Hi momar,
I am loving the series
Victoria.
But I was questioning my own sanity because a friend was talking about the painting Victoria had done as a gift for Albert and I did not know what she was talking about. Turns out that was in the last episode of Season 2 which I guess I missed. But I found it on Netflix or Amazon or whichever.
The painting was rather scandalous, by Victorian standards. She had her hair down (gasp!) and was wearing a rather flimsy gown showing a bit more skin than usual. (gasp! gasp! Oh dear, where are my smelling salts and my fainting couch!)
It was said Albert loved the painting but had to hide it so nobody else could see it.
I looked up a picture of the real painting online. She looked very pretty.
I like knowing that she and Albert really loved each other, unlike the usual royal marriages of the day. Nine children born over seventeen years.
I think last night’s episode showed her as a good ruler who truly cared about her people and not just about herself only. (I like to think if I were Queen, I would have done the exact same thing.
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