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20th June 1837: Woken from her sleep Victoria having her hand kissed on being told of her accession to the throne of Great Britain on the death of her uncle William IV. Painting by H G Well. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

20th June 1837:  Woken from her sleep Victoria having her hand kissed on being told of her accession to the throne of Great Britain on the death of her uncle William IV. Painting by H G Well.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)