Entente Cordiale

Episode aired Jan 28, 2018
TV-PG
47m

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Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes in Victoria (2016)

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Concerned that the upcoming marriage between the French King's son and the Queen of Spain will create a dangerous alliance, Victoria sets sail on her first voyage to the continent to try to ... Read allConcerned that the upcoming marriage between the French King's son and the Queen of Spain will create a dangerous alliance, Victoria sets sail on her first voyage to the continent to try to deter the wily monarch.Concerned that the upcoming marriage between the French King's son and the Queen of Spain will create a dangerous alliance, Victoria sets sail on her first voyage to the continent to try to deter the wily monarch.

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The Best Laid Plans or Victoria Goes to France

There are two focuses in this episode. The dominant one is a trip to France by Victoria to put off a marriage of convenience to the Queen of Spain. It would not be England's interest to have a union between France and Spain. So off goes the entourage to a foreign land. Louise Phillip is the king and he is blustery egoist. Victoria believes she can charm him into going along with her wishes. Meanwhile, Albert has been moping around, full of despair over the news he received at the funeral of his father. He feels amazingly alone, especially as he has kept his secret from his wife. There are some delightful moments in this episode, having a lighter theme. Enjoyable respite.

Trivia
Harlaxton Manor in Harlaxton, Lincolnshire, was the filming location in lieu of the Château d'Eu in Seine-Maritime in France were Victoria and Louis-Phillipe actually met.

Goofs
The many many views of Victoria at her writing desk show her holding her writing pen in the way that was normal in the past, that is with the index finger aligned with the pen to guide it and the thumb and middle finger providing the support. In this episode especially Jenna Coleman is clearly jabbing at the writing paper in the non tutored style that resembles a monkey grip. This would have appeared barbaric to the real Victoria.

Quotes
Sir Robert Peel: Our ambassador in Madrid writes that the French are, as he puts it, "sniffing around the young Spanish queen". The Duke of Montpensier was there last week and he presented her with a zebra.
Victoria: What a curious present. I'm not sure I would have married you, Albert, if you'd given me such a thing. So inconvenient. And the poor beast. Coming all the way from Africa, it must find the climate most trying.