Prince Charles spills royal tea on his mum using actual home movies. Pass the crown.
Marking the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles shares his memories of the private side of his mother, the Queen, making use of his family's home movies.
Production
Never-before-seen home footage of the actual Queen doing normal things
Writing
Charles's surprisingly warm narration—less stiff than you'd expect
Director
John Bridcut
King Charles III of the United Kingdom
Self - Prince Charles
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Margaret
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Louis Mountbatten
Self (archive footage)
Catherine, Princess of Wales
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on BBC One during the Diamond Jubilee weekend, part of a massive PR push to humanize the monarchy amid republican murmurs.
Some footage came from Prince Philip's personal 16mm collection—he was apparently an obsessive amateur filmmaker who documented family holidays obsessively.
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