I find it ridiculous that they keep having her act like a modern-day teenager, complete with the immature behavior, when Victoria was very much not an ordinary teen, even before her coronation. She had to grow up surrounded by adults and matured much faster than other girls her own age. She was feisty, no doubt about that, but she had ways of showing that didn't involve childish tantrums. She had the weight of an entire nation to contend with, and that kind of life has no room for her to whine, complain, refuse to produce heirs, or slide down the wall when she's feeling dejected. (I heard the actress ruined a costume that way, because she wasn't aware that the white paint on the set wall hadn't completely dried and got all over the back of her black silk costume).
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