As we celebrate Queen Victoria’s birthday this weekend, there might not be any parades or 21-gun salutes due to pandemic restrictions. Instead you can take a glimpse into the Queen’s life by streaming one of the following shows or films.
Victoria (2016-2019): Starring Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria
ITV/PBS produced series. Follows the young Victoria from her accession to the throne in 1837 through to The Great Exhibition of 1851 3 seasons / 25 approximate 1hr long episodes
Available on Apple TV ($19.99/season)
Victoria & Abdul (2017): Starring Dame Judi Dench as Queen Victoria
Film directed by Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liasons/The Queen), Written by Lee Hall (Billy Elliot/Rocketman) based on the Queen’s friendship with her Indian clerk, Abdul. 1hr 51min
Available on Netflix
The Black Prince (2017): Starring Amanda Root as Queen Victoria
British-Indian co-production based on the relationship between The Queen and the last Maharajah of the Sikh Empire. 2hrs
Available on Netflix
The Young Victoria (2009): Starring Emily Blunt as Princess Victoria of Kent / Queen Victoria
Film co-produced by Martin Scorsese, Sarah Ferguson (Duchess of York), Written by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey). Victoria’s life from heir presumptive, to Queen, to marriage of Prince Albert ending with the birth of their first child. 1hr 45min
Available on Netflix
Mrs Brown (1997): Starring Dame Judi Dench as Queen Victoria
Film directed by John Madden (Shakespeare In Love) written by Jeremy Brock (Last King of Scotland) based on the relationship between recently the widowed Queen and her Scottish servant. 1hr 40min
Available on Britbox
Queen Victoria’s Letters: A Monarch Unveiled (2014): Voice of Anna Chancellor as Queen Victoria
BBC produced documentary. Biographer A.N. Wilson uncovers the personal life of Queen Victoria through her personal journals and letters. 2 – 59min episodes
Available on Prime Video