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RM Queen Victoria → Victoria (queen), Not moved, 15 June 2018, discussion
RM Queen Victoria → Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, Not moved, 11 July 2021, discussion
RM Queen Victoria → Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, Not moved, 29 November 2022, discussion
RM, Queen Victoria → Victoria of the United Kingdom, Not moved, 30 July 2023, discussion

Older discussions

RM Victoria of the United Kingdom → Queen Victoria, No consensus, 22 October 2007, discussion
RM Victoria of the United Kingdom → Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom — or Queen Victoria, Moved to Queen Victoria, 2 October 2010, discussion
RM Queen Victoria → Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, Not moved, 20 December 2010, discussion
RM Queen Victoria → Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, Not moved, 11 April 2011, discussion
RM Queen Victoria → Victoria of the United Kingdom, No consensus, 29 July 2014, discussion
RM Queen Victoria → Victoria, Withdrawn, 18 December 2015, discussion

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The following reference(s) may be useful when improving this article in the future:

Beem, Charles (2006). "'What Power Have I Left?': Queen Victoria's Bedchamber Crisis Revisited". The Lioness Roared: The Problem of Female Rule in English History. Queenship and Power. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230606340.

"Vict. 1" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect Vict. 1 has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 September 1 § Vict. 1 until a consensus is reached. Jay 💬 14:38, 8 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

List of prime ministers table?

Latest comment: 8 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

The table of prime ministers should be deleted from this page. This article is about Victoria, not the UK prime ministers who served during her reign. GoodDay (talk) 17:19, 30 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

I did remove remove it. SpartanMazda (talk) 03:18, 10 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 6 July 2026

Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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On the list of the Queen's prime ministers Viscount Palmerston in his 1st term as prime minister was a Whig party prime minister. He wasn't a Liberal until its founding in 1859 and his 2nd term as prime minister. Needs changing. ~2026-38523-86 (talk) 21:44, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Can you provide citations? Britannica says "Lord Palmerston never was a Whig". Celia Homeford (talk) 13:25, 7 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Why no mention of her impaired vision/blindness in later life?

Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Queen Victoria suffered impaired vision in later life due to cataracts. Why is this not mentioned? The Illinois Braile Series Book 1 mentions her as a famous blind person. Also see https://www.surveyophthalmol.com/article/0039-6257(94)90177-5/abstract WordwizardW (talk) 04:11, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

It is mentioned: "her eyesight was clouded by cataracts" in the "Declining health and death" section. DrKay (talk) 07:11, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

A page that knows where it met you.

"Vict. 1" listed at Redirects for discussion

List of prime ministers table?

Semi-protected edit request on 6 July 2026

Why no mention of her impaired vision/blindness in later life?