A little assassination attempt can’t stop the queen
Did you know that childbirth is a perilous business?
I think the aristocracy must have that on a poster somewhere.
And childbirth, dont you know, is a perilous business.
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You have to think Victoria herself would kind of hate that this story culminates in having a kid.
Run along home now, Uncle Cumberland.
Everyonessecond least favoritescar-faced uncle is back in England this week, just to lurk.
This family reunion is a real drag.
Ernest tracks Harriet down in the garden to, er,return her handkerchief.
Harriet Sutherland, you coy bastard.
We have this moment, Ernest says.
We have to live in it.
Thats all that matters.
But Ernest isnt as secretive as hed like to think, and someone spots him leaving Harriets room.
When word gets back to Albert, Ernest resents his brothers assumption that he slept with Harriet.
Ernest, I love you, but youre making it hard.
Relationships are on the rocks all through the palace this week.
(Because Dickensian London totally has the disposable income for chocolate bombs?)
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Even Victoria and Albert are on edge right now.
Ignore everyones advice, for starters.
He wants to know why Lehzen never showed him Childers letters.
Things arent going too well for Lehzen lately.
Penge is super not cool with anything thats happening in the basement of the palace right now.
His fellow Young England Society members were just names he found on a playbill.
The gun wasnt evenloaded.
But another visit from good old Uncle Scarface puts things in perspective.
The queen and Albert are greeted by loud cheers.
Everyone is so happy that Penge even puts Lehzen back on mail duty.
They name her Victoria, after the great queen.
Cumberland sulks all the way home.
