Victoria and Prince Albert, Feb. 10, 1840
1840年2月10日，维多利亚和阿尔伯特亲王
As an unmarried young woman, Victoria, though already Queen, was required by the social conventions of the day to live with her mother, whose close proximity she complained would "torment her for many years." Salvation came in the form of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, to whom she proposed in 1839. He became not only the Queen's companion but also an important political adviser for her in the first half of her reign.