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Tressie 2022-01-02 08:02:15

The relationship between Victoria and Albert, a royal couple, is regarded by the British as a fairy tale and a dream combination. They are the model couples of that era and the moral model of that era. Many people will wonder if this fairy tale is true after watching this movie. ? ? In reality, they are really the same as in the movie? ? ? Is it because the British are boasting too much, or are they too fantasizing? ?

As the name suggests, fairy tales are the beautiful stories of princes and princesses in Andersen’s fairy tales. Are there fairy tales in reality? ? Of course the answer is yes, but very few! ! ! Many people look forward to having a love story like a prince and a princess, and they feel very romantic and happy. This is what every girlhood has dreamed of, and Queen Victoria is no exception. If you want to understand her feelings objectively, you must first understand her personality and life deeds. It is best to read the Queen’s biography and recommend the book "Beauty and Power-The Biography of Queen Victoria". Those who are good at English Look at the English version of the Queen’s biography "victoria: a life" written by Zweig. It is very detailed. The Chinese version of the Queen’s biography is only a rough idea. The English version of the biography has many things that we don’t know. In this way, you can know how she treats feelings. Baidu takes a picture of the queen and the prince and their oil paintings to understand objectively, rather than simply watching a movie, watching gossip news, and watching a film review to make a conclusion.

On May 24, 1819, Victoria was born at Kensington Palace in London. In order for the child to be born in the UK, her parents made a special trip to return home from Bavaria. His father, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767.11.2-1820.1.23), was the throne of King George III (1738.6.4-1820.1.29). Fourth son, he was ecstatic about the birth of this sturdy and healthy firstborn girl, and to his mother, this baby girl was a special child. Duke Edward’s wife is Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Germany (Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1786.8.17-1861.3.16). Her first marriage left two children. But only this little baby girl will be able to ascend the throne of the British Empire in the future. The parents went to great lengths to name her and finally named Alexandrina Victoria, first to show respect to the child's Russian godfather, Alexander I, and second to commemorate her mother.

Victoria's childhood is far from carefree. When she was only 8 months old, her always strong father died suddenly of pneumonia. Shortly before his death, an astrology family once told him that two people in the royal family would die soon. Edward never dreamed that bad luck would befall him. During a hunting, he suffered from a cold, and since then he could not afford to be ill, and soon passed away, leaving his wife and children with heavy debts. From then on, the family began to live frugally. Little Victoria always wears the same outfit. Since she was a child, she has been instilled with the idea that women's frequent dress changes are not only a waste of waste, but also a bad behavior. After she succeeded to the throne, she has always been very frugal in dress. The priceless jewels on the crown are just to show respect for the king's power. At the age of 11, Victoria knew for the first time what glorious future awaited her. She began to learn the lengthy and tedious court etiquette and many behavioral taboos: no conversation with strangers, no emotions in front of outsiders, no breaking the rules, no reading books according to her own likes and dislikes, no desserts other than rations, etc. . She had been forced to live in the same room with her mother until she was an adult. Her mother kept her under strict control and was not allowed to contact other women of the opposite sex or female friends, so her childhood and adolescence were relatively lonely and boring. She always wanted to get rid of her mother's care and freedom, and she had to endure until the day when she became an adult and inherited the throne.

On June 20, 1837, the King of England and King William IV of Hanover passed away. Victoria, who was only 18 years old, succeeded to the throne. After succeeding to the throne, Victoria finally got the freedom she dreamed of and got rid of the shackles of her mother and her mother’s lover. After she succeeded to the throne, she urgently needed someone to help herself and assist her in her Queen’s political career. The Prime Minister, Viscount Melbourne, was the one who helped her at the beginning. Of course, she was inseparable from political interests. The Queen was relatively immature in the early days, and many suggestions were more listened to. The Viscount Melbourne thought he was too good, and he was eager to guide herself. For many things she didn't understand, the Viscount Melbourne would tell her and advise her what to do.

At the beginning of the succession to the throne, in 1837 someone suggested that the queen get married as soon as possible, but Victoria did not want to arrange marriages. Since she has become a queen, she wanted to choose the person she likes to be her husband as much as possible. At that time, she was rather disgusted with getting married. It wasn't long since she became the throne~ She still wants to be free for a few years. However, her mother and uncle had already made arrangements for the marriage of the Queen and Prince Albert. When the queen was 17 years old, her mother and uncle arranged for them to meet each other to see if they could make a spark. At that time, Victoria was strictly controlled by her mother, and everyone around them was watching them. This kind of meeting was really boring. For each other His impression is not over, and it will only be a simple correspondence in the future.

