All language subtitles for the young victoria 2009

Guard, royal salute.

Present arms!

Some people are born
more fortunate than others.

Such was the case with me.

But as a child, I was convinced
of quite the opposite.

What little girl does not dream
of growing up as a princess?

But some palaces are no
at all what you'd think.

Even a palace can be a prison.

Mama never explained why she
would have someone taste my food,

why I couldn't attend school
with other children,

or read popular books.

When my father died,
Mama and her adviser

Sir John Conroy created rules.

He said they were for my protection.

And he called it the Kensington System.

I could not sleep in a room without Mama,

or even walk downstairs without
holding the hand of an adult.

I learned the reason
for all this when I was 11.

My uncle William
was the King of England,

yet he and his 3 brothers
could boast only one living child.

And that was me.

Sir John's dream was that
the King would die

and there would be a Regency

where my mother would rule England,
and he would rule my mother.

So I began to dream of the day
when my life would change

and I might be free.

And I prayed for the strength
to meet my destiny.

I will be good.

("Zadok the Priest" by Handel)

God save the Queen!

Sign it.

Are you sure that we're doing
the right thing?

We've waited long enough.

Now, for the last time,
you will sign this order.

I will not sign it.

I say you will!

And I say I will not!

How dare you, you...

Sir John.

We were just...

It's time
for the Princess's medicine.

Shall I?
I'll do it.

Well, if you're sure.

Good night,
mein Liebling.

Good night, Mama.

How are you, my love?

I've received a letter from England.

My sister says Victoria won't sign
the order for her Regency.

And why would she sign it?

The Princess is nearly 18.
Why would she sign away her own powers?

Because she's an ignorant baby.

Because she needs
guidance and time

to prepare
for her role as Queen.

Until then, my sister will take
her place as Regent.

Sir John Conroy
would be Regent.

Unfortunately, the Duchess
is controlled by her controller.

It may be in Your Majesty's
interests

to consider abandoning
Conroy and your sister

before it's too late, and support
the future Queen instead.

Of course,
the Duchess won't like it.

Baron, I was born the younger son
of a penniless duke.

Now I'm King of the Belgians.

Such journeys are not managed
without hard decisions.

Besides, who controls
a young girl most?

Now go to Germany and finish
my nephew's training.

Albert!

I suppose you want to
walk with me this afternoon.

Really? Just the 2 of us alone?
What would Mama say?

Hold still or I'll never get
your nose right.

I give up. I give up.

You are impossible.
You are impossible.

You are impossible.

Victoria? Your mother's waiting.

Come on. Dash!

Where is the Duchess?

In the drawing room,
Your Royal Highness.

It will take them 3 days
to arrive by coach from Coburg.

Dashy.

How did you come downstairs?

I walked.

Not alone?

No. Not alone.
Lehzen was with me.

And she held your hand?
She did.

Though why
she still has to is just...

She still has to,

because not everyone
in England wishes you well.

Put the book down, please.

Dashy.

England is the key
to peace in Europe.

Your uncle's throne is 6 years old
and born of civil war.

He only took
the crown of Belgium

because England
pledged her support.

And if he's to survive, he must have
English force at his disposal.

Favorite novels?

Sie hat nicht viele Romane gelesen.

English. Always English.

She has not read many novels.
They were forbidden until last year.

But she did like...
The Bride of Lammermoor.

By?
Sir Walter Scott.

Other recreations?

Drawing.
The famous dolls, of course.

Piano. Music, generally.

Though it's hard to believe
she knows a little Schubert.

Never mind Schubert.
She likes modern composers.

Is she permitted the theater?

Only the opera and ballet.

And which opera
does she like best?

Norma?

I Puritani!

In order to maintain
control over Princess Victoria,

Sir John and the Duchess keep her
away from King William's court.

Thus, when she does make
a public appearance,

her mere presence
causes quite a stir.

You must win her favor before
anyone else has the chance.

You still don't look well.

Maybe we should
go away for August.

No, Mama.

What do you mean, "no"?

We've already missed the Queen's birthday.
We will not miss the King's.

We've accepted.
We're going.

Really, Victoria, don't issue orders to me.
I'm not a servant.

Well, you've already disobeyed
about the extra rooms.

That's enough.

Are we to live like rabbits,
crammed in a hutch?

We do live in a palace, Mama.
We're a lot better off than most people.

The rooms
which I took were empty.

Keeping us out of them
was almost immoral.

That's what John says.

I knew he'd have
a part in it.

My dearest child,
he only wants what's best for you.

I wish you could
believe that.

I've invited the Coburg brothers
to come and stay.

You ought to know them better
than you do.

Why?

Because you should.

Uncle Leopold thinks
it's a good idea.

If you stick
one more pin in me,

I swear
I will call the guard.

Your first visit will be the most important.
We cannot have any mistakes.

And always remember,
you're first a Coburg.

The King of the Belgians
is a Coburg.

The King of Portugal
is a Coburg.

The Queen of England's
mother is a Coburg,

and you are the next piece
in the game.

Now go to England
and make her smile.

Is this all the luggage?

What if she wants to dance?

It's your first visit.
She won't.

Bring that through.

Your Serene Highnesses,
I bid you welcome to England.

