HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II's SPEECH TO THE UK AND COMMONWEALTH
The Queen's Speech isn't exactly the most exciting broadcast of the year, but I, among millions of others, watch it, as much for the novelty of the Queen talking to me as anything else ...
***FOREIGN ROYAL SPEECHES***
Just in case anybody has a fascination with foreign royalty and/or learning Dutch:~Here is the Dutch Queen Beatrix's Christmas Speech
Kersttoespraak 2010
Sorry I did look for a version with English subtitles but can't find any...
King Harald of Norway New Year's Speech
Nyttårstale 2009
Notice the similarity between the King's Norwegian accent and that of the (English-speaking) isles of Orkney, which were settled by Viking invaders....
Sunday, 26 December 2010
Saturday, 7 August 2010
Queen Elizabeth II: Behind the Scenes
Brushing off against Annie Liebowitz and her endless line of assistants... Asks the Queen, in all her regal finery, if she wouldn't mind taking her crown off (actually a tiara) because it might look "less dressy".
"Less dressy!" explodes the Queen. "What do you think this is?" Indicating her garter robes, which are about as dressy as her regalia gets...
The BBC edited the footage to make the poor Queen look as if she was stomping out of the session in fury. She's actually sweeping into the session late and in great irritation at having to don such a heavy and uncomfortable outfit...
"Less dressy!" explodes the Queen. "What do you think this is?" Indicating her garter robes, which are about as dressy as her regalia gets...
The BBC edited the footage to make the poor Queen look as if she was stomping out of the session in fury. She's actually sweeping into the session late and in great irritation at having to don such a heavy and uncomfortable outfit...
The Monarchy: the Royal Family at Work
The BBC's 2007 documentary on Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, head of the Commonwealth + Head of State of 16 overseas nations....
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Thursday, 5 August 2010
Michael Jackson meets HRH Diana, Princess of Wales
Or... Diana, Princess of Wales meets Michael Jackson...
Diana Trbute and Biography
TRIBUTE TO PRINCESS DIANA, broadcast on UK Channel 4 on the eve of her funeral on 31 September 1997...
Part 1 Early years and engagement to Prince Charles
2 Royal Wedding 1981
3 birth of Prince William and royal duties
4 AIDS work and an emerging celebrity
5 breakup of the royal marriage
6 a troubled monarchy and the final years
Part 1 Early years and engagement to Prince Charles
2 Royal Wedding 1981
3 birth of Prince William and royal duties
4 AIDS work and an emerging celebrity
5 breakup of the royal marriage
6 a troubled monarchy and the final years
Diana: the secret tapes
These are the tapes on which Andrew Morton based his 1992 book Diana: Her True Story. Also includes interviews with Princess Diana's friends and associates, and videotape of Diana practising her speeches.
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