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The fifth episode is now over, and the Queen’s pre-marital life has come to an end. So far, the prime minister, Lord Melbourne, played by Rufus Sewell basically steals the show. Although this romantic style is a bit too much, Lord M's melancholy mature old man charm and elegant politician's demeanor (BBC comment: Brooding good look and stateman air) ) It was really hard for the queen and the audience to resist, and the sad and sad ending made people sigh.
In reality, Lord M's political achievements were far inferior to the show's unpopular Tory leader Sir Robert Peel, who later erected a statue alongside Disraeli in Westminster Abbey. But M's gentleman charm and respect for women were really outstanding in that era. His wife and female friends are talented intellectual women and writers (his wife who cheated on Byron also wrote novels, and Mrs Norton, who was involved in the scandal, was a famous poet and talented woman at the time), and his wife cheated He did not criticize, but always fondly remembered (this part of the play is in line with historical facts). In order to help female friends get rid of domestic violence and unfair accusations, he did not care about extortion and involvement in scandals.
If it is a half-empty virtual drama, Lord M's character is really suitable for a willful and insecure queen. The marriage between the Queen and Prince Albert was not as happy as it seemed. Check out the BBC documentary "The Children of Victoria".
Small talk: Kissing hands
British nobles and heads of government mainly perform "Kissing Hands" when they meet the monarch. There are two occasions, one is the oath of allegiance by the nobles at the time of coronation, and the other is when the Queen's Privy Council (Privy Council) appoints new members. The prime minister's audience (especially the first time) is also called "kissing hand", but in modern times it has only been a false name, representing the mutual respect between the elected leader and the monarch, and there is no need to actually kneel and kiss the hand (so the 2006 movie "The Queen" "it's wrong).
But Her Majesty Queen Victoria came to the throne as an 18-year-old girl full of fantasies, and the charismatic Prime Minister Lord Melbourne has made this "little girl at heart" a permanent residence in the heart of Europe's second-longest reigning monarch. . .
This is Victoria's letter to her coronation ceremony, Melbourne's kiss and hand ceremony: "When my good Lord Melbourne knelt down and kissed my hand, he pressed my hand and I grasped his with all my heart." (When my dear The Lord of Melbourne knelt down and kissed my hand, he (lips) touched my hand, and I clung to his hand with my whole heart).
Prime Ministers (Peel and Grayston) who are not good at coaxing little girls have been shriveled in front of the Queen, but Disraeli, the famous British Empire, has continued Melbourne's talent. Disraeli was born in the immigrant middle class and was a Jewish commoner. However, he flattered the queen to be more noble than a nobleman and a knight more than a knight. Every time he met and said goodbye, he really got down on one knee and kissed the queen affectionately. hand, while saying "my love and loyalty.".
The queen eats this too much," He is full of poetry, romance and chivalry. When he knelt down to kiss my hand, he said 'In loving loyalty and faith'. (He is so poetic, romantic and chivalry! ).
However, Disraeli's behavior is not entirely out of hypocrisy. In addition to his political talents, he is also a typical Victorian novelist, and it is normal to have a romanticized sincere love for the royal family.
Easter egg:
The Queen's political class break daily: Teachers and students bury their heads and brush their mobile phones...Lord M is live streaming the debate in the lower house, and the Queen has just blocked all cousins ^_^
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