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Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding (2018)

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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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Lucy WorsleyLucy WorsleyHerself - Presenter
  • Photo of Jasdeep SinghJasdeep SinghHimself - Presenter
  • Photo of Abbie GarlandAbbie GarlandQueen Victoria
  • Photo of George Merrick-CunninghamGeorge Merrick-CunninghamPrince Albert
  • Photo of Mike NettleshipMike NettleshipLord Melbourne

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