HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN MOTHER
In Public and in Private
1 x 52'
Revered by the peoples of the Empire, and later the
Commonwealth, Her Majesty was despised by Adolph Hitler. To the Fuhrer she was the paradigm of loving, family values - the embodiment of honesty and decency - the impregnable fortress that held firm
against the dark forces of fascism and evil.
This special fondly crafted from select and rare British Movietone Archive film, charts the flowering of the private, publicity shunning Lady Elizabeth
Bowes-Lyon into the 'power behind the throne', wife and Queen to His Majesty King George VI.
It unveils the way she braved the Abdication Crisis which threatened to shatter the very edifice of the
monarchy and the nation's morale. This symbol of defiance picked her way through the rubble of the Blitz, refusing to abandon her beloved Londoners as enemy aircraft blotted out the sun.
With the passing of her adored partner this extraordinary woman went on to fashion a modern role as the dowager Queen, for ever the smiling face of integrity and continuity amidst a world of conflict and change.
Producer: C21C Productions.
Availability: Worldwide, all media.