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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

Why One Former Queen Was Held "Prisoner" at Kensington Palace by Her Mother

British Royal Family.

Royal fans are likely enamored with the way of life the British Royal Family appears to experience. However, some of the current Royal Family's relatives endured difficult living conditions, with one former queen even finding herself basically "imprisoned" in Kensington Palace.

Queen Victoria had a long and successful reign, making it hard to believe that she was ever anything but in control of her life. However, when Victoria was just a princess, she was forced to follow a set of rules known as the "Kensington System."

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