On This Day January 29

Princess Victoria was 13 when she was given a King Charles spaniel called Dash. As Victoria was raised largely isolated from other children, her pet soon became a much loved companion. The Princess spent January 29, 1835 travelling from St. Leonard's back to Kensington Palace. She wrote in her diary that "Dear Dashy was in our carriage and behaved like a darling." The first thing the newly crowned Queen Victoria did after coronation was to give her beloved pet his usual bath.

Portrait of Victoria with her spaniel Dash by George Hayter, 1833

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