Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding

The read

It runs a compact 1h 30m.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Ian DenyerDirector

Cast

• Lucy WorsleyHerself - Presenter
• Jasdeep SinghHimself - Presenter
• Abbie GarlandQueen Victoria
• George Merrick-CunninghamPrince Albert
• Mike NettleshipLord Melbourne

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