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S1 E1 An Extraordinary Queen

Documentary

12+

22 minutes

31 Dec 2015

Queen Elizabeth II is the world's oldest monarch and Britain's longest serving Queen. This episode explores the secret of the woman who never expected to become a Queen.Featuring: Samantha Bond, narrator

Season 1, 10 Episodes

Season 1 (10 Episodes)

Royal Secrets - An Extraordinary Queen

An Extraordinary Queen,

Queen Elizabeth II is the world's oldest monarch and Britain's longest serving Queen. This episode explores the secret of the woman who never expected to become a Queen.

Royal Secrets - First Steps

Britain's royal babies used to be born and raised behind closed palace gates. Today, they are part and parcel of the commercialisation of Britain's Royal Family. Not so long ago, access to royal babies was restricted and they didn't even go to school

Royal Secrets - The People's Princess

The People's Princess,

Princess Diana became the People's Princess, but her marriage to the heir to the throne, Prince Charles, was a largely loveless affair that saw Diana fighting the royal family she had married into.

Royal Secrets - Born to be King

Born to be King,

Prince Charles is now the longest 'serving' heir to the British throne in history. He fears that he may never inherit the role he was born to. The Queen's son stands accused of interfering and meddling in British life and the politics of a nation.

Royal Secrets - The Royal Mistress

The Royal Mistress,

Camilla Parker Bowles was famously referred to as 'the third person' in the marriage of Charles and Diana. Her long standing affair with the heir to the throne made her one of the most famous Royal mistresses in history.

Royal Secrets - For King and Country

For King and Country,

When Edward VIII abdicated, his younger brother, George, suddenly became king and 'inherited' the second world war. The father of Britain's present queen, joined forces with Winston Churchill to stand firm against Adolf Hitler.

Royal Secrets - Edward & Mrs Simpson

Edward & Mrs Simpson,

The love affair that enthralled the world and brought down a King. The true story of the romance that cost Edward VIII his throne and defined Britain's modern Royal Family.

Royal Secrets - Royal Wives

Through the ages they have come to define their Royal husbands behind the scenes. But, in the modern world the royal wives are expected to become part of the family ‘firm'. What is the secret of being a good Royal 'wife'?

Royal Secrets - The Man Who Would be King

The Man Who Would be King,

Prince William is seen as the 'future' of the British monarchy. The heir to the throne who surveys say most people want to see succeed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth. Why has William become so popular?

Royal Secrets - Spare Heirs

The royal children who will never taste the ultimate job - of being a King or Queen of England. From Princess Margaret, who was destined to live and die in her sister's considerable shadow, to Prince Harry, who is making himself universally popular.

Details

Royal Secrets

Documentary

12+

1 Season

22 minutes

A 10-part series of the history of Britain's Royal Family told through rare archive footage and the personal stories of its closest members. From the present Queen to the epic love story of Edward & Mrs Simpson, which cost a King his crown.

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