An extraordinary journal, kept by the sister of the host, provides a detailed and funny insight into the visit, which included a huge banquet. Tim tells how the family coped when they realised they didn’t have a dining room that was big enough and - from Victoria’s own diary - the Queen’s reaction to the room that was used.
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Royal Upstairs Downstairs: Penryhn
Food historian and chef Ivan Day helps Rosemary recreate an amazing, elaborate, feast of a dish: spit-roast beef with an elaborate garnish of truffles and crayfish. It was created by one of Victoria’s own chefs for grand occasions like this royal visit.
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Royal Upstairs Downstairs: Floors
The first official public visit that Victoria made after the sad death of her beloved husband Prince Albert; she still felt his loss keenly. She writes that the feeling of "loneliness when I saw no room for my darling, and felt I was indeed alone and a widow, overcame me very sadly!"
