Tim reveals how Victoria was kept under 24 hour surveillance by her mother the Duchess of Kent - such was her paranoia that something untoward would happen to her. The sleeping arrangements while at Shugborough back this up. Victoria slept in the same bedroom as her mother, most likely in the same bed. He also reveals how much of the impressive house is in fact sham - all smoke and mirrors.
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Royal Upstairs Downstairs: Harewood
Victoria visited Harewood House in Yorkshire in 1835, two years before she became Queen, and four years after having learnt that she would inherit the throne. The teenage Victoria appears to have become increasingly hard to please as she grew quite used to the royal high-life.
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Royal Upstairs Downstairs: Holkham
At the stunning Holkham Hall on the Norfolk coast we follow in the footsteps of so many royal visitors. Rosemary discovers that the kitchen was a sacred place and only those actually involved in the cooking would have been allowed to cross the threshold.
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Royal Upstairs Downstairs: Brighton
Tim shows us the extraordinary Chinese-style interior of the Royal Pavillion in Brighton and reveals how it was styled in this way thanks to one of Queen Victoria's predecessors. He also discovers that when Victoria wasn't in the mood for jolly times, or the garish interiors had got the better of...
