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Elizabeth Windsor

Elizabeth Windsor tells the story of the girl who was never supposed to be Queen. Born the first daughter of 'the spare', the Duke of York, Princess Elizabeth's life was destined to be nothing more than a bit part in the privilege...

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Patrick Dickinson

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Ad Hoc Films

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King Charles III

Self - Author, 'Queen of Our Times'

Self - Former Royal Correspondent

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Trevor McDonald

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Princess Margaret

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Catherine Princess of Wales

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Queen Elizabeth II

Self - Royal Biographer

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Prince William of Wales

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I welcome the opportunity - Elizabeth Windsor

I welcome the opportunity

This is a happy day for me - Elizabeth Windsor

This is a happy day for me

Thoughts of life looming ahead - Elizabeth Windsor

Thoughts of life looming ahead

If we all go forward together - Elizabeth Windsor

If we all go forward together

We shall be able to make of this
ancient Commonwealth - Elizabeth Windsor

We shall be able to make of this ancient Commonwealth

To accomplish that,
we must give nothing less - Elizabeth Windsor

To accomplish that, we must give nothing less

[DISTANT EXPLOSION] - Elizabeth Windsor

[DISTANT EXPLOSION]

But I shall not have strength - Elizabeth Windsor

But I shall not have strength

God help me
to make good my vow - Elizabeth Windsor

God help me to make good my vow

[ROYA NIKKHAH]:
When Princess Elizabeth is born - Elizabeth Windsor

[ROYA NIKKHAH]: When Princess Elizabeth is born

[ROBERT LACEY]:
Her father is the "spare" - Elizabeth Windsor

[ROBERT LACEY]: Her father is the "spare"

The succession is with - Elizabeth Windsor

The succession is with

And she will spend her life
as a charming royal accessory. - Elizabeth Windsor

And she will spend her life as a charming royal accessory.

[JANE RIDLEY]: I think there was
almost a deliberate attempt - Elizabeth Windsor

[JANE RIDLEY]: I think there was almost a deliberate attempt

[LACEY]:
Her parents are very insistent - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: Her parents are very insistent

Elizabeth is four years old - Elizabeth Windsor

Elizabeth is four years old

Her father loved the idea - Elizabeth Windsor

Her father loved the idea

And that he could enjoy
with his wife - Elizabeth Windsor

And that he could enjoy with his wife

[ANDREW MORTON]:
The Duke of York would - Elizabeth Windsor

[ANDREW MORTON]: The Duke of York would

There'd be morning silliness,
throwing pillows, giggling. - Elizabeth Windsor

There'd be morning silliness, throwing pillows, gigglin...

It was a very loving household,
and a very loving upbringing. - Elizabeth Windsor

It was a very loving household, and a very loving upbringing...

[BIG BEN CHIMES] - Elizabeth Windsor

[BIG BEN CHIMES]

[LACEY]:
There are whispers in the family - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: There are whispers in the family

Elizabeth's dynamic,
attractive uncle - Elizabeth Windsor

Elizabeth's dynamic, attractive uncle

He's picked up yet another
of these divorcees - Elizabeth Windsor

He's picked up yet another of these divorcees

This one is called
Mrs Wallis Simpson. - Elizabeth Windsor

This one is called Mrs Wallis Simpson.

Her husband is still
not just alive - Elizabeth Windsor

Her husband is still not just alive

And he insists on parading her
as his partner. - Elizabeth Windsor

And he insists on parading her as his partner.

[MAN 2]:
The King is a man like myself - Elizabeth Windsor

[MAN 2]: The King is a man like myself

[MAN 3]:
Apart from the fact - Elizabeth Windsor

[MAN 3]: Apart from the fact

[ROBERT HARDMAN]:
In the eyes of '30s - Elizabeth Windsor

[ROBERT HARDMAN]: In the eyes of '30s

Here is the supreme governor
of the Church of England - Elizabeth Windsor

Here is the supreme governor of the Church of England

[LACEY]: Edward VIII has to
choose between love or duty. - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: Edward VIII has to choose between love or duty.

Confronted by the dilemma - Elizabeth Windsor

Confronted by the dilemma

[EDWARD VIII]:
A few hours ago - Elizabeth Windsor

[EDWARD VIII]: A few hours ago

I have found it impossible
to discharge my duties - Elizabeth Windsor

I have found it impossible to discharge my duties

[NIKKHAH]: The abdication had
an enormously profound impact - Elizabeth Windsor

[NIKKHAH]: The abdication had an enormously profound impact

[RIDLEY]:
This was the first time - Elizabeth Windsor

[RIDLEY]: This was the first time

Elizabeth experiences this - Elizabeth Windsor

Elizabeth experiences this

[RIDLEY]: It was something
that her father - Elizabeth Windsor

[RIDLEY]: It was something that her father

When he realises
that it's going to happen - Elizabeth Windsor

When he realises that it's going to happen

What Elizabeth's uncle,
the King, had done - Elizabeth Windsor

What Elizabeth's uncle, the King, had done

It gives her this gravitas,
this weight - Elizabeth Windsor

It gives her this gravitas, this weight

[CROWD CHEERS] - Elizabeth Windsor

[RIDLEY]: It was really
important to have a king - Elizabeth Windsor

[RIDLEY]: It was really important to have a king

[BISHOP]:
I here present unto you - Elizabeth Windsor

[BISHOP]: I here present unto you

[LACEY]:
As she sees the crown - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: As she sees the crown

[CROWD CHEERS] - Elizabeth Windsor

And experiencing the radiation - Elizabeth Windsor

And experiencing the radiation

This is going to be
her future life. - Elizabeth Windsor

This is going to be her future life.

