The story of King George VI and his Queen Elizabeth is one of goodness growing into greatness. In a short reign just 14 years they created an ideal of the British Royal Family. This programme examines the legacy they built a legacy that lives on in the way that their eldest daughter Queen Elizabeth II rules today. The man who would become King was born Prince Albert the second son of King George V. The prince was shy and crippled by a terrible stammer. His older brother Edward heir to the throne was by comparison charming witty and adored by the Press and public. The... Prince married well to the daughter of a Scottish aristocrat and had two daughters Margaret and Elizabeth. This young family could so easily have become a sideline of Royal history but events were about to overtake them. The story of Edwards's abdication from the throne is a well-known one. But it left Prince Albert in a difficult position. Crippled with shyness the idea of being so much in the public eye terrified Albert but he took his place on the throne anyway. Happy pictures of the new Royal Family countered the bad news of World War II. It can be said of some people that they had their time a moment in history where they excelled and made a difference. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are good examples of this. They were a good King and Queen but perhaps more importantly they were the right King and Queen for their time. Includes; additional bonus material of VE Day and a selection of speeches taken from different periods of the Kings reign. [show more]
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Documentary about King George VI and his consort Elizabeth. George VI came to the throne in December 1936 following the abdication of his older brother Edward, who relinquished the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. George and Elizabeth married in 1923 and went on to have two daughters, Elizabeth (who succeeded her father as Queen Elizabeth II) and Margaret.
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