text_original: Prince Albert and his elder brother were invited to visit England in 1836, and the Princess wrote ecstatically to King Leopold about the charms of the young Prince. On November 23rd, 1839, the Queen formally announced her engagement to the Privy Council, and on the opening of Par  liament (Jan. 16th, 1840) repeated the announcement. It was received with mingled feelings by the nation.
text_transcription: PRINCE ALBERT AND HIS ELDER BROTHER WERE INVITED TO VISIT ENGLAND IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY SIX AND THE PRINCESS WROTE ECSTATICALLY TO KING LEOPOLD ABOUT THE CHARMS OF YOUNG PRINCE ON NOVEMBER TWENTY THIRD EIGHTEEN THIRTY NINE THE QUEEN FORMALLY ANNOUNCED HER ENGAGEMENT TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL AND ON THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT JANUARY SIXTEENTH EIGHTEEN FORTY REPEATED THE ANNOUNCEMENT IT WAS RECEIVED WITH MINGLED FEELINGS BY THE NATION
phonemes: pɹˈɪns ˈælbɚt ænd hɪz ˈɛldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ wɜːɹ ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd tə vˈɪzɪt ˈɪŋɡlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, ænd ðə pɹˈɪnsɛs ɹˈoʊt ɛkstˈæɾɪkli tə kˈɪŋ lˈiəpoʊld ɐbˌaʊt ðə tʃˈɑːɹmz ʌvðə jˈʌŋ pɹˈɪns. ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti θˈɜːd, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, ðə kwˈiːn fˈɔːɹməli ɐnˈaʊnst hɜːɹ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt tə ðə pɹˈɪvi kˈaʊnsəl, ænd ɔnðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌv pˈɑːɹ lˈiəmənt (dʒˈæn. sˈɪkstiːnθ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi) ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd ðɪ ɐnˈaʊnsmənt. ɪt wʌz ɹᵻsˈiːvd wɪð mˈɪŋɡəld fˈiːlɪŋz baɪ ðə nˈeɪʃən.