till death us do part. till death us do part. but what happens when royal tradition stops you from following your heart ? in the medieval fortress of carnarvon castle charles, the eldest son of queen elizabeth, is crowned prince of wales. i charles, prince of wales, do become your liege man of life and limb. there s so much pomp, so much glamour. but under it all is a nervous 20-year-old who feels very strongly that the whole weight of monarchy rests on him. he had no choice in his life at all. his future was mapped out for him. he knew from an early age that he was part of a machine. prince charles is a central figure of this dynasty. he is the future. he is the great hope. the young prince who just celebrated his 3rd birthday carried out his handshaking duties most sedately. the prince as a child was quite withdrawn, very sensitive, very shy. but right from the beginning there s all this weight of expectation on this poor little boy s back. when charles
children s space? the queen s carefully constructed image of the perfect royal family is threatened by an anguished princess determined to tell her side of the story . and here are the cars. stunning, glimmering, shining, princess of wales. by 1985, diana has become the best known person in the world. she was a superstar. she was bigger than anyone in hollywood. everyone wanted to know all they could about her, her life, and what the future was going to be. by the time she s 24, diana has been married to prince charles for four years. they have two sons, prince william who is three and 1-year-old prince harry. they are for all intents and purposes the royal family. i feel my role is supporting my husband, and also most importantly being a mother and a wife. and that s what i try to achieve, whether i do is another thing, but i do try. she gave this wonderful impression to the public. have you actually tried to change prince charles in any way since you got
has faced scandal, war. adultery. it would have been far easy to have had two wives. and tragedy. diana, the princess of wales, has died at the age of 36. they would do whatever it takes to survive. we are here to celebrate six decades of the queens reign. duty, power and sacrifice. the windors . 1911, the future of the british monarchy rests on the shoulders of a teenage boy. prince edward. he is the eldest son of king george v and his wife, queen mary. on his father s death, edward would reign over britain and the vast empire. edward is only 17 when his father, king george the fifth, forces him to go through this special ceremony declaring him prince of wales and heir to the throne. the whole ceremony is all planned by his father, king george. everything about is one giant symbol of what george thinks monarchy should be. king george the fifth is the 30th monarch in a line that stretches back nearly 1000 years. through eight royal houses, all the
cautious step as monarch, she is torn between the palace old forward led by her mother and those like her husband philip who want change. with scandals swirling around her sister margaret threatening to tarnish her reign, the queen must assert her power. sacrificing the happiness of those she loves. february 1952. elizabeth ii has been queen for just a few days, following the death of her father, king george vi. shortly after the king s lord mount batten prince philip s uncle holds a dinner party at the house in hampshire. lord louis mountbatten played a key role in the life of his young nephew philip. when philip is a child the family are deposed and they flee to exile, and really his father has no time for him. louis mountbatten takes over as philip s guardian and so he sees him as his son really. lord mountbatten had always had domestic ambitions for his nephew philip. he was like some sort of medieval character plotting the advance of his own dynasty. lord mou
He wanted attention, he wanted love. He was timid and what Prince Philip wanted was a brave son. Tabloids loved Prince Charles, the playboy. Charles seems to take a particular shine to diana. First fell in love. [laughter] under media glare, Charles Public Image is often ques questioned. Also in all of this, there was parker built. She had a Suspicion Charles was seeing camilla, charles didnt really love her. The marriage was spiraling down. The queen want to charles and diana to divorce. You seemed difficulties preparing to be king. He has to be the idea landmark moments of his life are also landmark moments for the nation. I Think Charles will be an extremely good king. He cares so much, he cares about his subject, he cares about his country. Feel want to make the family more relevant to younger people. The promise of lifelong service, i knew too old today. Buckingham palace Royal Highness elizabeth, duchess safely delivered of prince at 19 14 p. M. And air born, Prince Charles Phili