“I was talking to my French ambassador - the Duke of Auvers.” She nodded at said duke, thus dismissing him. After he had bowed and had quickly walked off, Victoria turned her attention to Albert.

Victoria giggled and returned his kiss, smiling into it. “Albert! Put me down again, please. What if he comes back?!”

“He will think it terribly undignified! And tell everyone how he saw the Queen of England being swirrled around through the air, like any common woman!”

“We have a state dinner to attend tonight.”

“After that it will be quite late, my darling. Time for bed afterwards I believe.”

“Ithought you found it rather too shooking to lend your attention to it once more?”

“I have had another look at it the other day. There are plenty of things in it that don’t require any… acrobatics.”

“You’ll be able to see for yourself later, if you dare to have another look at the book in question.” She took his hand and pulled him along with her to their room where they got ready for the dinner.

Victoria adjusted her blue sash, looking in the mirror, then when she was satisfied with how it looked, she turned to Albert. “Are you ready, my love?”

She took his hand and smiled up at him. "You look very handsome, my love."

She switched places with him and kissed him again. "The French ambassador is coming back to dinner tonight along with some other French dignitaries. You know I've been negotiating with them over a few issues between out two nations."

"Very funny" She rolled her eyes. "Don't worry about the negotiations. It is my job to worry about them."

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