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Royal Family (1969): An Intimate portrait of the daily life of the British Royal Family drawn from 18 months of filming within Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral.
The royal family behind the scenes.
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When it originally aired in June 1969 The film attracted over 38 million viewers in the United Kingdom, and was sold around the world and seen by an estimated 350 million people.
It was later supposedly banned by Queen Elizabeth II for decades for giving the public an overly intimate view of the royals.
The documentary was commissioned by Elizabeth II to celebrate the investiture of her eldest son, Charles, as Prince of Wales. It was directed by Richard Cawston,with the script by Antony Jay, narrated by Michael Flanders.
It was the idea of William Heseltine, then royal Press Secretary, and the television producer John Brabourne (son-in-law of Lord Mountbatten), who both believed that showing the family's day-to-day life on TV would help to revive public interest in an institution widely seen, in the Swinging Sixties, as out of touch and irrelevant.
Cawston was approached in March 1968, and filming began on 8 June at Trooping the Colour. A total of 43 hours of material were shot for the documentary. Editing started in March 1969, while filming came to an end in May.
All scenes had to be agreed to by an advisory committee chaired by the Queen's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
However, Cawston was allowed to shoot everything he wanted, later recounting "I never asked for things which I thought would be in bad taste; therefore, there was never any question of asking for something that would have to be turned down".
The Queen saw the film in its entirety one month before the broadcast.
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The Best Royal Family Documentaries To Watch:
*NEVER BEFORE SEEN Documentaries on PRINCESS DIANA IN 4K:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9FESTy1tILKiDpcwjtPjC68HXMRey3WI
*EXCEPTIONAL videos on the Royal family in 4K in this playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9FESTy1tILLk-RE7O4wPlzKjb3L_B3Dw
* MOVIES Made About The Royal Family IN HD and 4K:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9FESTy1tILLwbzFgMmvFWR9sQ7rY6Ddd
*More Special videos on the Royal family in this Playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLomQhQT1ZzzMDSBBGYDtJxyyb6u4Eq38a
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#royal #royalfamily #queen
Royal Family (1969): An Intimate portrait of the daily life of the British Royal Family drawn from 18 months of filming within Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral.
The royal family behind the scenes.
********************************
» Subscribe Here: youtube.com/c/TheRoyalFamilyRA?sub_confirmation=1
When it originally aired in June 1969 The film attracted over 38 million viewers in the United Kingdom, and was sold around the world and seen by an estimated 350 million people.
It was later supposedly banned by Queen Elizabeth II for decades for giving the public an overly intimate view of the royals.
The documentary was commissioned by Elizabeth II to celebrate the investiture of her eldest son, Charles, as Prince of Wales. It was directed by Richard Cawston,with the script by Antony Jay, narrated by Michael Flanders.
It was the idea of William Heseltine, then royal Press Secretary, and the television producer John Brabourne (son-in-law of Lord Mountbatten), who both believed that showing the family's day-to-day life on TV would help to revive public interest in an institution widely seen, in the Swinging Sixties, as out of touch and irrelevant.
Cawston was approached in March 1968, and filming began on 8 June at Trooping the Colour. A total of 43 hours of material were shot for the documentary. Editing started in March 1969, while filming came to an end in May.
All scenes had to be agreed to by an advisory committee chaired by the Queen's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
However, Cawston was allowed to shoot everything he wanted, later recounting "I never asked for things which I thought would be in bad taste; therefore, there was never any question of asking for something that would have to be turned down".
The Queen saw the film in its entirety one month before the broadcast.
********************************
The Best Royal Family Documentaries To Watch:
*NEVER BEFORE SEEN Documentaries on PRINCESS DIANA IN 4K:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9FESTy1tILKiDpcwjtPjC68HXMRey3WI
*EXCEPTIONAL videos on the Royal family in 4K in this playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9FESTy1tILLk-RE7O4wPlzKjb3L_B3Dw
* MOVIES Made About The Royal Family IN HD and 4K:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9FESTy1tILLwbzFgMmvFWR9sQ7rY6Ddd
*More Special videos on the Royal family in this Playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLomQhQT1ZzzMDSBBGYDtJxyyb6u4Eq38a
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#royal #royalfamily #queen
