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Feb 2023
20m 7s

Victoria & Albert: A Royal Love Story

Lindsay Holiday
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Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️ The romance between Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert is one of the greatest love stories in history. After a long history of arranged and often miserable marriages this couple found solace and comfort in each other and prioritized their happy family and domestic bliss even over the power of the British Empire.

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Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell

Music: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100303 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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