Thank you.

I'm Sir John Conroy,
controller of the Duchess's household.

This way, please.

The Duchess
is in the drawing room.

May I present
her Royal...

Hello.

I'm Ernest, Ma'am.
This is my brother, Albert.

I hope we haven't
interrupted your studies.

No, not at all.
How was your journey?

Long, but not too bad.

And we had plenty of books
to keep us busy.

As matter of fact,

I passed the time reading
The Bride of Lammermoor.

By Sir Walter Scott.

Yes.

Do you want to come
and meet Mama?

Of the modern composers, I suppose
Vincenzo Bellini is my favorite.

What a coincidence.
So is mine.

Which of his operas
do you enjoy most?

No, wait, let me guess.
I Puritani?

As a matter of fact, yes.

I used to like it, too.
Now I prefer Norma.

Dashy, go fetch it.
Fetch it, Dash.

Have I offended you in some way?

No.

And Schubert.

I like Schubert.

I think perhaps you don't, but I do.

I don't mind Schubert.

Good.

Do you ever feel like
a chess piece yourself?

In a game being played
against your will?

Do you?

Constantly.

I see them leaning in and
moving me round the board.

The Duchess and Sir John?

Not just them. Uncle Leopold.

The King. I'm sure half the politicians
are ready to seize hold of my skirts

and drag me
from square to square.

Then you had better master
the rules of the game

until you play it
better than they can.

You don't recommend I find
a husband to play it for me?

I should find one to play it with you,
not for you.

Why don't we ring for some music
and then we could dance?

I've recently
discovered the waltz

and I am quite
in love with it.

Waltzing is not really
my forte.

Dear.

What a shame.

You know the King wants me
to marry my cousin George.

What's he like at chess?

Victoria.

It's all right, Lehzen.
Albert can take me up.

You'll have to hold my hand.
Mama insists. I hope you don't mind.

Not in the least.

What did you want to say?

Only that I understand more than
you think of what your life is.

Do you?

My childhood wasn't easy, either.

I lost my mother when I was a boy.

I know. She died.

No. That is, she did die.
Eventually.

But she was sent away
long before that.

There was some difficulty...

It was all hushed up
and no one talks of it now.

But I know what it is to live alone,
inside your head,

while never giving a clue
as to your real feelings.

Did Uncle Leopold
ask you to tell me that?

No. He actually told me
never to mention it.

Well, how little he knows me.

May I write to you?

I expect you'll miss the princes
when they're gone, Ma'am.

Don't be impertinent.

Those boys pester you.

Please, Lehzen.
You don't think I've come this far

to walk straight
into another jail, do you?

You must marry one day.

Well, I don't see why.

And if I do,
I shall please myself.

Not Mama or Uncle Leopold or
the King or anyone else. Trust me.

Must I?

Yes, you must.

Be on your guard.

We are going to Windsor
for my uncle's birthday party.

In the castle
of the enemy.

Your enemy, Sir John.
Not mine.

Agree to nothing.

What should I say
about the rooms?

You needed the space.
Appeal to the Queen, it's ridiculous.

I wish you were
coming with us.

You're very intent, Baroness.
Are you making a study of me?

Someone should.

Present Prime Minister?

Melbourne.

Lord Melbourne.

The Liberal leader
who'll probably be in power

when the Princess succeeds.

He may be troublesome.

Why?

Because he puts the interests
of England above those of Europe.

Which is bad?

Which is not useful to us.

And he wouldn't spill
one drop of English blood

to save a foreign throne.

The Viscount Melbourne.

But why would he want
to save a foreign throne

if it wasn't
in England's interest?

That is just
the kind of thinking

your Uncle Leopold
is afraid of.

Which is why
he's content to find

his niece is the future
Queen of England.

The Duke of Wellington.

In the public mind,

the leader of
the Conservative Opposition

is their pet hero,
Napoleon's conqueror,

the grand old
Duke of Wellington.

But not in fact.

No.

You look in very
good health, Sir.

Thank you, Sir.

I wish I was.
Enjoy the meal.

Thank you.

The next Tory Prime Minister
will be Sir Robert Peel.

And Lady Peel.

Which side does
Victoria favor?

She's a Liberal.

Above all, she favors
Lord Melbourne.

And he'll take
full advantage of it.

Her Royal Highness,
Princess Victoria of Kent.

Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Kent.
The Lady Flora Hastings.

Hello, Uncle.

Look at that
demure little head.

And all of us
wondering what's inside it.

We'll find out soon enough.

Lord Melbourne will make her
fall in love with him.

It's his method.

Don't underestimate Victoria.

Don't underestimate
Melbourne.

My dearest niece,

aren't you going to greet
your cousin George?

Good evening, George.

How can my little
niece and nephew

have grown up so
when I wasn't looking?

Whereas you are quite unchanged
and as handsome as ever.

If I put my head very close
to yours and speak softly,

they'll suspect us of hatching a plot.

Yes. If I look a little surprised,

well, then they'll know it.

I wish we saw more of you. But then,
nor you nor I are to blame for that.

The plain fact is, Madam,
you have stolen 17 rooms.

One cannot
steal a room, Sir.

The rooms are
where you left them.

