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
last, mary, the queen, one of her first ask is to bow before her son, edward. to kiss his hand. in that moment, he is gone from being edward to king edward. two days after he becomes king, there is a ceremony at james palace when it is proclaimed. prince david. my grandmother was at the proclamation. she is there in the courtyard. looking up, she sees out of a window the new king, edward, with wallis by his side. she is very shocked by this.