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Presenters Rosemary Shrager and Tim Wonnacott visit Hatfield House in Hertfordshire to reveal the story of Queen Victoria's visit there in 1846. Victoria is 27 years old and has been on the throne for nine years.
Renowned as a major political and social center, Hatfield also has a very special connection to the royal family: it was once the home of Elizabeth I. Tim reveals the story of a tree in the estate linking the two. king.
Confirmation of Victoria's visit only reached the host just ten days before her arrival, and using the queen's own diaries and other first-hand accounts, Tim revealed the panic behind the scenes when The royal couple decided to visit at the last minute - including a near-catastrophic clash between the royal carriage and the gates.