The Royal House of Windsor
Drawing on newly available evidence, this epic series explores the Windsor dynasty's gripping family saga, providing fresh insights into how our royal family have survived four generations of crisis.
Overview
Drawing on newly available evidence, this epic series explores the Windsor dynasty's gripping family saga, providing fresh insights into how our royal family have survived four generations of crisis.
Episodes
1. Adapt or Die
This episode reveals fresh insights into how George V rescued the monarchy by dumping his family's German roots, and explores the Edward VIII abdication crisis
2. Love and Duty
In 1947, as Britain suffers from crippling post-war austerity and the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Elizabeth and her ailing father, George VI, visit South Africa on a fraught royal tour
3. Enter the Outsider
The story of Prince Philip, the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960s he harnessed the medium of television to revamp the Royals' public image.
Cast & Crew
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Self (archive footage)
King Charles III of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Diana, Princess of Wales
Self (archive footage)
Camilla Shand
Self (archive footage)
William, Prince of Wales
Self (archive footage)