Now, they are used,
whereas before they were empty.

I see. So I have no say
in my own palaces?

Why not move in here and
bring your Irish tinker with you?

The Queen and I will be
happy enough in the lodge!

So would I be, Sir,

if I thought that people there
would be polite to me.

How dare you talk...
Enough.

You have exhausted
the topic.

You heard
Conroy tried to force

the Princess Victoria's
agreement to a Regency.

I gather she wouldn't sign it,
sick as she was.

That says something
of the girl's spirit.

Your next birthday
will be quite a landmark.

I hope it means we'll see
more of you at Court.

I hope so, too,
Lord Melbourne.

You know, should you ever need an ally,
you have one in me.

A Prime Minister has more
important calls upon his time.

Not at all. I knew
the late Duke of Kent.

Naturally, I take an interest
in his daughter.

You knew my father?

Yes.

I'm sorry.
Is it difficult to speak of him?

No. I love to hear from someone who
knew him. For I never did, you see.

Well...

He was a great gentleman.
Of that you can be sure.

Indeed I am.

Excellent company,
like his brother, the Regent,

but not quite so extravagant.

And kind like his brother, the King.

But perhaps not so talkative.

Well, you make him sound as though
he were the best of them.

I think so, Ma'am.

Your leader is
hard at work, Duchess.

You see him hover
with his net

to catch
the pretty butterfly.

And when your party is back in power,
Duke, will you not do the same?

Not nearly as well as Melbourne.

Unfortunately, I have no small talk.

Peel has no manners.

And I would have a hard time
praising her father.

The most brutal officer
I ever encountered.

I thank you all for your good wishes
on my birthday.

It has been a long life
and an interesting one.

But I shall be content
with only a short while more.

Just enough

to dispense with
any thought of a Regency.

So that I may pass
the Royal authority

directly to that young lady.

And not to the hands
of a person now near me

who is surrounded
by evil advisers.

And who cannot
act with propriety

in the station
in which she's been placed!

I have been insulted,
grossly and continually insulted.

She has kept her daughter,
my brother's child,

from my Court.

But from now on,
I'd have her know that I am King.

And I will not be flouted
or disobeyed by her

or by that jackanapes
she keeps about her!

Are you all right?

Families.
Who'd be without them?

Are you listening?

What?

Well?

It was a messenger, Ma'am,
and you do have a letter,

but it's not from Germany.
It's from the King.

So it is. Thank you, Watson.

Don't you see what he wants?

He increases my income
once I'm 18

and he asks to see me at Court.

What is wrong with that?

The King wants to separate
you from your mother.

He wants to control you.

To take you from those whose
sole aim is trying to protect you!

There's no need to shout, Sir John.

I'm sure the people of London will
find out our business soon enough

without hearing it from your lips.

Tell her.
Make her understand.

What Sir John means
is that you are unprepared

for the task ahead of you.

And if I am,
whose fault is that?

You're too young.
You've no experience.

You're like a china doll
walking over a precipice.

Well, then I must smash.
For it's too late to mend my ways now.

So, if you'll excuse me.

But I will not excuse you.

Now, this is what
you will do.

First, you will
refuse the money

and demand instead that
it be given to your mother.

Next, you will appoint me your
private secretary, from today.

Finally, you will agree
to be co-Regent

with the Duchess
until your 25th birthday.

Neither she nor I
will accept less.

You may do what you like
with the money.

Now get out of my way!

And if you think that I will ever forget
that you just stood by silent

and you watched him treat me thus,
you are dreaming.

Is there no limit
to this disobedience?

Mark my words, the reign
of King Conroy is coming.

My poor sister-in-law. What is the hold
that wicked man has over her?

What about her uncle
in Brussels?

Could he not be
of some assistance?

King Leopold is as slippery
as a barrel full of eels.

If he did dislodge Conroy,

it'd only be to tighten
his own grip on the girl.

Mightn't there be
some benefit if I pay

Princess Victoria a visit

before Conroy has a chance
to usurp her?

Very well.

Lord, in your mercy,
get me past May.

That way she'll be of age and will have
killed off the Regency, at least.

I tell you, Lord Melbourne,
his behavior to me makes it impossible

to keep him in any post near my person.
Any post whatever.

You don't think it more dangerous
to cut him loose?

I know things that mean I could
never have confidence in him.

Now I see I must
endure Lady Flora.

Mama can hardly appear at Court
without a lady-in-waiting,

but I draw the line
at Conroy.

And once I am Queen,
I do not wish to look upon his face again.

Well, we can't
prevent the Duchess

from keeping him in charge
of her own affairs.

That will be her mistake,
not mine.

My dear Victoria,
when I think...

Dearest Victoria,
if ever you should need...

What? Like a vulture? To hover
at the edge until the King is dead?

And, Ma'am,

you needn't worry.

I'll be your
private secretary.

For now, at least.

Thank you, Lord Melbourne.
That is a great comfort to me.

Wenn er tot ist, dann gibt es mehr...

Ernest, English, please.

When he is dead,

there'll be more than one vulture
to contend with.

We should consider
the new appointments.

Your ladies-in-waiting,
and so forth.

Perhaps the Duchess of Sutherland
for Mistress of the Robes?

