Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with five of their eventual nine children.
… the one outward sign from which people can and often do judge the inward state of mind of a person, and it’s of particular importance in persons of high rank … we do expect that you will never wear anything extravagant or slang because that would prove a wont of self-respect and be an offence against decency.
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
This quote is part of a letter written by Queen Victoria in 1851 to her son, Prince Edward, who would later become King Edward VII.
She uses the word – slang – which meant casual.
May 24th marks the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth. What might she think of today’s royal family? (And the name Archie for the latest addition?)
Fans of Victoria, the PBS television show, might be interested to know that there will be a season 4 and perhaps a season 5 but no one is sure beyond that. Another tidbit – the actors playing Victoria (Jenna Coleman) and Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) are dating in real life.
OverDressed for Life 
She and Albert were very disturbed by their son’s behavior when he was away at college – in their mind, he was offending decency right and left! Albert went to visit him and, I think, he came home ill and died from that.
Yes, that’s right. Thanks, Paula.