usehold,
i. 161-169;
Lord Melbourne's return to office, i. 170;
ball at Buckingham Palace, i. 172;
views on Cabinet crisis, i. 174;
feelings for Prince Albert, i. 177, 178;
at the Opera, i. 178;
arrival of Princes Albert and Ernest at Windsor Castle, i, 188;
announcement of her engagement to Prince Albert, i. 188, 189;
her happiness, i. 191;
her letters to the Royal Family, i. 193, 194;
letters to Prince Albert, i. 195, 196, 199, 200, 203, 206, 208,
211-213, 217;
reads Declaration before the Privy Council, i. 196;
suggested peerage for Prince Albert, i. 196-199;
Prince Albert's Household, i. 200-207
1840 Queen opens Parliament and announces intended marriage, i. 212;
Prince Albert's grant, i. 214;
marriage of the Queen to Prince Albert, i. _209_, _217_;
disturbance at the Opera, i. 220;
Prince Albert and politics, i. 224;
attempted assassination by Oxford, i. 225;
views on foreign affairs, i. 248, 249;
birth of Princess Royal, i. 251
1841 Christening of Princess Royal, i. 255;
speech from the Throne, i. 256, 257;
operations in China, i. 261, 262;
the Budget, i. 265;
Household appointment difficulties, i. 268-273;
impartiality, i. 285;
visit to Ascot and Nuneham, i. 291;
visit to Woburn Abbey, i. 295, 296;
carriage accident, i. 298;
resignation of Whig Ministry, i. 301;
Prince Albert as adviser, i. 304, 305;
interview with Sir R. Peel and sorrow at parting with Lord
Melbourne, i. 309;
seals of office exchanged, i. 315;
question of future correspondence with Lord Melbourne, i. 330,
331, 340, 353, 360, 361;
indisposition, i. 364;
birth of first son, now King Edward VII., i. 364;
he is created Prince of Wales, i. 366;
domestic happiness, i. 366
1842 Christening of the Prince of Wales, i. 376, 381;
visit to Brighton, i. 383;
excursion to Portsmouth, i. 384;
decision to pay Income Tax, i. 387;
selection of a governess, i. 390, 394;
ball at Buckingham Palace, i. 392, 393;
attempt by Francis on the Queen's life, i. 398;
Ascot and review of cavalry, i. 401;
first railway journey, i. 404;
list of presents sent by the Imam of Muscat, i. 406;
attempt by Bean on the Queen's life, i. 407;
death of the Duke of Orleans, i. 408, 409, 413, 416;
strike riots, i, 422-428;
prorogues Parliament, i. 425;