Dar Victoria l-a considerat mereu plictisitor si extrem de critic - sigur este ultimul barbat pe care l-ar dori drept sot. Acest barbat fascinat, cu o viata iesita din comun, este primul care o ia in serios ca regina si femeie, iar sentimentele care se nasc intre ei ii iau pe amandoi prin surprindere.Insa pentru Victoria nu mai poate exista viata personala, si opinia generala este ca trebuie sa se marite cu varul ei, printul Albert de Saxa-Coburg. Intalnirea cu cel care ii va fi prim-ministru, lordul Melbourne, o marcheaza in mod deosebit. Si totusi, din momentul in care moartea unchiului ei o face regina, tanara atat de nesigura uimeste pe toata lumea: abandoneaza prenumele pe care il detesta, decizand ca va fi regina Victoria refuza sa mai fie manipulata de Sir John si este hotarata sa aiba singura intrevederi cu ministrii ei. Multi considera acest lucru absurd: Drina, cum o numeste familia, a fost intotdeauna strict controlata de mama ei si, nu in ultimul rand, de venalul consilier al acesteia, Sir John Conroy - cu siguranta nu are prestanta si varsta necesare pentru a i se incredinta puterea de a conduce cea mai mare natiune a lumii. In 1837, la mai putin de o luna dupa implinirea varstei de 18 ani, Alexandrina Victoria - o tanara ascultatoare, micuta de inaltime si mai ales femeie - devine regina Marii Britanii si a Irlandei. 2023 Shortlist Announced for Women's Prize for Fiction.

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