Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding

Dec 21, 2018

1h 30m

★ 6.5

Overview

Historian Lucy Worsley restages the 1840 wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Aided by a team of experts, Worsley recreates the most important elements of the ceremony and the celebrations, scouring history books, archives, newspapers and Queen Victoria's diaries for the details. She reveals how every moment was brilliantly stage-managed for maximum effect. Woven into the recreation of the wedding day is the story of Victoria and Albert's courtship and engagement, and its political importance.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

BBC Bristol Productions

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Cast

Herself - Presenter

Lucy Worsley

Himself - Presenter

Jasdeep Singh

Queen Victoria

Abbie Garland

Prince Albert

George Merrick-Cunningham

Lord Melbourne

Mike Nettleship

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