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 * Queen Victoria in London, after 10 years away from the public**!

Queen Victoria before Albert's death.

Queen Victoria is finally getting better, and now for the first time in 10 years, she yesterday, actually was in London! She has been a ghost since her husband, Albert died. It was a big tragedy, and she suffered greatly. But now, she is finally back!

When Albert died in 1861, queen Victoria isolated herself from the public and she only wore black. She did not go to London any more, and this lasted for ten years! This genuine, but obsessive mourning have burned a mark in our history, and many people have discussed her avoiding of everyone. Some said she went crazy, some senile, and some selfish. She blamed her son Edward for his father death, because since news of the Prince's poor conduct had come to his father in November, leading Prince Albert to travel to Cambridge to confront his son. And she became more and more unpopular of the people and even of the monarchy. And many rumours began to accumulate.

She have spent most of her time in the Scottish Highlands at her home at Balmoral Castle. And she didn't wanted to open Parliament in person, even when it was a request from her government. Politicians began to question whether was earning the money that the state paid her. But now, in the beginning of 1870s she have gradually returned to public view. And now, she actually was in London. Our queen is finally back!

We talked with those people in the shops that she went in to. And every person in that shop stood with wide opend mouths and it looked like they have seen a ghost. But it was not far away, because they were the first persons that actually saw the Queen out in public. They were very happy to see the Queen.

But then we drove over London Brigde and were so lucky that we actually stopped beside her majesty in a weird traffic jam, and got a possibility to ask her a few questions. We waved at her, and the guard opened the door after he identified us. She had a beautiful black dress and looked very satisfied. Then she said hello, and we just stared at her. Then we asked some questions.

Well, this is a shock for everyone, we haven't seen you for a while now. Can you answer us on why you have been away for so long? -It has been a very hard time for me, and it got to much for me at that time. I needed some time free to think and mourn alone. She says with a little sad touch in her voice. What about all of the rumours that have been around you? -I have no comments to that. People can believe what they want. She said and got an annoyed face. Then we saw the wagon carefully started to move, and we finished our little conversation. But it was really nice to see you again! We've missed you a lot, and when I say we I think I speak for the whole land. We hope to see you around, and hope everything is all right with you now, we tried to say to her before she disappeared. We only saw her wave at us, and we waved back.

Queen Victoria is surprising back and we hope that she won’t disappear again. God save the Queen!

(sources: wikipedia.no, wikipedia.com, wikispace)