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Diamond dash meal prep. Tonight's episode of takes us to Osborne House, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's seaside home on the Isle of Wight. But it was more than just a royal residence. It was a home that had significant meaning for the couple.' It is impossible to imagine a prettier spot,' Victoria once wrote of her holiday escape, though when she and Albert first bought the property in 1845, changes were necessary to suit the needs of the growing royal family. And so, Albert designed an entirely new house for the land with architect Thomas Cubitt. Sacrifice song with blunt and ed. English Heritage Press OfficeIn 1848, when tonight's episode takes place, the original house on the estate was demolished. That didn't stop the monarch from visiting, as the first phase of building on the new structure had already been completed.

In fact, Victoria wrote of a trip that year in her journal, recalling a sunset seen from Egypt Point, the northernmost point of the island. The view from Egypt point towards the Needles & Hurst Castle, with a glorious setting sun, in a cloudless sky, reflected in a perfectly smooth sea, was quite beautiful. When we came home, we 2 walked, feeling truly grieved that we must leave this dear sweet Island, now it is so fine. Heritage Images Getty ImagesEven after Albert's death in 1861, Victoria still used the house, though it was a reminder of her late husband. Over the course of her latter years, many additions were made to the property, including a museum, a private chapel, a dormitory for male servants, and an additional wing, which housed a large reception room and.In 1901, Victoria died at Osborne, and as her son, King Edward VII (or 'Bertie' on the show), had no use for the estate, he gave the property to the nation. It was later used by the military as a royal naval college, but today it is open to the public.