In 1839, the 21-year-old Russian Alexander II arrived in the United Kingdom while traveling around Europe. On May 7, 1839, Alexander II and Queen Victoria met for the first time, when the young Queen Victoria was on her 20th birthday. When we first met, the handsomeness of Alexander II in military uniform was deeply attracted to Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria wrote in her diary: "At around 6:40, I saw the crown prince. He saluted in front of my window. We ate in St. George’s Hall. The crown prince took me into the hall. I really fell in love. The crown prince, he is such a kind and friendly young man, we danced together, laughed together, and shared happy times together. I have never been so happy before. I went to bed at 2:30 and fell asleep, but I was so excited until 5 o'clock. Just fell asleep."

It can be seen that the queen is more idiot when she is a girl, and she has less contact with the opposite sex during adolescence, especially not many handsome guys! ! ! Lord Melbourne, who has been in contact with him, is in his 50s. When I met my cousin Albert before, they were all too immature. Generally, adolescent girls were more mature than boys, and they didn't have a good impression of each other at the time~ They were just strangers, and they didn't spend much time together at that time! ! See you, Albert went back to Germany after staying for a few days. The queen must have a girlish heart when she becomes an adult. She is looking forward to the scene of the princess and the prince meeting and falling in love in the fairy tale. Moreover, Alexander II of Russia is tall and handsome, and he has an excellent education. He can speak four foreign languages. Of course they get along very happily. If you spend time with such a rich and handsome prince, can you not be a nympho! And in junior high school, high school, you don't have an ignorant first love of the opposite sex? ? The queen is the same as all ordinary girls. She likes Alexander II of course. It’s best to be a first love, but this relationship caused dissatisfaction with the British Parliament. Lord Melbourne clearly expressed his opposition to any relationship between Britain and the frantically expanding Russia and asked Queen Victoria to immediately To draw a clear line with Alexander II. At that time, Britain was not pro-Russian, but more pro-German, so they could not be kept together. The queen can only give up this first love relationship. After all, she is a queen and not an ordinary woman. In the face of national and political interests, she can only choose what is good for the country. This relationship ceased. Later, Alexander II left England and went to Germany to choose Maria Alexandraevna, the youngest daughter of the Grand Duke of Hessen-Darmstadt, as his future wife. In 1840, Maria After being invited to Russia, Alexander married Maria the following year. After marriage, they gave birth to six sons and two daughters. It was 35 years later that Queen Victoria saw Alexander II again. At that time, they were already married! ! It was the queen's second son who married the daughter of Alexander II. By the way, Alexander II had many lovers and illegitimate children after he got married. Especially after he had 8 children with his wife, he was outside with an 18-year-old girl. He was 48 years old at the time. ~She also had a son and two daughters, and married her lover secretly 40 days after the death of Alexander II’s wife. Of course, there were many reasons for Alexander's derailment. The wife was weak and could not attend the event, various reasons, etc.~

So Albert is not the queen's first love, who can blossom and bear fruit with the first love in that era? It's really difficult, especially for the aristocracy. It's too common for aristocrats to marry politically with each other. What's more, the Queen of England has relatively few free choices. She can only choose based on the interests of the country and politics. Suitable marriage partners, political marriages between princes and nobles have always been the first choice, but political marriages are rarely happy for people, and most of them can get along. It really hates to find a lover, fight each other, displease each other, and endure. It's too common to live. Political marriage can live happily and steadily together, just like winning the lottery! ! ! It happens that we complement each other and are suitable for living. The marriage life can be loyal to each other, it is really the same as winning the jackpot! ! ! And Queen Victoria is so lucky! ! The person who won this big prize! ! !

In 1840, Queen Victoria proposed to Albert. It was only after the Queen met Albert for the second time that she decided to propose to the Prince. It is not that the Lord of Melbourne made the Queen’s throne unstable because of the party struggle. The decision to marry the prince was originally because the political marriage was decided early in the morning. It cannot be said that it was a temporary intention to get married. It was just that when the queen was first enthroned, she was disgusted with getting married. She wanted to delay the time so that she could have more choices. At that time, the prince and the queen. They don’t have any good feelings with each other~ I don’t have much contact with each other, they are all contacted by letter. Later, when Albert visited the Queen for the second time, they were all grown-ups, and they were all 20 years old. Albert changed a lot, became mature and stable, and handsome! ! ! Wearing formal royal attire, straight, tall figure, fair skin, tall nose, deep big eyes, and a height of more than 180, the queen looked like a nympho again! ! That’s right, she was so idiot that she wrote in her diary that night when she saw the prince’s mood, and praised him for his changes, his facial features were very handsome
. The queen is relatively ordinary, not very beautiful, and is relatively short, with a height of more than 150, which is so exciting to have a handsome and talented husband-in-law.









