Coaching chronicles: Queen Victoria
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As we know, Queen Victoria was the longest reigning British monarch, and one of the most celebrated. Few, though, know of her links with coaching.
Born on 24 May 1819, a Gemini, she described her childhood as melancholic. Her life was one of strict rules instigated by her protective mother, who named this elaborate set of protocols: the Kensington System.
Victoria became increasingly...