Type keyword(s) to search Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. What's Inside the Recently Uncovered Private Letters of Queen Victoria? The unearthed correspondence of Empress Augusta Victoria—including notes from her godmother—might shed light on previously private royal history. By Wendy Kaur Hulton DeutschGetty Images In 2018, The Neues Palais—the last palace built by Frederick the Great in Potsdam, Germany—hosted a small exhibition called “Kaiserdämmerung” (“The Twilight of the Emperor”), to mark the centenary of Kaiser Wilhelm II’s abdication as Emperor and King of Prussia. While preparing for the exhibition, curators made a startling discovery in the dressing room of Wilhelm’s wife, Empress Augusta Victoria (pictured above with her great aunt, Queen Victoria).