I don't really know her.

Well, as to that, Ma'am,
she's a dear friend of mine.

You'll enjoy her enormously.

I should be lost
without your guidance.

I hope you know
how grateful I am.

I'll draw up a list.

What is it?
Don't you like her?

Yes, I like her.

More than I dared hope.

But it's not up to me,
is it?

What do you call a man
who waits for a rich woman

to decide whether or not
she wants him?

Then why not tell her
how you feel?

My dear Victoria,

these days will be
full of sadness

since I know
the King is dear to you.

Will you allow me to offer my support,
albeit at a distance?

If I cannot be with you,
then I pray you will hear my voice

in the music that I send.

You know my love of Schubert.

This is his Swan Song,
and I play it with you in my heart.

Is he ready?

Well, he may be,
but she isn't.

Let her enjoy succession and
the freedom it'll bring.

We must wait for disillusion and
the loneliness that follows.

Victoria.

You must come now.

Long live the Queen.

I'm going back to bed.

I imagine Lord Melbourne
will be here quite early.

Lehzen, would you make sure
he has everything he needs

if I'm not ready
to receive him?

Of course, Your Royal...
Your Majesty.

Victoria, wait.

I will hold your hand.

No. Thank you, Mama.

And Lehzen, in the morning

could you arrange for my bed
to be moved into a room of my own?

Surely,
there's no need for...

As soon
as possible, Lehzen.

The Council is assembled,
Your Majesty.

Her Majesty the Queen.

"It is with a sense
of reverence and honor

"that I address you,
my Privy Councilors,

"as your Sovereign and Queen.

"I mourn sincerely the death
of my dear uncle, the King.

"But I know
I may count on you

"to serve me as loyally
as you served him."

I am young,
but I am willing to learn.

And I mean to devote my life to the service
of my country and my people.

I look for
your help in this.

I know I shall not be disappointed.

Thank you.

She starts on your watch,
Lord Melbourne.

Guard her well and
keep her safe from harm.

As a matter of interest, will a
time come when I read them first?

You'll enjoy this.

She has a real flair
for description.

Present arms!

Dearest Albert. On Tuesday,
I went to inspect Buckingham Palace.

It is only just finished,

and I shall be the very first
sovereign to live there.

As I stepped out
of the carriage,

for the first time
in my life I felt freedom.

Splendid, is it not?

Yes.

You'll have to decide on a husband soon.

What about
Leopold's candidate?

I can't marry the man
they want me to marry.

Every suitor will come
with strings attached.

Can't I be my own mistress
for a while? Haven't I earned it?

Dear Lord M.
he's so very kind.

I couldn't have asked
for a better tutor.

You may dream of independence,
but you won't get it.

From now on,
everyone will push you

and pull you
for their own advantage.

Melbourne more than the rest.

Just remember you are the Queen.
He's a politician.

And politicians, whatever their creed,
always resent a monarchy.

They pass through.
You stay.

So just keep dear Lord M.
in his proper sphere.

He's already chosen
the new household.

About my ladies-in-waiting...

Yes, I'll have a list brought
over to you later today.

They've all accepted.

Only my aunt advised me not to
be too partisan in my choice.

With respect, Your Majesty, I think
I understand these things

at least as well
as the Queen Dowager.

I know that, of course.

And we want
our friends around us,

of course, surely,
as we begin our labors.

We don't want to find
Sir John Conroy

sneaking his feet back
under the table.

No. Not if we have to line up
every friend we both possess.

Well quite, Ma'am.

It's very cold in here.
Why haven't they lit the fires?

Well, it seems
the fires are laid

by the Lord Steward's
department,

but lit by
the Lord Chamberlain's.

And no one knows
which footman should do it.

It's not very sensible.

Well, if that's the way things are done,
I shouldn't meddle.

We must improve
where we can.

If I've discovered anything
from touring England,

it's the suffering
that needs my help.

Never try to do good,
Your Majesty.

It always leads
to terrible scrapes.

Lord Melbourne, that is not
what is preached from the pulpit.

No, it's not, and that's exactly
why I never go to church.

One always hears
the most extraordinary things.

I've made
no promise to him.

But sometimes I feel quite alone
in the world.

Never while I'm here,
Your Majesty.

Lord Melbourne is akin to a miracle.

He has proved to be
most generous and sensitive,

quite wondrous
in a politician.

Someone I trust
and hold dear.

He is the best company
imaginable.

Sometimes we laugh so much,
it is as if we were naughty children.

Albert,
I so look forward to the day

when you can know
and value him as I do.

Yours affectionately, Victoria.

Plenty of praise for Lord Melbourne

and not much of anything else.

"Everything comes
to he who waits."

And if nothing comes,
what then?

You've played with me, Baron.

And now it is enough.

I'm going back to England.

There must be a reason
if you wish to visit Her Majesty.

Then find me a reason.

Ich will diesen...

So, are you going to propose?

What? What am I
supposed to think?

You're going to London
to enjoy the weather?

I'm going to spend some time
with her, that's all.

Besides, I am forbidden.

It has to come
from her, apparently.

So I could not propose,
even if I wanted to.

And do you want to?

Please hold still. I'm afraid
I always find noses a challenge.

