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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/C/9/89
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Queen Victoria to Lord John Russell
Date	5 March 1851
Writer	Victoria, Queen
Addressee	Russell, John, Lord
Description	Queen Victoria would give every facility for the selection of a good site for the (National) Gallery. The Queen would not therefore object to its being built on to Kensington Palace or anywhere in Kensington Gardens; but does not see why it should be placed exactly on the palace site, taking away from the Crown the last available set of apartments. The Queen is not disposed to trust to Parliament to give her an equivalent for these apartments. The surender is not likely to be thanked for, and then any demand of compensation would be met with abuse. As for economy, that would best be met by taking a site quite unencumbered. The Queen does not see how Ireland can be exempted form Papal Aggression.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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