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A blog by Elena Maria Vidal.
Queen Victoria didn't like babies much, but her seventh child, Prince
Arthur, seems to have been the exception to that rule. Born at
Buckingham Palace on 1 May 1850 (the same day as the Duke of Wellington,
who was chosen as his godfather), the little prince had an easy-going
and obedient nature that appealed to the Queen right from the start. The
adoring mother gushed that he was "dearer than any of the others put
together", probably because, unlike his siblings, he "has never given us
a day’s sorrow or trouble". (Read more.)
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