Am I permitted to talk?

Yes, but you can't move.

There's nothing to rival
an English garden.

Of all my life in Kensington,
it's the only part I'll miss.

But the gardens
at Buckingham Palace surely...

You're moving.

Now you're smiling.

Impossible.
You're worse than him.

I believe we have a duty to those
in need of our protection.

It is the business
of every sovereign

to champion the dispossessed,
for no one else will.

Take housing.
May I show you?

Industry is
expanding so fast

that people are not considering
where the workers will live.

But I've been experimenting.
By building these in units of 2,

you can build safe,
clean homes

for 2 families
for less than the cost...

I'm sorry.
I don't mean to preach.

No, there's no need to
apologize for being passionate.

It seems I have
a lot to learn.

With all my duties,
and I do take them very seriously.

I know you do.

But there are plenty of people
who will expect me to fail.

And there are even more
trying to take advantage

of my youth
and inexperience.

Then they don't
know you like I do.

May I keep this?

So, remember, the first thing
is to find an anchor point.

So, take your hand back
to beneath your chin.

Good. This is where it will come
every time. Now, release the bow.

Your hand must cover
the leather, like this.

Then make a firm claw.
1 finger, 2 fingers.

A claw.

Yes, and back to
beneath the chin.

And bend this arm slightly.
Rotate to catch the arrow.

Good. Very good.

Now, try with an arrow.

He's still here?

At my mother's insistence.

Certainly not mine.

Where am I to live?

Am I to be abandoned here?

Or am I to beg along the highways
for a crust?

Come now. You will move into
the palace with the Queen.

But she's arranged a separate
apartment for you.

It will allow you both
more privacy.

I don't want privacy
from my own child.

Surely to exclude us entirely will launch
the new reign in a cloud of scandal.

I know your game, My Lord.

You want to be her father,
her mother and who knows what else.

If I'm not to be her private secretary,
there must be something else.

I'm sorry.

I can see that
I am not speaking clearly.

You have played
the game and lost.

The Prime Minister is here, Your Majesty.

Thank you, Duchess.

Have I ever thanked you properly
for accepting the post?

I'm afraid it will involve
a good deal of inconvenience.

To be Mistress of the Robes
is a great honor, Ma'am.

I'm only anxious
to prove worthy of it.

My Lord Melbourne
thinks you'll be perfect.

How is Albert's
visit going?

He writes that Victoria
is still under Melbourne's control.

The Prince is frustrated.

Then he must stay
in England

until the Queen thinks more of him
than she does of Melbourne.

Queen Elizabeth never married.

It didn't spoil
things for her.

Are you familiar
with the Coronation Chair

and the ancient
Stone of Scone?

Familiar, yes.

But quite in awe.

I'm terribly afraid of disappointing
on the day.

I so want
to do it perfectly.

Just be yourself.

Your instincts are
always to your credit.

Yes, I'm sorry, Ma'am, they're preparing
the abbey for the ceremony. I'm...

I'm told they
asked permission

for a glimpse
of Your Majesty.

Don't be sorry.

God bless,
Your Majesty.

I do want to help them,
whatever you say.

And not just
the laboring poor,

but the hungry
and the homeless.

There are people
who are lost.

Whose business is it
to see to their welfare?

Well, in my experience,
Ma'am, it's best

to let these things
develop naturally.

If you interfere,
you risk overturning the cart.

Well, Prince Albert
doesn't agree.

He's made a study of the
working man's condition.

He's full to the brim with ideas
for their improvement.

Is he indeed?

How inspiring.

Well, good.
He sounds like a young man

ready to take charge
at the first opportunity.

Then you had better
master the rules of the game

until you play it
better than they can.

Are you quite sure
about that, Ma'am?

Make your move.

Well?

You may not accompany me
to the Proclamation Ceremony.

You may not attend
the Coronation.

("Zadok the Priest" by Handel)

Perfect.

You are unprepared.

You've no experience.
You're too young.

Then they don't
know you like I do.

Don't look so surprised.

A Queen has many
different duties.

Well, it's heartening to see
she won't neglect the least of them.

Even on Coronation Day.

I don't think
Dash would allow it.

Try to get some rest
before the ball.

I will.

Since I firmly intend
to dance until dawn.

Her Majesty the Queen.

Are you sure
this is wise?

It's been quite a day.
Are you tired?

No. Well, not...
Not really. It's just...

Well, I'm stronger
than I look.

How much longer
are you in London?

Only until Friday.

Then home via Brussels.
Uncle Leopold must have his report.

Dear, I have a quadrille with
the Prince of Prussia next.

My poor little toes.
I feel sorry for them already.

Your Majesty.

I've had a letter from King Leopold.

He proposes extending this visit
of Prince Albert.

And what
have you answered?

Nothing yet.

Well, perhaps you should
tell your uncle

you need to focus on your
new duties right now.

Thank you for being
my messenger.

I hope I've given
my uncle enough detail.

You can fill in anything
that I've missed or...

Well, he takes
a great interest in you.

Yes. Don't I know it.

You should see the questions
he asks by every letter.

It's like this
never-ending examination.

Lord Melbourne calls him this...

What about Lord Melbourne?

