影片改编自维多利亚女王的青年时代，从1836年她登机前一年开始到1840年她和阿尔伯特亲王结婚为止，影片着重描述的是她的爱情生活。
　　
维多利亚的童年生活其实并不幸福，宫廷生活让她觉得厌烦和无趣。直到她的表哥——年轻而又充满活力的阿尔伯特亲王走进她的生活——一切就都改变了。从此维多利亚开始想象自己是一个普通的女孩开始追求自己的爱情和幸福。不过家庭和国家总是矛盾的，选择了一方就意味着要放弃另一方，因为在维多利亚之前的英国，女王才拥有至高无上的权力。而阿尔伯特亲王也陷入了选择的痛苦中，选择爱情，那就一定要接受一桩政治大于爱情的婚姻——因为做了国王，就意味着没有自由、没有办法主宰自己的命运。如果选择了政治，那么他并不是女王对合适的结婚对象。两个年轻人就在这种痛苦中煎熬着。1837年，18岁的维多利亚被命运推上了王位，虽然她并不想这样，但是她还是默默承担起了一个国家领袖的重任。3年后，她和表哥阿尔伯特亲王结婚，之后开创了一个强大的帝国。

Queen Victoria's image on big screen

Film "The Young Victoria", now in cinemas across North America, is a 2009 British Film based on the accession to the throne and early reign of Queen Victoria and her marriage to Prince Albert. Leading the cast are Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Miranda Richardson and Jim Broadbent.

The film is a romantic dramatization of some of the events preceding and following the coronation of Queen Victoria. It focuses on her early reign and her legendary romance with Prince Albert.

Queen Victoria took the throne at 18, and married her first cousin Prince Albert in 1840.

The film is directed by Jean Marc Valle, who won several awards for his last film, Crazy. He says all the cast members made great efforts to learn about people back in Queen Victoria's era.

Emily Blunt earned a Golden Globe nomination for playing the young Queen Victoria, even though she admits there were times when she couldn't wait to escape the character.

Rupert Friend, who plays Prince Albert after roles in other period films - from Pride and Prejudice to The Libertine - said he was happy to delve into the past again.