CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Baby Drina, | [ 1] |
| II. | The Schooldays of a Princess, | [ 21] |
| III. | Examination Day, | [ 43] |
| IV. | A Queen at Eighteen, | [ 68] |
| V. | The Coronation, | [ 89] |
| VI. | The Coming of the Prince, | [ 114] |
| VII. | Housekeeping in a Palace, | [ 138] |
| VIII. | A Home of Our Own, | [ 163] |
| IX. | Nis! Nis! Nis! Hurrah! | [ 186] |
| X. | The Royal Young People, | [ 212] |
| XI. | The Queen in Sorrow, | [ 235] |
| XII. | The Little Folk, | [ 259] |
| XIII. | Mother and Empress, | [ 278] |
| XIV. | The Jubilee Season, | [ 299] |
| XV. | The Queen and the Children, | [ 319] |
| XVI. | The Closing Years, | [ 338] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| Her Majesty the Queen in her state robes. (From painting by Alfred E. Chalon, R.A., 1838) | [ Frontispiece] |
| Facing page | |
| Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria (From painting by Sir W. Beechey, R.A.) | [ 16] |
| The Princess Victoria at the age of eleven | [ 46] |
| The coronation of Queen Victoria. (From painting by Sir George Hayter) | [ 110] |
| Albert, Prince Consort, in the uniform of a field marshal | [ 136] |
| The Queen in 1845. (From a painting by John Partridge) | [ 158] |
| Queen Victoria; Prince Albert; Victoria, Princess Royal; Albert Edward, Prince of Wales; Prince Alfred; Princess Alice; Princess Helena. (From a painting by F. Winterhalter, 1848) | [ 188] |
| Westminster Abbey | [ 216] |
| Balmoral Castle | [ 244] |
| Houses of Parliament | [ 274] |
| Windsor Castle | [ 302] |
| Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. (From a photograph by A. Bassano) | [ 338] |
In the Days of Queen Victoria
CHAPTER I
BABY DRINA
"Elizabeth would be a good name for her," said the Duke of Kent. "Elizabeth was the greatest woman who ever sat on the throne of England. The English people are used to the name, and they like it."