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Alan Jones PA & Kirsty Bosley

New Royal Mail stamps to mark bicentenaries of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

A new set of stamps is being issued to mark the bicentenaries of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert.

Six of the stamps chart Victoria's life from the age of 11, including an image of her with Benjamin Disraeli.

She became Queen just a month after she turned 18, in 1837.

(Royal Mail/PA Wire)

Four other stamps celebrate the legacy of Albert, featuring images of the Royal Albert Hall and Balmoral Castle.

Queen Victoria married Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who was her first cousin, in February 1840.

(Royal Mail/PA Wire)

Philip Parker, of Royal Mail, said: "Queen Victoria was just 18 when she became Queen, and her reign lasted to the dawn of the 20th century.

"Prince Albert was determined his adopted country should be at the forefront of science and art education.

"Our new stamps celebrate their rich legacy."

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