Nothing.

The French Ambassador
is here, Ma'am.

Right.

I wish you a good journey.

Victoria?

I would so like to be useful to you.

If there's ever an opportunity.

I know you would.

But not yet.

Have you read this?

No, Sir.

It seems she does not think it
appropriate to discuss politics

in our otherwise delightful
correspondence.

Which was dictated
by Melbourne.

Damn it!

Do something.

I can't get past Melbourne for now.

Then get him
past Melbourne!

Get him into her bed!

My dear Victoria,
Uncle Leopold is full of ideas

of how you and I may spend
more time together.

And I must say I hope that some of them,
at least, will come to pass.

Dear Albert,
you've been keeping secrets.

When did you learn to dance
so beautifully?

Lord M. assures me
the next several months

will be particularly grueling and
busy for me as a new Queen,

thus I am not certain
when I shall see you again.

I look forward
to your every letter

enjoying the detail of life in Germany
and wishing to share more.

Yours affectionately,
Victoria.

This quite
inoffensive little game

can turn into
an effective weapon.

Lord Melbourne says
French doctors kill their patients.

English ones
just let them die.

I rather thought
he might be here tonight.

No, he's thrown me
over for Lady Holland.

I expect Your Majesty
will miss him.

Not too severely.
He'll be back tomorrow.

No, no, no, I meant
when he's out of power.

What?

Well, only...
I don't wish to crow,

but I thought it was
common knowledge

that he's about to
lose the vote.

Schatzi?

I thought you were
in your bedroom.

Never mind.

You won't desert me,
will you?

Never.

Mein liebes Schatzi.

Every one of your ladies is the wife
of a friend of Lord Melbourne.

Surely you can see
how that looks.

You should not set such store
by appearances, Sir Robert.

I'm only asking
for a token, Ma'am.

For 2 ladies, maybe even one
who supports my cause.

Otherwise it must seem as if
Palace and Parliament have fallen out.

I want to go in.

I beg your pardon, Ma'am, but
Her Majesty is with the Prime Minister

and cannot be disturbed.

But that will not apply
to her mother.

I'm very sorry, Ma'am.

Let me understand you.

Are you telling me
it is now the Prime Minister

who selects my household?

Has the law changed
in this regard?

No, no,
of course not, Ma'am...

Well, then there cannot be much
more to be said on the subject.

Good day, Sir Robert.

Could you please ask Lady Portman
to come in as you leave?

Yes, Ma'am.

I wonder if you could have a
note delivered to Lord Melbourne.

Of course, Ma'am.

("King Arthur" by Purcell)

Mrs. Melbourne!

Good God,
what are we coming to?

Who was it?
I didn't see.

The Duchess of Montrose.

That's the end to her career
at Court, I hope.

If I ban everyone
who thinks me wrong,

you and I will be alone
in the ballroom.

With sorrow,
I must inform the House

that I have been unable
to persuade the Queen

that her ladies
should not solely adhere

to the views
of my political opponents.

I have therefore
informed Her Majesty

that I am not qualified
to form a government

if I do not enjoy
her confidence.

Mr. Speaker, are we to understand

that the great Sir Robert Peel

has been frightened off
by a few frilly petticoats?

Prime Minister.

Mr. Speaker,
what frightens me is to see the Crown

used as a shuttlecock
in the game of politics.

Which, apparently, Lord Melbourne
plays better than you, Sir.

Order!

Constitutional Crisis!

Order!

Queen flouts Prime Minister!

Threat to bring
down Tory Government!

Order!

Constitutional Crisis!

You should be ashamed
of yourself, Sir.

If the Queen has been foolish,
she can plead her youth.

You are old enough
to know better.

What troubles you is that
Lord Melbourne is Prime Minister again.

I do hate a bad loser.

We're all losers in this, Sir.
Most especially the Queen.

You have to understand you
reign by right of Parliament,

and you must work
with the voters' choice.

Well, Lord Melbourne says...

Lord Melbourne says
what suits his interest.

He has used you
to punish his enemies

without a thought for the damage
to the Crown.

The Queen is in the clutches
of Melbourne the Great Seducer!

And when he is silent,
who does she listen to?

Her German mother.

I'm glad he thinks
I listen to Mama.

You are confusing stubbornness
with strength, my dear.

And I warn you,
the people will not like you for it.

She's brought down a government
over a handful of ladies?

Apparently.

Then she's a fool.

No, she is not a fool,
but she has listened to a fool.

Then she had better
change her adviser,

or things will get worse
before they get better.

Open the door.

"Not all the water
in the rough rude sea

"can wash the balm off
from an anointed king.

"The breath of worldly men

"cannot depose the deputy
elected by the Lord.

"For every man..."

Sir John, what on Earth
are you doing here?

I must speak to the Queen.

You know
that's quite impossible.

"Welcome, My Lord.
How far off lies your power?"

An armed man has been
found in the gardens.

What?

He said he wished
to harm the Queen.

"...discomfort guides
my tongue

"and bids me speak
of nothing but..."

They think I have interfered in matters
that do not concern me.

It'll pass, Ma'am.
You'll see.

My dear Victoria,
while these days may feel endless,

please do not lose faith
in yourself or your people.

