cinema
Young Victoria
In May 1837 the Princess Victoria
turned 18. Barely one month later
King William IV died atthe age of
71 and Victoria became Queen of
the United Kingdom.
H
ercoronationtookplaceon28th VictoriaandAlbert.Bluntisprobably screendebutinthetelevisiondrama
JuneandshebecamethefirstMonarch moreattractivethanVictoriawasinreal “Boudica,”aboutthelifeoftheancient
totakeupresidenceatBuckingham life,butinherdelightfulportrayalthe Britishwarrior-queenwhofoughtthe
Palace.EmilyBluntstarsastheyoung Queenisnolongertheoldladyofthe Romans.Shealsowonpraiseforher
Queeninanewfilmcoveringtheperiod popularimagination,theblack-clad performanceasthe16th-centuryqueen
from1836to1840,andshowshowshe WidowofWindsorwhowasperpetually CatherineHowardinthetelevisiondrama
adjustedtohernewlifeandresponsibilities notamused,butadetermined,strong- “HenryVIII.”Blunt'sbreakoutrolewasin
aftershehadascendedthethrone. mindedandlovingyoungwoman.Her thedarkBritishmovie,“MySummerof
“TheYoungVictoria”concernsthe loveforAlbert,andtheirhappyfamilylife Love”in2004,andin2006shestarred
intriguesofVictoria’smother,theDuchess together,wasoneofthemainreasonswhy oppositeMerylStreepandAnneHathaway
ofKent;thegrowingromancebetween themonarchysucceededinre-establishing in“TheDevilWearsPrada.”
VictoriaandherGermancousinPrince itselfintheaffectionsoftheBritish In“TheYoungVictoria”,co-produced
Albert;andoneofthestrangestepisodes people,andresultedinthelongestreign bySarahFerguson,watchoutforacameo
inBritishpoliticalhistory-the inBritishhistory(63years). rolebyamodern-dayroyalasher
‘BedchamberCrisis’of1839. EmilyBluntmadeherprofessional daughterPrincessBeatrice(agreat-great-
Themainreasonforthefilm’ssuccess debutinthemusical“Bliss,”atthe2000 great-great-granddaughterofQueen
aretheperformancesofEmilyBluntand EdinburghFringewhileshewasstillanA- Victoria)cropsupasalady-in-waitingat
RupertFriendasthetwoyounglovers levelstudent.In2003,shemadeher thecoronation. a73
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