In a few days of happily getting along, the queen knew Albert better than before. She felt that he was not only handsome in appearance, but also knowledgeable. Albert is very self-disciplined and likes language, culture, art, philosophy, music, shooting, Hunting, fencing, horse riding, piano playing, law, political economy, and even mathematics, biology, etc. are almost omnipotent. He was educated at the University of Bonn in Germany, so the prince had a nickname at that time, called "Walking Encyclopedia "Quan Shu" Do you think he is also the best, rich and handsome? It's just that Alexander II is not rich. Alexander II wants to inherit the throne of the Tsar, and Albert is only the youngest son of the Duke of Saxony Coburg and Gotha in Germany, and the prince of a small country. So Victoria was in the same mood as the super handsome, wealthy and handsome encountered by ordinary girls at that time! The girl’s heart is beating. It’s really not a disadvantage to choose Albert as her husband. . So if it were you, how would you choose? Like the Queen, I would choose to marry Albert. Putting aside the political marriage based on love, isn't this the best choice right now? ? In the beginning, the queen must be a girlish heart and a nymphomaniac. She felt that marrying such a prince would not suffer a loss, but would be happy, so she decided to marry him. Compared to Victoria's appearance, although she is also educated by nobles, she is not as knowledgeable as the prince. Fortunately, she has become the Queen of England. Otherwise, her marriage will not be able to be said to be happy.

When Victoria got married, she created a precedent for marrying in a white wedding dress ~ How romantic to marry in a white wedding dress ~ Albert is also a romantic person. He personally designed a blue diamond brooch on the chest for the queen and gave it the day before the wedding. To the queen, the queen pinned the diamond pin to the breast of the wedding dress on the day of her wedding. This couple has a passion~

A white wedding dress worn by the queen in 1840 with a blue diamond brooch on the chest






Married life is relatively peaceful and sweet. At first, the queen did not allow the prince to intervene in national affairs, and only allowed him to manage some chores in the palace. The prince also managed the palace in an orderly manner. Later, the queen gave birth to the eldest princess, and they enjoyed this family happiness even more. Later, because the queen’s tutor did not take care of the eldest princess properly, the prince was very angry. She felt that her way of taking care of the princess was improper, which caused the princess’s illness to become more and more serious. The husband-in-law had to admit his mistake and dismissed the tutor. Then the prince and the queen reconciled as before, and then gradually the queen agreed to the prince to handle some national documents with her. The queen was young and inexperienced, and she could not understand many national documents. The prince helped her read it, explained it to her, and gave her advice. Gradually, the prince became the queen’s personal assistant. Later, when the prince helped the queen deal with national affairs, he showed his extraordinary talents and intelligence. The queen felt that My husband is so amazing! ! Helping her to deal with and saving a lot of things, the queen instantly admired her husband ~ and then admired her husband like a star chaser, the prince is also very happy to help her deal with these documents, anyway, she has nothing to do. The prince is very different from other princes. I have nothing to do to have fun with other princes. I can have fun with women. He has been married to the queen for 22 years. He has never cheated and has no lace news. He is A person with a strong sense of responsibility and aspirational ideals, leads a self-disciplined life, goes to bed early and wakes up early, likes to lead a quiet field life, likes to study art, music, dabbling, and discussing science. The queen was also influenced a lot by the prince. , The couple are up and down together and support each other. Later, the prince initiated the first World Expo. In the past, the United Kingdom also had that kind of exhibition hall. It was held several times, but it was only a domestic exhibition. There has never been a world-wide exhibition like the World Expo, so the prince proposed to hold this kind of world. Sexual exhibitions, on the one hand, show the prosperity of the United Kingdom, on the other hand, want to allow countries to exchange culture, let people at home and abroad know the important role of the industrial revolution, and promote scientific progress. Therefore, the queen also unreservedly supported the prince. Although there was a lot of opposition at that time, the prince’s involvement in the British domestic affairs was very uncomfortable for the British. Social welfare and so on, but the British really don’t appreciate him, because they have always regarded him as a foreigner, and the prince’s efforts are in the eyes of the queen, so she still supports her husband regardless of what those people think of herself. The first World Expo, and then the first World Expo was held very successfully~~ Since then, other countries have followed the example of the United Kingdom.


In 1851, the first World Expo in London, England, the exhibition building was called "Crystal Palace".





Queen Victoria made a speech for the opening of the first World Expo





The Crystal Palace always represents Britain in the Victorian era. It is a representative victory of the British Industrial Revolution. The World Expo will bring the supreme glory and pride to the United Kingdom. The British people were particularly proud at that time. Of course, the most proud of them was the Queen. She felt at that time I was so happy that I felt that I was the happiest woman in the world. I wrote several articles about the World Expo in my diary. I also wrote a letter to thank my uncle for giving her such a perfect husband. She felt very happy. They had been married for 11 years at that time. The queen and the prince were 31 years old at the time and had already given birth to 6,7 children. They were born almost every other year. In particular, the queen had a strong sexual desire and the prince gave her a good sexual experience. The queen likes to live a married life with the prince, but she doesn’t like pregnancy. She hates having children. At that time, there were no good contraceptive measures, so she could only give birth all the time. Later, in her diary, she felt that pregnancy and children affected their married life. . Back to the topic, the prince bought a piece of land with the profit of the World Expo and built the Victoria and Albert Museum. Baidu knows that this museum is now second only to the British National Museum, and the prince has also built other buildings and colleges. . In more leisure time, he and the queen took their children to Balmoral Castle to enjoy the rural life with his wife and children. Balmoral Castle was bought by the Queen. After the death of the original fort, the Prince designed the pattern himself and rebuilt it into the style of a Scottish manor. He decorated it with the Queen, from curtains to carpets and ornaments. Oil paintings, etc., all kinds of things are decorated together by hand. There are many memories there, and they have become their own homes. But the Queen’s favorite is Osborne Palace, where there is the sea, and the prince’s favorite place.


Balmoral Castle, home of the Queen and his wife





Happiness didn’t take long. In 1861, the eldest son Edward VII had a rather unruly life. He liked to hang out with actresses in the military academy, so he cared for his son. As a result, he got typhoid. The prince has been working diligently and dealing with various countries. Documents, after years of hard work, I can't afford to be sick~ In addition, I was already dying of illness, and died, and the queen suddenly collapsed~ That year, Britain was preparing for the 1862 World Expo, and the prince was unable to host the Expo because of illness. Later, at the opening of the World Expo in 1862, the minister pleaded with the Queen to open the World Expo, but she was too sad to go to Balmoral and stayed in seclusion for a long time. In black mourning clothes, those British citizens don’t have to pity her, so they gave her the nickname "The Widow of Windsor." Because she did not live in Balmoral Castle, she lived in Windsor, so it was like this. After the death of the Prince, the Queen She kept the prince’s room as she lived during her lifetime. She did not move. Later, she started to build statues for her husband in various places in the UK and unveiled the statues personally. Among them, the more famous statue is the Albert Monument to commemorate his contribution to the World Expo. , Queen Victoria personally unveiled it in 1876. There was also a concert hall, which was also the Prince’s ideal during his lifetime, but the plan progressed relatively slowly, and he passed away without seeing it. The queen was very concerned about this project. After the concert hall was completed, it was originally called the Central Art and Science Hall, but it was The queen was renamed the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences, in memory of her late husband. The Queen took the eldest son to the unveiling on March 29, 1871.


Albert monument





The round building is the Royal Albert Hall







After the death of the prince, the queen also published a biography for him~~ she did not want the world to forget the contribution that her husband made to the United Kingdom during his lifetime, because she knew that the prince worked hard to express herself and work hard for the British royal family, so she is the prince who understands the most. Feel it. And what is the black mourning dress that the queen really wore for the prince for decades? ? It can only be said to be true, because you are only looking for photos or oil paintings after 1861, and her dresses are almost all black! Black! ! ! Black is also worn in the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the enthronement. The eldest son and daughter also wear black dresses when they get married! ! ! Yes, you read that right! ! She is black for all occasions! ! If you don’t believe me, you can search on Baidu, or go to Princess Sissi, where there are many pictures of the royal family. With so much written on it, it is certain that the queen and the prince did not fall in love at first sight, they were in love over time, and a large number of English biographies can prove that the queen really loves the prince, and she is willing to succumb to him, even if she is the queen of England, but The prince’s feelings for the queen are not as enthusiastic as the queen’s, and their husbands and wives also have a lot of disharmony like ordinary civilians. For example, the queen is prone to irritability, postpartum depression, and often quarrels with the prince over trivial matters, but later the prince Just got used to it. What is certain is that she met a good man, a man who worked hard for her and for the construction of the United Kingdom. He and the Queen have always respected each other and supported each other during their 21-year marriage. You can imagine why he met such a man. It’s worth a woman’s bereavement for him for so long. This kind of deep feeling cannot be summed up in a single sentence of true love. It also contains the element of family affection. After the death of the queen’s mother, the prince is the only lover she can rely on. She does not She is as strong as Elizabeth I, in order to revolve around power, on the contrary, she hates this kind of work, all kinds of boring, dominating others for a long time, she also longs for someone to rely on, to be a good wife and mother, to be a housewife Not bad too~ So the husband is very capable and she is very happy to support what he wants to do, and try to cooperate with him. The prince is also very grateful that his wife can understand herself, has been supporting his work behind the scenes, respecting his opinions, and adopting his suggestions. So what can the couple ask for?