We are all allowed
to make mistakes,

most especially when we have
looked to others for guidance.

The storm still rages
outside the palace walls.

I wonder now
if everyone was right.

Perhaps I am too young and
inexperienced for my position.

Open your mind,
examine your choices,

and your honesty will
take you through the storm.

I promise that you can do
this work and do it well.

You have courage and heart
and you said yourself,

you're stronger than you look.

A letter from your mother.

My dearest child,

you will not let me come to you,
and that I may deserve.

But however you resent me,
however I have failed,

I am still and
always your mother.

What troubles you, troubles me.
What pleases you, pleases me.

I love you.

And my only prayer is that one day
you will understand how much.

Good night, mein Liebling,
your own Mama.

My dearest Albert,

you asked me once
if you could be of help to me.

And I so proud and confident of
my great powers replied, "Not yet."

But since that day,
so much has changed.

I'm not forgiven yet.

Not yet, but soon.

Just wait for unseasonal weather

or the news of some elopement,

and it'll all be forgotten.

You don't have
a very high opinion

of ordinary people, do you,
Lord Melbourne?

With respect, I have lived longer
than Your Majesty.

I said once
I didn't understand

whose task it was
to see to the public welfare.

Ma'am, in my lifetime,

I have seen with my own eyes

what happens when the rabble
is empowered and...

Lord Melbourne,
I want a report on living conditions.

On parish benefits,
housing, all of it.

And by the end of the month.

And one more thing, I have invited
Prince Albert for another visit.

Very good, Your Majesty.

When you get there, don't be
a spy or Uncle Leopold's puppet.

It's your life, Albert.
Live it for yourself and for Victoria.

Our uncle wouldn't
thank you for that.

I don't care.

I should've worn the red.

You look beautiful,
Your Majesty.

His Serene Highness
Prince Albert

of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,
Your Majesty.

I only just
got your note.

I was riding.

Sit, please.

The park
is marvelous.

I'm so pleased
you like it.

I do want you to feel
quite at home.

I'm sure you are aware
why I wished you to come here.

Because it would make me
happier than anything.

Too happy, really,
if you would agree to what I wish.

And stay with you?

And stay with me.

And marry you?

And marry me.

Wilt thou have this woman
to be thy wedded wife,

to live together
after God's ordinance

in the holy estate
of matrimony?

I will.

Now I am quite married.

You know,
when we're old

and surrounded
by our children,

we will remember this
as the day our lives began.

Not too surrounded, please.

And not too soon.

I should warn you that
I am expecting a very large family.

Good morning, wife.

Good morning.

Have you woken Her Majesty?

No, Ma'am.

Don't you think you should?

No, Ma'am.
Not this morning, I don't.

Let's take a little tour together
and visit Scotland.

I hear if any part
of Britain is like Germany,

it's the Highlands
of Scotland.

Yes, we must. One day.

No. I mean straight away. Now.

Now?

Only for a few weeks.

You're a bride.
They can't expect you back before that.

Dearest, I may be a bride,
but I'm also a Queen.

I cannot be away for
more than 3 days at the most.

What are you doing?

Well, if we've only got 3 days...

So tell me,
will the weather be this fine

for all of the 3 days?

Yes.

Albert!
Where are you going?

But, seriously,
is it always like this?

Yes.

We will take care
of each other, won't we?

Always.

How changeable they are.

They hate you. They love you.
They hate you.

They punished her.
They never hated her.

And now she's a bride
and back on top.

Until the next mistake.

What on Earth
have I done with my life?

I had many gifts,
you know.

As a boy, I was tipped
for success.

You have served me well.

Yes. What is that?

Dear Albert,

why haven't you responded
to my last 2 letters?

I must be kept informed
of your progress.

I need help, England's help.

And you must and will
secure it for me.

Never forget that
you are first a Coburg.

Your Uncle Leopold.

What is it?

Just a question for Lord M.

Could I help?

It'll keep.

Why are these windows so dirty?
I can hardly see out.

Same as the fires,
I'm afraid.

The departments can't agree
to wash inside and out

at the same time.

Then why don't we do
something about it?

I quite agree.

Because that's the way
things are done here,

and it's worked well
for many years.

And, meanwhile, we live
in a filthy, freezing house.

We live as guests
of the Queen.

Thank you, Baroness, for reminding me
that I am a guest here.

Let him go.

How is Albert
settling in?

Why?
What have you heard?

He says he wants to reorganize
the way the palaces are run.

Well, then,
for heaven's sake, let him.

He says that Lord Melbourne
controls me,

and he says that
Lehzen controls me.

It seems that everyone
controls me except him.

A man who has no work
becomes ridiculous.

And a poor man
with a rich wife

must work twice as hard
as anyone else.

Besides,
you have chosen well.

My uncle William
chose well.

You did not take on
half his duties.

You don't know that.

You don't know what I did.

What is this for?

Your Royal Highness.

The Red Room
Dinner Service, Sir.

For the officers
guarding the King.

What king?

King George III, Sir.

And how often do we provide
this dinner for a king

who has been dead
for 20 years?

Every night, Sir.

I cannot believe I'm being
subjected to this interrogation.

You're not being subjected
to anything, Sir John.