[SOMBRE MUSIC ON FOOTAGE] - Elizabeth Windsor

[SOMBRE MUSIC ON FOOTAGE]

And by his presence,
brought comfort - Elizabeth Windsor

And by his presence, brought comfort

Here, Buckingham Palace - Elizabeth Windsor

Here, Buckingham Palace

[HARDMAN]: The King's
actually in Buckingham Place - Elizabeth Windsor

[HARDMAN]: The King's actually in Buckingham Place

They see two bombs come
right down below their window - Elizabeth Windsor

They see two bombs come right down below their window

[LACEY]:
The immediate effect of the war - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: The immediate effect of the war

[LADY MUIR]:
They spent most of their time - Elizabeth Windsor

[LADY MUIR]: They spent most of their time

I think they were educated
with a governess - Elizabeth Windsor

I think they were educated with a governess

[LACEY]: It's a great
opportunity for her, personally - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: It's a great opportunity for her, personally

On her 19th birthday - Elizabeth Windsor

On her 19th birthday

[RIDLEY]:
Elizabeth joined up - Elizabeth Windsor

[RIDLEY]: Elizabeth joined up

[LADY MUIR]: Well, it was
part of the war effort - Elizabeth Windsor

[LADY MUIR]: Well, it was part of the war effort

Learning about
the insides of motorcars. - Elizabeth Windsor

Learning about the insides of motorcars.

[REPORTER]:
Now, visited by her parents - Elizabeth Windsor

[REPORTER]: Now, visited by her parents

[LACEY]:
And it also provides - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: And it also provides

And there was a tiff - Elizabeth Windsor

And there was a tiff

[RIDLEY]:
That really does tell us - Elizabeth Windsor

[RIDLEY]: That really does tell us

If she knows, or believes - Elizabeth Windsor

If she knows, or believes

[LACEY]: Right at
the beginning of the war - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: Right at the beginning of the war

[WESLEY KERR]:
She met him - Elizabeth Windsor

[WESLEY KERR]: She met him

As the Royal Yacht leaves
at the end of the day - Elizabeth Windsor

As the Royal Yacht leaves at the end of the day

[NIKKHAH]:
She's kind of starstruck by him - Elizabeth Windsor

[NIKKHAH]: She's kind of starstruck by him

And he's incredibly dashing
and very good looking - Elizabeth Windsor

And he's incredibly dashing and very good looking

When he is, you know,
away at sea - Elizabeth Windsor

When he is, you know, away at sea

Most old-fashioned courtship - Elizabeth Windsor

Most old-fashioned courtship

[RIDLEY]:
Once the war was over - Elizabeth Windsor

[RIDLEY]: Once the war was over

[LACEY]:
George VI certainly - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: George VI certainly

The whole question of who
Elizabeth is going to marry - Elizabeth Windsor

The whole question of who Elizabeth is going to marry

I mean, yes, it's supposed
to involve love - Elizabeth Windsor

I mean, yes, it's supposed to involve love

And it wasn't really a holiday,
but it was three months away - Elizabeth Windsor

And it wasn't really a holiday, but it was three months...

[LACEY]: She seems to become
a different person on this ship. - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: She seems to become a different person on this ship...

There's the liberation, somehow - Elizabeth Windsor

There's the liberation, somehow

But it's also her debut - Elizabeth Windsor

But it's also her debut

I now have great pleasure
in declaring - Elizabeth Windsor

I now have great pleasure in declaring

[KERR]: The tour takes her
from the rather shy girl - Elizabeth Windsor

[KERR]: The tour takes her from the rather shy girl

[LACEY]: Here now, officially,
she sits down - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: Here now, officially, she sits down

I declare before you all - Elizabeth Windsor

I declare before you all

[LACEY]: We know she had
help with the speech - Elizabeth Windsor

[LACEY]: We know she had help with the speech

[NIKKHAH]: It sets out
Elizabeth's personal manifesto - Elizabeth Windsor

[NIKKHAH]: It sets out Elizabeth's personal manifesto

And she talks about - Elizabeth Windsor

And she talks about

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Elizabeth Windsor tells the story of the girl who was never supposed to be Queen. Born the first daughter of 'the spare', the Duke of York, Princess Elizabeth's life was destined to be nothing more than a bit part in the privilege...

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Director: Patrick Dickinson

Writer: Patrick Dickinson

Production: Ad Hoc Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

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Released: 01 Jun 2022

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