![]() ![]() Starring Jenna Coleman as the young Queen and Tom Hughes as Albert, the series was a ratings hit in the UK last year and is poised for success in America, following the blockbuster Netflix series The Crown, about another young royal in love. Victoria's succession to the throne and marriage to Prince Albert is the focus of the Masterpiece PBS series Victoria, premiering this Sunday. ![]() An obsessive letter writer and journal keeper her entire life, 20-year-old Queen Victoria put pen to paper to describe her first evening of married life, after the lavish ceremony and public celebration: "I never ever spent such an evening!! My dearest dearest dear Albert sat on a footstool by my side, and his excessive love and affection gave me feelings of heavenly love and happiness I never could have hoped to have felt before! He clasped me in his arms and we kissed each other again and again! His beauty, his sweetness and gentleness-really how can I ever be thankful enough for such a husband." Taking fans deeper into the world of Victoria than ever before, Victoria and Albert: A Royal Love Affair is the ultimate gift for devotees of the show. ![]()
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