That devotion to duty established her as a symbol of british pride and national celebration. The queen was an absolute splendid person she was exactly what you would want to have as your best friend. And i also remember her as a a fantastic mother. All other sort of pomple and pageantry and Everything Else her family was always very, very important. Identified by duty so for her the sense of commitment and dedication to the country, to the position of the monarchy was absolute. She nurtured monarchy through one the biggest periods of change that society has ever seen. And shes passed on to the king something that is utterly solvent. To be queen you have to do it. I think it must have been very heartwarming for the queen to appreciate the immense amount of affection that they loved her. Elizabeth xangd are mare remay e first granddaughter but no one imagined she would be queen. The structure of things the expectation was that eldest son of the king who was the Prince Of Wales at the tim
that devotion to duty established her as a symbol of british pride and national celebration. the queen was an absolute splendid person she was exactly what you would want to have as your best friend. and i also remember her as a a fantastic mother. all other sort of pomple and pageantry and everything else her family was always very, very important. identified by duty so for her the sense of commitment and dedication to the country, to the position of the monarchy was absolute. she nurtured monarchy through one the biggest periods of change that society has ever seen. and she s passed on to the king something that is utterly solvent. to be queen you have to do it. i think it must have been very heartwarming for the queen to appreciate the immense amount of affection that they loved her. elizabeth xangd are mare remay e first granddaughter but no one imagined she would be queen. the structure of things the expectation was that eldest son of the ki
an amazing woman. just a very sombre mood in windsor, really. what did she represent to people of your generation? a guiding light, a moral code, how to conduct yourself, - how to act, what is - right and what s wrong. here on the streets of royal windsor, the sense of a an epoch having passed is palpable. there is the sense of mourning, shared with the entire nation. but something else. for these people have lost a neighbour, a queen who was part of their daily lives. amir bukhari was getting calls from relatives in pakistan, who had heard the news. he runs a cafe besides windsor castle. no words to express my emotions. it is really sad. what did she mean to you? not only me but everyone in the world. everybody feels very sad, very down. for us, she was a neighbour. and we feel more. no matter how long anticipated, the end has crystallised loss. the passing of a monarch, who symbolised to people the best of their nation, of themselves. fergal keane, bbc news, windsor. you ve
states as well. it was a message to all of the children of the british empire and beyond who had fled their homes for far off places to seek safety and shelter. and it was delivered by a fellow child, the very first radio address of then 14 year old princess elizabeth. her royal highness, princess elizabeth. in wishing you all good evening, i feel that i am speaking to friends and companions who have shared with my sister and myself many a happy children s hour. thousands of you in this country have had to leave your homes and be separated from your fathers and mothers. my sister margaret rose and i feel so much for you. i can truthfully say to you all that we children at home are full of cheerfulness and courage. we are trying to do all that we can to help our gallant sailors, soldiers and airmen. and we are trying to to bear our own share of the danger and sadness of war. princess elizabeth made good on those commitments to help them in the war effort. when she turned 1
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