Kensington Palace, London, 1893

Kensington Palace, London, 1893

The statue is located in the gardens at Kensington Palace. It stands approximately ten feet tall and sits on a portland stone base. The statue is made of white marble and depicts the queen as she was on her coronation day, sitting on her throne. She is wearing her ceremonial robes and holding a scepter.

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll

Article in The Morning Post about the statue unveiling:
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18930629/049/0005
Kensington Gardens website with modern images:
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/kensington-gardens/things-to-see-and-do/memorials-fountains-and-statues/queen-victoria-statue
Article regarding scepter theft:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-hammer-removes-sceptre-kensington-20665926

June 28, 1893

Megan Manning

Image: Royal Parks Website
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/kensington-gardens/things-to-see-and-do/memorials-fountains-and-statues/queen-victoria-statue
Article: British Newspaper Archives
“The Queen in Kensington.”, The Morning Post (London), 29 June 1893, pg. 5, https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18930629/049/0005
Statue Essay: Megan Manning
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UUxp5ylmRgXIs7jeymxSfJg-rOVMJEKx

Made of marble and portland stone.

Victoria statue {London, Kensington Palace}