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| A beautiful potrait of Queen Victoria |
The Queen and Prince Albert had a keen interest in poultry matters at, “the home farm,” (Windsor).
The diminutive Cochin Bantam was featured in the Crystal Palace poultry exhibition in 1862, shown by Mr. Kerrich of Dorking.
Numerous writers documented the enormous popularity of the birds after they were reported to be kept by the royal couple. “This consignment created a wondrous furore among the lovers of poultry; and the royal ‘Cochin Chinas’ were the town talk for months after their arrival upon British soil.”
Romantic and gifts exchanged between Victoria and Prince Albert are to go on display at Osborne House, the couple’s grand seaside retreat on the Isle of Wight, which is stuffed with art and fabulous objects.
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