Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding

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.

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Cast

Lucy Worsley

Herself - Presenter

Jasdeep Singh

Himself - Presenter

Abbie Garland

Queen Victoria

George Merrick-Cunningham

Prince Albert

Mike Nettleship

Lord Melbourne