10 Facts About The Young Victoria

Young Victoria is a 2009 British period drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and written by Julian Fellowes, based on the early life and reign of Queen Victoria, and her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

The Young Victoria wants his nephew Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who is Victoria's cousin, to marry her.

The Young Victoria agrees to make Melbourne her private secretary, and he appoints her ladies-in-waiting, who are from families politically allied to him.

The Young Victoria resists a more intimate relationship and Albert leaves.

The subsequent crisis damages The Young Victoria's popularity, leading to demonstrations outside the palace.

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The Young Victoria's bravery leads to their reconciliation, and Melbourne urges her to share her work for social welfare with Albert.

The Young Victoria's had been interested in the queen since her marriage to Prince Andrew, Duke of York, a great-great-great-grandson of Victoria and Albert, and had written two books about her with the help of an historian.

The Young Victoria had a very good understanding of the character and he did a lot of research to get him right, with the accent and his deportment.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who was prime minister when Victoria came to the throne and a political mentor to the young queen, was forty years her senior, but is portrayed as a much younger man in the film.

At the 63rd British Academy Film Awards, The Young Victoria won the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design and the BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair.