Royal Family gave viewers a glimpse into life at home for the royals Filmed over the course of 12 months, it featured all sorts of royal moments – from the family watching TV and enjoying picnics, to the Queen working at her desk and royal tours abroad. However, Her Majesty is reported to have regretted the decision to allow the cameras into her home, and Sir David Attenborough, then a BBC controller, is said to have told the filmmaker that the film risked "killing the monarchy". Princess Anne even once made her feelings about the film clear, saying: "I never liked the idea of Royal Family, I thought it was a rotten idea. The attention which had been brought upon one ever since one was a child… you just didn’t need any more."