You have been in charge of the
Duchess's finances for many years.

Indeed, you have made public statements
testifying to their health.

Yes, I have.

I am so grateful.

All I am asking is that
you will be so good as to tell us

exactly where
the money has gone.

Are you sure?

Congratulations, Ma'am.

Mein liebes Schatzi! I'm so happy.

- Meine Liebling!
- Heavens, Mama, don't crush me.

You'll let me know at once
if there's anything you need.

You're not going already?

Well, I cannot leave
too soon for my daughter.

Anyway, I have a lot
on my mind.

Something I could help with?

Congratulations.

Your Highness.

There's your opening,
if you'll take my advice.

Lord Melbourne,
forgive me,

but you seem to have confused me
with a member of your club.

I am not your drinking companion,
nor your whist partner.

I am the husband
of your Sovereign.

And as such,
I will make my own decisions.

And I neither seek
nor invite your advice.

Good evening.

So.

Are you discussing names?

We're discussing her health.

He writes that he'd prefer not
to talk politics in his letters,

but only to discuss
news of the family.

I have planned this marriage
for 20 years.

And now I'm supposed to
accept that I've failed!

On the contrary, Your Majesty.
We must accept it.

The birds have flown.

Your Majesty.

I've been boring
Sir Robert and the Duke

with my ideas
for encouraging the arts.

Does Sir Robert care
for such frivolity?

I have many
interests, Ma'am.

And my government
would support

the Prince's plans
wholeheartedly.

Your government?
What government is this?

I meant if I should be
fortunate enough

to form another
government, Ma'am.

And when he does, there'll be
no repeat of the old problem.

Some of your ladies
have already agreed to resign.

And Sir Robert will ask
for no more change than that.

Thank you, Sir Robert.

How dare you speak to me
in that way before them?

How dare you talk across me
as if I were a child?

I did no such thing.

No?

Well, you've sorted this,
you've sorted that.

You and Sir Robert,
you and the Duke,

and all without
reference to me.

Victoria, I thought
you'd be pleased.

I will tell you
what you thought.

You thought
that I was a woman.

To be petted and passed over
and ignored!

Would it were so simple,

then we might avoid
more scandals of your making.

Have you lost your mind?

Do you wonder at it?

Less than 3 years
on the throne

and you and your
precious Melbourne

have pushed this monarchy
to the brink of an abyss.

I've told you before,
and I will tell you again.

You are my husband here,
and that is all.

And that is quite enough,
believe me.

I will not have
my role usurped.

I wear the Crown.

And if there are mistakes,
they will be my mistakes.

And no one else will make them.
No one, not even you.

I'm leaving before you excite yourself
and harm the child.

You will go
when I dismiss you.

I am your Queen,
and I am telling you to stay.

Good night, Victoria.

You may not go.
You may not go.

I order you to stay here
in this room. Albert!

Guard, royal salute.

Present arms!

There is no need
for you to accompany me.

I've said I'll come with you,
so I will come with you.

For pity's sake,
smile, woman.

Anyone would think
we'd quarreled.

Don't talk to me.

There's nothing more I can do here.
The Prince needs rest.

Your Majesty.

I'm so sorry.

I thought I was
going to lose you.

I don't think
he was a very good shot.

Why did you do it? You're so stupid.
Why did you do it?

I had 2 very good reasons.

First, I am replaceable
and you are not.

You're not replaceable to me.

Second,

you're the only wife
I've got or ever will have.

You are my whole existence.

And I will love you
until my last breath.

We're told
the man was mad.

Is that reassuring?
I can't decide.

May I be honest, Ma'am?

Even a politician
can be honest sometimes.

My guidance

has not always
been faultless,

and I'm sorry for it.

But I speak to you now
as a true friend.

I know.

The Prince is a good man.

A better man
than any of us knew.

I know he does not think
as well of me.

My vanity is not the issue here.

He is able.

He is clever.

And he's faithful.

Let him share your work.

There is one task more
Your Majesty must face

if the Prince is to feel
truly welcome here.

I needed her so much as a child.

Subtitles: Arigon

I hope you don't mind.
I had your desk brought in.

Don't I have a say in this?

No.

Good morning, wife.

Good morning.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert.

Her Majesty the Queen.

("Only You" by Sinead O'Connor)

* My love

* Your love

* Has opened up a world
I've never known

* All hope

* Was found

* A place I never dreamed
I would go

* Feels like only yesterday

* I had locked my heart away

* Safe behind
a castle of stone

* Sure I'd always be alone

* Only you know how

* To hear me

* Through the silence

* You reach a part of me

* That no one else can see

* Forever true

* There's only me and only you

* Only me and you

* In your face I trust

* With you beside me
I am standing strong

* One truth

* 2 hearts

* You took my life
and made it beautiful

* So you dared to let me shine

* Even walk a step behind

* Willingly
you give yourself to me

* Knowing who I was born to be

* Only you know how

* To hear me

* Through the silence

* You reach a part of me

* That no one else can see

* Forever true

* There's only me and only you

* Only me and you

* Only you know how

* To hear me

* Through the silence

* You reach a part of me

* That no one else can see

* Forever true

* There's only me and only you

* Only me and you