British Royal Family: Documentaries, DVDs and TV shows

[BeatrixFan]

Sorry! This series was actually called ' The Queen's Cavalry '.

I love the ceremonial of it all too.

[StoneCold]

The Queen's Cavalry was a wonderful insight to the daily lifes of Her Majesty's Life Guards and Blues & Royals.

I very much enjoyed watching it:)

[BeatrixFan]

It was quite a good series but again, it was all a bit stinted and terribly BBC. There were some good moments and some embarassing ones. I thought that pointing out a horse relieving himself in front of the Queen was so childish - are these people so nouveau-riche that the sight of a peeing horse makes them fall down in hysterics?

[laduchesse]

Has anyone seen this show? It's awesome! http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/progr...=Pop+Up+Royals

Scott Thompson plays Queen Elizabeth in a narrating role and they show very old CBC video recordings (from the 50s) of the Queen and other royals (including George VI and the Queen Mother). In addition, there are all kinds of pop-ups with interesting (and often hilarious) facts.

[shinganc]

I just wonder if anyone out there could please help me in getting a DVD/VHS covering the funeral of British Queen Mother as well as the one for the late Prince Rainier of Monaco.Someone from London recently indicated to me that there was a four hour video released in Canada of the CBC/ITV coverage, but it was apparently withdrawn because of copyright problems. My only hope is to find somebody who recorded it from the TV. It was also said to have been shown in Australia.

Anyone prepared to come to my rescue, would do well to give me the total costs including shipping for these items to South Africa

[GlitteringTiaras]

Tonight, 7pm EST 4pm PST, BBC America will present a new documentary about Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
http://www.bbcamerica.com/genre/movi...ueen_at_80.jsp

This two hour program analyzes the life of the Queen with all new interviews and the like.


Perhaps after the program we can discuss your thoughts and concerns about it within this thread.

[BeatrixFan]

Well, of course we've had it already over here. Those of you who have seen, "Queen and Country", the four-hour series for the Jubilee, you'll be disappointed as this was basically a re-hash of that with a new voice over and a few more close-ups of the Queen. On the bright side, we did hear the Queen talking more and it was quite enjoyable. Then again, I watched it at a time when every channel was showing some kind of Royal documentary so I may have been over-queened.

[GlitteringTiaras]

Thanks BeatrixFan, for the heads up.

I haven't had the chance to see Queen and Country, so for me this BBC America special is new.

Nonetheless, I am looking forward to watching this special.

[iowabelle]

Originally Posted by BeatrixFan

Well, of course we've had it already over here. Those of you who have seen, "Queen and Country", the four-hour series for the Jubilee, you'll be disappointed as this was basically a re-hash of that with a new voice over and a few more close-ups of the Queen. On the bright side, we did hear the Queen talking more and it was quite enjoyable. Then again, I watched it at a time when every channel was showing some kind of Royal documentary so I may have been over-queened.

It is impossible to be "over-queened."

[BeatrixFan]

Oh hunnie, I lived in Brighton for 6 months and I was definately over-queened then.

[BeatrixFan]

I think you'll enjoy it. It's well done and as I said, I think I was just a little worn out with the documentaries at the time!

[Mippy O]

I thoroughly enjoyed it; we don't get so many things about the royals here, so I try to watch every one that I hear about. Her Majesty has always been a favorite of mine, and it was really fun to see her personality pop out in several of the scenes. It was also nice to see something where the Diana thing wasn't rehashed endlessly. The other night there was a special on William and Harry that would more correctly have been called Diana's Life and Times. No disrespect to the many loyal Diana fans, but I do like to see new things, and that one was a lot of old films spliced together, and didn't do any of the subjects justice.

[sara1981]

i have bbc america on the television so i would get watch that show!

[CrownPrinceLorenzo]

I saw this last night.

It was great. Queen Elizabeth II's first broadcast when she was still a little princess during World War II was so cute.

[selrahc4]

I watched both times it was shown on Saturday...and taped it once.

As others have mentioned, much of the footage was that same that has been used over and over and over again in other documentaries. However, I loved the "home" movies of her wedding, the coronation, and with baby Prince Charles.

[SweetHomeNC]

I have to agree, I very much enjoyed this show. I felt it gave good insight into the life of the Queen, and I wish it had been longer.

[morhange]

The Young Victoria (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martin Scorsese to Produce The Young Victoria

:w00t2:

Looks really promising! The cast looks great! Jim Broadbent, Miranda Richardson and Paul Bettany. I don't know who Emily Blunt is, but hopefully she lives up to the standards of Victoria Hamilton in the 2001 miniseries. I'm kind of disappointed that Rupert Friend is playing Prince Albert; I don't care for him very much. I'd rather Jonathan Firth reprise his role

Princess Beatrice is also going to make a cameo. I'm really looking forward to seeing this movie! It's been a while since there was a big screen flick about more distant royals!

[Lady Jennifer]

Sounds interesting. According to IMDB it will be out sometime in 2008.

[ladybelline]

I'm also looking forward to it..
and I hope my dear Thomas Kretschmann will be King Leopold!!

[acdc1]

I'm really looking forward to seeing this! It sounds interesting, but I really hope they do a good job with it. I find it kind of neat that Princess Beatrice, a real descendant of Victoria, will be making a cameo appearance.

By the way, Emily Blunt was in the well-known movie, The Devil Wears Prada, where she played the mean assistant, and got a good bit of praise for the roll.