A few are in French, but they are mostly written in brisk, lively English, not always very correct, either in construction or in spelling.

They are full of small family details--the movements of various relations, the improvement in her brothers' looks, Court festivities, the childish ailments of her little boys, the journeys and expeditions, recollections of Windsor, their visitors, elaborate descriptions of dresses--interesting to read, but difficult to select from.

They are full of heart-felt expressions of the sincerest affection for "your dear Majesty," a quaint phrase that often occurs.
[Pageheading: PRINCE ALBERT] After their marriage in 1840, Prince Albert naturally became the Queen's confidential Secretary.
A close study of the Queen's correspondence reveals the character of the Prince in a way which nothing else could effect.

Traces of his untiring labour, his conscientious vigilance, his singular devotedness, appear on every page.

There are innumerable memoranda in his own hand; the papers are throughout arranged and annotated by him; nothing seems to have escaped him, nothing to have dismayed him.