In 1865, Victoria was seen to have abandoned her royal duties, someone who fixed a sign to the gates of Buckingham Palace reading, these commanding premises to be let or sold in consequence of the late occupants declining business. And finally, Victoria was, in fact, amused. The famous quote we are not amused is commonly attributed to Queen Victoria as her response to vulgar jokes at a dinner party. And there's no firsthand account of this, however, and no concrete evidence that she even said it