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To the outside world Queen Victoria and Prince Albert seemed the embodiment of domestic bliss, but the reality was very different.

These pictures of British royal weddings show some of the changes and traditions over the years from Victoria onwards.

sent by myself in May 2012

In 2004, Nick Locock tried to prove he was the great-grandson of Princess Louise (pictured) one of Queen Victoria's five daughters.

The iconic Queen had a complicated relationship with her nine children.

On her Coronation day the 18-year-old wrote of her awe at seeing ‘the millions of my loyal subjects who were assembled’ and even her adored husband Albert was not immune from her frightful tantrums.

Tristram Hunt, TV historian and Labour MP, compares Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee with Queen Victoria's

Wedding ceremonies are full of customs passed down from family, culture, and religion, but perhaps nothing is more symbolic of Western nuptial tradition than the

Queen Victoria wearing the Strawberry Leaf Ruby Diamond Tiara, United Kingdom (mid 19th. c: designed by Prince Albert; rubies, diamonds). Later, altered to an all-diamond tiara.

The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, circa 1863. Albumen carte de visite, "Photographed from life by Mayall, 224 Regent Street, London." Also with sticker from C. Goodman, Bookseller and stationer, 407 Strand.