External Rating36%
201960 minRunning

The Queen Mother

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S02E03 - "Grandmother to the Nation"

Aired on Jun 5, 2021, 8:00 PM

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Description

Featuring testimonies from friends, former staff and royal experts, rarely seen archive, private letters and diary entries, this tribute to the woman affectionately known as the Queen Mum focuses on when she became Queen consort after the abdication of Edward VIII.

Details

Status
Running
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
March 9, 2019
Schedule
Saturday at 12:00 AM

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Episodes (2 Seasons · 5 Episodes)

Romance & The Throne

The Queen Mother enjoyed a privileged childhood. But how did the woman who never expected to be Queen become the leader Hitler called ‘the most dangerous woman in Europe'?

May 22, 2021

60 min

Married Years

The married years of Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon are examined in detail via royal insiders, journalists and archival material. 

May 29, 2021

60 min

Grandmother to the Nation

A look at the final 50 years of the Queen Mother's life, which she dedicated to her family and the country, devoting herself to official duties, functions and openings, which would become her full-time occupation. The programme also reveals that she never forgave Wallis Simpson, blaming her for forcing her husband into a job that she believed killed him prematurely.

Jun 5, 2021

60 min

Cast

Narrator

Stephen Greif

Narrator(voice)

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