Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding

In this special, Lucy Worsley will oversee an authentic re-staging of the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Aided by experts, Lucy will recreate the most important elements of the ceremony and the celebrations, scouring history books, archives, newspapers and Queen Victoria’s diaries for the details. 　　Like every good marriage celebration, the film is a heady mix of fine food, fabulous clothes, music, emotion, gossip and intrigue. From the dress and the bouquet, to the tiered cake and the music for the ceremony, each element will be carefully researched, remade, and finally put to use in a re-staging of the big day itself. The team of experts will include food historian Annie Gray, clothing expert Harriet Waterhouse and military historian Jasdeep Singh. 　　Woven into the recreation of the wedding day will be the story of Victoria and Albert's courtship and engagement. We’ll unpack and explore the hidden iconography and symbolism of this hugely significant wedding and reveal new insights into Victoria and Albert’s relationship, both public and private. They will also shed new light on the wider implications of the wedding, and reveal how this one extraordinary event helped to invent modern marriage.