CHAPTER II

Queen Victoria's early years--Duke and Duchess of Kent--Parliamentary

grant to Duchess of Kent--The Queen of Würtemberg--George IV. and the

Princess--Visits to Windsor--Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

--Education of the Princess--The Duchess of Kent's letter to the

Bishops--Religious instruction--Result of examination--Speech by

Duchess of Kent--The Princess's reminiscences of Claremont--William IV.

and the Princess--The accession--Queen Victoria's character and

temperament--Her sympathy with the middle classes (Pages 8-21)