A right royal scandal! Jenna Coleman puckers up to handsome co-star Tom Hughes as she transforms into Queen Victoria for the historical drama
It's been tipped to become as big as Downton Abbey.
And it looks as though there'll be just as much passion, scandal and entitlement in the upcoming series of Victoria.
Transforming into Queen Victoria, Jenna Coleman is seen putting on a sizzling display as she puckers up for her co-star Tom Hughes, who plays Prince Albert in the drama.
Reign it in! In new stills from ITV's Victoria Jenna Coleman - who plays the queen - is seen putting on a sizzling display as she puckers up for her co-star Tom Hughes (Prince Albert)
Pressing her hands against his chest, the 30-year-old actress looked lost in the moment as she put on a sizzling display as Britain's second longest reigning monarch.
In another shot from the ITV series, Jenna was seen donning a tiara and royal blue dress as she cosied up to Rufus Sewell - who plays former Prime Minister Lord Melbourne.
And with each snap the ensembles got more grandiose, with Jenna slipping into an elegant gold and crimson gown with billowing sleeves.
Cosy: In another shot from the ITV series, Jenna, 30, was seen donning a tiara and royal blue dress as she cosied up to Rufus Sewell - who plays former Prime Minister Lord Melbourne
As she held an orb and sceptre for another image, it was possible Jenna was recreating the inaugural coronation of the queen in 1838 as she also donned an impressive jewel encrusted crown.
But the final picture showed a far less intimidating picture of the young queen. Clad in a baby blue plain gown, Jenna flashed a coy smile that no doubt captured some of Victoria's free spirit and strong willed nature.
An essence of which was captured in the first sneak peek of the programme.
Regal red: With each snap the ensembles got more grandiose, with Jenna slipping into an elegant gold and crimson gown with billowing sleeves
Crowning achievement: Holding an orb and sceptre for another image, it was possible Jenna was recreating the inaugural coronation of the queen in 1838
Intimate: The final picture showed a far less intimidating picture of the young queen. Clad in a baby blue plain gown, Jenna flashed a coy smile that no doubt captured Victoria's spirit
Having just presented herself as the new monarch to the Lords of the land, and having had to fight her first pitched battle as the new Queen, the steely determination in Victoria is shown for the first time in the clip.
Walking through the corridors of Buckingham Palace shortly after becoming monarch, following the death of her uncle William IV, the unfamiliar and unknown title sits ill at ease with Victoria at first.
Wearing a simple blue dress and a navy sash bearing the royal crest, Jenna cuts an eery likeness to the young queen.
A regal performance: Jenna is set to rule the small screen, as the latest clip for her new drama, Victoria, sees her asserting her regal authority as the monarch
A guiding hand? Showing Victoria's first tentative steps as the famous British Queen, the 30-year-old star can be seen engaged in a highly pivotal yet intimate moment with her co-star
With her brown her tied back and framing her delicate features, the change in her character's outlook is easy to recognise.
Following a terse exchagne with some of the nobles in her court, the young Queen is addressed by her full-name, Alexandrina Victoria, by Lord Melbourne.
However, it seems the young Queen is determined to present herself as the woman she wants to be, and asks Melbourne to call her simply Victoria.
Call me Victoria: However, it seems the young Queen is determined to present herself as the woman she wants to be, and asks Melbourne to call her simply Victoria
Her rise: Victoria charts the early life of the queen from her accession to the throne at 18 through to her marriage to Prince Albert (played by The Game's Tom Hughes).
With a smile slowly creeping across his face, it's clear the Prime Minister approves of Victoria's determination to change her character and assert herself.
Victoria charts the early life of the queen from her accession to the throne at 18 through to her marriage to Prince Albert (played by The Game's Tom Hughes).
Running across eight episodes, the series has been created and written by acclaimed novelist Daisy Goodwin, in her screenwriting debut, who will also serve as executive producer alongside Dan McCulloch (Indian Summers) and Damien Timmer (Poldark).
Victoria is set to air on ITV later in 2016, although no definite air date is known.
Award-winning drama? Running across eight episodes, the series has been created and written by acclaimed novelist Daisy Goodwin, in her screenwriting debut
Politics, gossip and marriage: Queen Victoria's early reign
Victoria turned 18 on 24 May 1837. Less than a month later on 20 June 1837, her uncle William IV died at the age of 71, and she became Queen of the United Kingdom.
The British Empire was at the height of its power in Victoria's early reign, and she ruled over 450 million people, one quarter of the world’s population.
The United Kingdom though was already an established constitutional monarchy, with the sovereign holding little political power and Victoria's early years on the throne were spent developing her understanding of British politics. In the early part of her reign, she was influenced by two men.
At the time of her accession, the government was led by the Whig prime minister Lord Melbourne (played by Rufus Sewell in the series), who at once became a powerful influence on the politically inexperienced Queen.
Victoria's reliance upon Lord Melbourne increased her support of the Whig party, and Melbourne ensured that the Queen was surrounded by ladies-in-waiting from notable Whig families, a situation that would lead to the so-called 'bedchamber crisis' after Melbourne, briefly, resigned in 1839.
While the Queen's intimate friendship with Melbourne was the subject of much gossip, her reputation also suffered in 1839 when one of the court's ladies in waiting, Lady Flora Hastings was falsely accused of becoming pregnant by Sir John Conroy, a man the Queen openly despised. When the matter became a public scandal, the Queen was accused of spreading the false rumours and her early popularity with the public was severely dented.
Victoria had met her future husband Albert at the age of 17 before ascending to the throne, when her uncle played matchmaker between the two cousins. According to Victoria's diary, she enjoyed Albert's company from the moment they met, but the future Queen decided that she was too young to marry.
In October 1839 Albert paid another visit, and just five days after he had arrived at Windsor, the Queen proposed.
They were married on 10 February 1840, in the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace, London, with the besotted Queen writing in her diary of their wedding: 'I NEVER, NEVER spent such an evening!!! MY DEAREST DEAREST DEAR Albert ... his excessive love & affection gave me feelings of heavenly love & happiness I never could have hoped to have felt before!'
Victoria desired that Albert receive the title King Consort, but was met by opposition from British officials who refused to see a German prince assume any part of the sovereign power.
Prince Albert though was to become a hugely influential adviser to the Queen, with his interests lying in the arts, science, trade and industry. He established the Great Exhibition of 1851, the profits from which helped to establish the famed South Kensington museums in London.
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