| BRITISHCOLUMBIA | Province on the west coast of Canada whose name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858 (7,8) |
| NEHI | Brand whose name was chosen to remind people of its bottles' height |
| OTTAWA | The capital of Canada as chosen by Queen Victoria in 1857 (6) |
| VANCOUVER | The largest city on the west coast of Canada where the 2010 Winter Olympics were held (9) |
| ISLAND | Yell, maybe, after university invested in small truck insurance off west coast of Canada (9,6) |
| LIONELSACKVILLE | The first Duke of Dorset who was chosen to inform George I of his accession to the throne in 1714 (6,9) |
| NEWWESTMINSTER | 'Royal City' named by Queen Victoria in 1859 when it was the colony of British Columbia's first capital: 2 wds. |
| EINDHOVEN | Fifth-largest city in the Netherlands, known as the City of Light; in North Brabant province on the Dommel River (9) |
| PORTLAND | Peninsula on Dorset's Jurassic Coast whose limestone was chosen by Sir Christopher Wren to rebuild St Paul's Cathedral following its destruction by fire in 1666 (8) |
| MILLAIS | Painter noted for works including Ophelia, Autumn Leaves, Chill October and Bubbles; created a baronet by Queen Victoria in 1885, he was the first artist to be honoured with a hereditary title (7) |
| STAROFINDIA | British order of knighthood founded by Queen Victoria in 1861, but obsolescent since 1948 |
| OSBORNE | Name of the house and estate on the Isle of Wight once owned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, us |
| MUSIAL | Whose goal scored in EURO 2024 was chosen as the best of the tournament by the fans? (6) |
| DURHAM | This natural defensive site in northeastern England was chosen by William I the Conqueror (reigned 1066-87) as a fortress and bulwark against the Scots. It also became a place of pilgrimage for St. Cu |
| MACAU | A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea. |
| NEWBRUNSWICK | A follower on the run consumed by fresh information holding up light to what's on the coast of Canada (3,9) |
| INDIA | Empress of ___, title assumed by Queen Victoria in 1876 (5) |
| DENCH | Actress in the forthcoming Blithe Spirit who has played Queen Victoria in two films and the character "M" in several of the James Bond movies (5) |
| MEADOW | In 2013, as part of a national scheme launched by Prince Charles to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation, a roadside nature reserve near Long Stratton was chosen as Norfolk's Coron |
| LANDSEER | Admired by Queen Victoria, artist who specialised in paintings of dogs including Newfoundlands and designed the grand lions at the base of Nelson's Column in London (8) |
