2018年我去了一趟英國,待在倫敦時去了門票超級貴的肯辛頓宮,在參觀肯辛頓宮的時候,才真正認識了這位曾經出現在歷史課本上的女王-維多利亞女王!
我對肯辛頓宮裡其中一面牆印象非常深刻,到現在都還記得,那面牆記載了維多利亞女王在與亞伯特親王結婚當天寫下的日記,以下摘錄自維基百科:「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! He clasped me in his arms, & we kissed each other again & again! His beauty, his sweetness & gentleness – really how can I ever be thankful enough to have such a Husband! ... to be called by names of tenderness, I have never yet heard used to me before – was bliss beyond belief! Oh! This was the happiest day of my life」這段文字讓我非常感動,我深深被她對亞伯特親王的感情震撼了。
從肯辛頓宮走回住處的路上,經過了皇家亞伯特音樂廳 Royal Albert Hall ,原本的名稱是The Central Hall of Arts and Sciences,但後來維多利亞女王改名成 Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences,獻給當時已故的王夫亞伯特親王。
在倫敦的旅程中,維多利亞女王成為了我最想了解的一位歷史人物,在離開倫敦的最後一天,我臨時決定前往V&A-Victoria and Albert Museum,為這段旅程劃下句點!
回國之後,我開始找尋關於維多利亞女王的傳記及相關影視作品,這本書寫的非常詳細,大大滿足了我對女王的好奇心!關於女王和親王之間的愛情故事,也寫的很完整!