produce and he ir, and she hopes he s found the perfect bride. for better or for worse. for better or for worse. to death do us part. till test do us part. but what happens when royal tradition stops you from following your heart ? charles, the eldest son of queen elizabeth is crowned prince of wales. i charles prince of wales do become your leadman for life and limb. there s so much pomp, so much glamour but underneath it all is a nervous 20-year-old, 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 fuchl he is the great hope. the young prince who just celebrated his 21st birthday carried out his hand shaking duties. the prince as a child was quite withdrawn, very sensitive, very shy. but right from the beginning, there s all the weight of expectation on this poor little
and here charming princess of wales. she is a huge deal. she was bigger than anyone in hollywood. everybody 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 one-year-old prince harry. they are for all intents and purposes, the perfect yij of the royal family. i m supporting my husband but also most important thing, being a mother and a wife. and that s what i try to achieve whenever i can. she gave this wonderful impression to the public. have you actually tried to change prince charles in any way since you got married? nothing dramatic. but behind the scenes, she is very much living a lie. did you know what you were taking on? no, i didn t. throughout diana s marriage to charles, there was a third figure hovering around, camilla parker bowles, the wife of one of prince charles s
as a voracious press hounds diana. - could i ask you to respect my children s space? narrator: 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. [dramatic music] [crowd cheering] - and here are the cars. a stunning, silver, glimmering, shining princess of wales. - by 1985 diana has become the best-known woman in the english-speaking world. she is a huge deal. - she was a superstar. she was bigger than anyone in hollywood - everybody wanted to know all they could about her, her life, and what the future was going to be. - [indistinct speech] - you go get harry. narrator: 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 one-year-old prince harry. - [indistinct speech] [laughter] [indistinct speech] - they are, for all intents and purposes, the perfect image of the royal family. - i feel my role
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
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