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Oct 13, 2020 · George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952, George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- Family, Windsor, House of, World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain, Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography Publisher London : J. Murray Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English
Apr 27, 2021 · From inspiring their subjects to plotting international strategy, the world's monarchies still have a crucial role to play in their country's war effort duri...
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The Prince of Wales, eldest son of The Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was born at Buckingham Palace at 9.14pm on 14 November 1948. A month later, on 15 December, Charles Philip Arthur George was christened in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher. The Prince's mother was proclaimed ...
Royal biographer Penny Junor says that the royal family has presented itself "as the model family" since the 1930s. Author Edward Owen wrote that during the Second World War , the monarchy sought an image of a "more informal and vulnerable family" that had a unifying effect on the nation during instability. [44]
Jan 1, 1994 · 1,364 reviews33 followers. March 14, 2023. The British Monarchy rocked by scandals and family feuds! (Eight decades ago.)Today when the Royal Family seems most notable for its dysfunctionality, it's well to remember that the wily Windsors have faced unpopularity and division before and emerged victorious.
The royal family truly believes in maintaining a strict veil of secrecy, creating an illusion or a spell, that if broken, cannot be recreated. As a result they can seem aloof, distant, and disengaged. With "The Royal Family at War" Aronson allows a glimpse inside that veil of secrecy and pomp that allows a glimpse of the royal family's humanity.
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Mar 23, 2019 · The Royal Family at War. Available on My5. When members of the British royal family fall out there can be consequences for the future of the monarch and the country as a whole. This two-part documentary shows this by charting scandalous love affairs, bitter disputes and all kinds of royal rifts and tiffs. Using rarely-seen archive footage and ...
