232. Queen Elizabeth II (Part 2)
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- In February 1952, on the death of her father King George VI, the 25-year-old Elizabeth became Queen. During her long reign she was served by 15 Prime Ministers and met a…
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Paddington
“The moment when I get the lump in the throat and have to wipe away a manly tear is when they show the footage that came from the Queen's recent Jubilee, where she is having tea with Paddington Bear.”
Royal Family
“The documentary Royal Family was commissioned in 1968 and then came out in 1969, showing the queen barbecuing with Philip and Charles.”
The Queen
“The film looking at the events of Diana's life and her life as a woman, capturing a gear shift in the wake of Diana's death.”