15 Fascinating Stories of How the Royals Have Proposed

Because Victoria was already queen by the time she was of marrying age, it was her responsibility to propose rather than that of her beau, Prince Albert.

The young queen wrote in her diary, which was later made public, "At about 12.30 I sent for Albert. He came to the closet where I was alone, and after a few minutes I said to him, that I thought he must be aware why I wished them to come here, and that it would make me too happy if he would consent to what I wished (to marry me); we embraced each other over and over again, and he was so kind, so affectionate . . . I really felt it was the happiest brightest moment in my life."