S1E3: Princes Will Be Princes

2 Jun 201845 minTV-G

Victoria’s dominance of her children’s lives was to have a devastating effect on the great royal houses of Europe. Overseen by the Queen, her offspring would go onto marry into the Russian, German and Spanish royal families. But this also introduced a deadly hereditary disease into those bloodlines. At home, Victoria’s eldest son lay dying, which would have a surprising effect on her own image.