It's no secret that certain members of the royal family love a good historical drama. King Charles has previously confessed to tuning into Poldark, while the late Queen was known to have watched The Crown. But did you know that Princess Beatrice has actually appeared in one?
The daughter of Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor landed a non-speaking role in The Young Victoria, the 2009 biographical film about the life of Queen Victoria. It's thanks to her mother that she won the part, as Sarah was a driving creative force behind the movie, conceiving the idea and serving as a producer.
Beatrice, 38, portrayed one of her great-great-great-great-grandmother's ladies-in-waiting in the BAFTA-winning film, which was penned by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes.
© Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesWhat is The Young Victoria about?
A dramatisation of Queen Victoria's early rise to power, the film explores her turbulent ascension to the throne at the age of 18 and her romantic courtship and marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Emily Blunt stars in the title role, alongside Rupert Friend as her husband, Prince Albert.
© Alamy Stock PhotoPaul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Mark Strong, Harriet Walter and Julian Glover also star in the drama.
The movie, which holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of 75 percent, received generally positive reviews, and won BAFTA Awards for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hair, as well as the 2010 Academy Award for Costume Design.
Sarah Ferguson's involvement in the film
Sarah Ferguson produced the feature, alongside Martin Scorsese, Graham King and Timothy Headington.
It was Sarah who conceived the idea of a film about Queen Victoria's younger years, having developed an interest in the monarch.
© WireImageSharing an insight into the film's inception, producer Graham told The New York Times: "She pitched me a bunch of things, and among them was a three-page synopsis of Victoria's early life: the precise span covered in The Young Victoria. [After that the film] just fell into place."
During an interview with Seventeen in 2010, Sarah was asked whether she was concerned about making a film so personal to the royal family. "My daughter is in the opening scene, Beatrice, so the fifth great-granddaughter of Victoria is in the film," she responded. "It's very very important that Victoria was seen this way, for me, that's why the Queen's granddaughter was in it. I would never ever be complacent with that kind of honour."
