The Secrets Inside Queen Victoria's Diaries | A Monarch Unveiled (1/2)| Real Royalty

Biographer A.N. Wilson uncovers the intriguing personal life of Queen Victoria through her journals and letters in this psychological portrait of Britain's longest reigning monarch.

From Elizabeth II to Cleopatra, Real Royalty peels back the curtain to give a glimpse into the lives of some of the most influential families in the world, with new full length documentaries posted every week covering the monarchies of today and all throughout history.

Content licensed from TVF International to Little Dot Studios.

[darrenbootay]

Why am I so interested in these history of the royals so much ??! Been binging for like a whole week now

[clauds]

I work in a museum with many of Victoria’s letters, and I had to clean one (with a soft brush). If you have clean, dry hands you can usually hold paper fine. While transferring this letter from case to table I obviously had to hold it, and my right thumb was, for twenty seconds, (delicately) pressed against Queen Victoria’s signature.

[robertasliutas]

The lady who is reading the letters and diary has the most beautiful, pleasant to the ear and calming voice I have ever heard.
I could listen to her reading for hours and hours 😊❤️

[isaymamamoo]

If she says her childhood is sad, why don't they just believe her? At 18:40 the host keeps insisting she had a "happy childhood" depsite her mentioning her childhood was horrible and unhappy. This is probably one of the reasons why she likes to journal so much - because even if she tells someone about her unhappy childhood, they'll say "well, you're a princess and you've got everything you want and need so what's there to be unhappy about?" So sad.

Also, I really disagree with them calling Victoria a "callous daughter" at 34:36. How she treated her mother is a reflection of how her mother treated her. When she was so sick, her mother didn't show an ounce of concern for her, instead thought that she was faking it and colluded with an outsider for her to give up her rights. *That* is what I would call callous. And saying Victoria is callous for ignoring her is ridiculous. Her mother never seemed to care much for Victoria, instead using her as a pawn for political power. So why did she expect the same care to be given back to her? Idk why this documentary seems so intent on vilifying Victoria. Would be better if they just laid out what was said in her diary instead of interpreting it. We don't really need your interpretation. We can interpret it for ourselves.

[elvenkind]

It's wonderful to listen to someone that have deep knowledge of his subject, instead of the usual talking heads.

[martharezaee]

The woman who reads the Queen Victoria’s journal is very good! So sweet!

[lindseystein]

I don’t think being so isolated makes for a happy childhood. Toys and a dog only does so much for socialization. I’m not a fan of how they made Victoria out to be exaggerating the situation.

[ageofhistoryiiguy]

narrator: Britain’s longest reigning monarch.

Queen Elizabeth II: **laughs in immortal**

[scottstorey]

The film ‘the young Victoria’ gives a fantastic account of all this! Very underrated and highly accurate in many ways!

[SoloTripSavvy]

Just because a person is well off and has many things doesnt mean they had a good childhood. And good moments in childhood do not negate pain and trauma. I can identify with Voctoria in many ways - although i am not fabulously wealthy or a royal.

[yadirab.c.]

I am Mexican American and it is one of my biggest dreams to travel and visit historic sites throughout Europe. The castle’s, scenery, food, and museums, I want to experience it all.

[leedeea]

They all have such a magnificent cursive hand writing

[angelcitygirl]

No longer the longest reigning monarch. Queen Elizabeth holds that distinction now. ❤❤❤❤

[shannonflaherty]

Just because she played with toys and had a dog doesn't mean she was treated well as a child. Just saying.

[leoren]

Love these documentaries - wittily presented, informative, fun, insightful. Bravo!

[ninalopez]

This Royal documentaries are so addictive. I can't stop watching them.

[MrSwifts]

A small anecdote:~
Victoria (aged 70) was dining with her household (approx 30 people).When someone was passing wind very loudly.She rose from the table and walked to an ante room(accompanied by her lady in waiting Lady Mallet)Later (when she had retired to bed) the whole household asked Lady Mallet, "Was the Queen very angry?" she said "No, all I could hear through the door were peals of laughter"

[David]

In Ireland Victoria is known as the "Famine queen" the irish famine started 1845 - 1852 and while the English might think her great, the Irish view her a lot differently.
Millions evicted, million emigrated and over a million died as a result of the Famine.
There are memorials in most towns in Ireland to the devastating effects of the Famine which happen in what was a province of Great Britain at that time.
Help was offered by Ottoman sultan with aid on three ships one of the ships got through into Dundalk by breaking a blockade and as a result, Drogheda football team have as part of there club crest a crescent moon in recognition.
The Turks also offered 10, 000 pounds but British civil servants said "that that was too much and could be embarrassing for queen Victoria and 1000 would be better as it was less than her 2000 pounds.
American choctaw Indian tribe sent 200 dollars in aid, a sizable sum at the time and is acknowledged even today by the Irish people.
While Victoria may have been insulated by her government civil servants from the happenings in Ireland at this time she was queen of what was at that time a wealthiest and massive empire well capable of helping its people on literally its doorstep.
Nobody is perfect and Victoria is just a person born into privilege with so called title and could have done more by careing more for the people of Ireland better.
In the early 2000's Tony Blair acknowledged the failure of the British government at that time to ease the suffering of the Irish and apologized.
This act of apology was well received in Ireland.

[fcv]

Just because Victoria had happy moments in her childhood doesn't mean she was exaggerating. It's normal to change our perceptions of our past as we develop nostalgia for it. The COVID pandemic lockdown showed us how hard it can be to be isolated. Imagine being raised excluded from the world, with every aspect of your life controlled and with virtually zero privacy. I would call that an unhappy childhood. Her happy memories look more like oasis in the desert to me.

[kaveenamd]

The presenter standing next to tree, travelling in train, mimicking Victorias mother is so funny 🤣