Princess Helena Victoria of S-H stands on chair, her feet crossed, her hand behind her back. She wears long-sleeved dress with wide sash round her middle. Similar to RCIN 2902661.

Handtinted photograph of King Edward VII's children - Albert Victor, Louise, Maud, George, Victoria [1870s]

The power-hungry Kaiser, who had rushed to join the family at Victoria’s deathbed, liked to boast he was her favourite grandchild (wishful thinking on his part).

Prince Alexander and Princess Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg, 1891 [in Portraits of Royal Children Vol.39 1890-1891] | Royal Collection Trust

Queen Victoria had nine children, and their lives turned out very differently.