As for Brown, the Queen’s lover, John Brown met the Queen and the Prince when they went on a long trip. The Prince liked to dabble, Brown was his hunting guide, and the Prince trusted him very much. Brown was a Scot. It belonged to that kind of comparison. Simple, kind-hearted, even uneducated and rude, but he treats the queen as a respected friend. Talking to the queen is straightforward. They are the kind of drinking. Like our usual girlfriends, you talk straight and straight. , Will not speak so hypocritically, talk respectfully, the queen also enjoys this kind of master-servant relationship, although he is very special, but people in the royal family don't think so, but what about it, the queen is also an ordinary woman , An older woman, she is also very lonely, you should also try that old feeling of loneliness~ The children are married, and she is busy approving documents all day long. Although she has a grandson, she sometimes still wants to have someone Come to rely on, and Brown played such a role. Brown had contact with the prince, and they could talk about the prince’s life. Anyway, Brown and the queen are about the same age. What can I say? The young man she shot. In 1872, Brown served as the queen’s personal attendant. In 1871 and 1876, the queen still remembered her husband and built a monument for him. It can only be said that the prince is not just any man. In place of his position in the Queen's mind, it's like you have a loved one in your heart. Although you have married someone else, you will never forget the one you once loved. John Brown is even less likely to replace the prince, but he may also be the lover of the queen in his later years. When the queen was old, she was too lonely and needed a sense of security too much, and longed for a man to rely on her. Although she is a queen, her heart is not made of copper walls and iron walls. It has the fragility and loneliness of ordinary people. If she is abusive, then the love history of modern people is even more abused. You would be embarrassed if you didn't make a few boyfriends when you were young. Said that he had been in love. John Brown passed away in 1883. The queen was indeed very sad. She lost the people who had contact with the prince. Brown may also be a legacy left by the queen as a prince, a strong and reliable attendant, and a substitute for the prince. As for When the queen was buried, she said about Brown’s hair and rings. At that time, the decorations placed on the queen’s coffin were not only those of the prince, but also Brown’s, but also other relatives. The relationship between Brown and the queen can only be guessed, not a hundred. It is 100% certain that people have been dead for so long, and the tombs of the queen and the prince are placed together. This is gratifying. The royal marriage relationship is more complicated than we thought. They also have a lot of helplessness and misfortune just like ordinary people.

In a final summary, Alexander II is the queen's first love, Albert is the queen's most beloved person, and John Brown is the queen's knight. That's it, even if Brown and the Queen are really not a master-servant friendship or something? She loved her husband wholeheartedly when her husband was there. After her husband died, she felt lonely as she got older. Can't she hope that there can be a man to rely on? ? Except for the title of queen, she was just an ordinary woman with a short stature and obesity, so she pretended to be strong. Fairy tales should not be mentioned in reality. There is no perfect fairy tale, and no one is perfect.





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  • Guillermo 2022-04-24 07:01:15

    In the end, only arrogant women and infatuated men are remembered. . . .

  • Ona 2022-04-24 07:01:15

    As the title says, this film tells the story of "Young Victoria". But the main creator has repeatedly emphasized that this is the love story of Queen Victoria and her husband, but it's a bit of a fool. The aristocratic life of drinking fine wine, the political dilemma brought by the Queen's admiration for Melbourne. And the love story only surprises before the end. Four stars are not for the movie, but for the real Weahian.

The Young Victoria quotes

  • [Watson smiles and giggles as she hears to laughter from inside newly-married Victoria and Albert's room]

    Baroness Lehzen: Have you woken Her Majesty?

    Watson: No ma'am.

    Baroness Lehzen: Don't you think you should?

    Watson: No ma'am. Not this morning I don't.

  • Sir John Conroy: [watching the crowd outside the palace] How changeable they are. They hate you, they love you, they hate you.

    Duchess of Kent: They punished her. They never hated her.