QUEEN ELIZABETH II

90^TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

4 DVD BOX SET

Factory Sealed

PAL REGION FREE

(This DVD will only work in the USA if you have a Multi Region DVD player)

THE QUEENS CORONATION; BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

THE CORONATION IN 1953 APPEARED TO BE A GLITTERING TRIUMPH FOR THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR.  BUT THE SCENES THERE WAS A STORY OF RIVALRY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.  IN THIS HIGH SOCIETY SPECIAL WELL DISCOVER THAT PRINCE PHILLIP WAS AT ODDS WITH THE QUEEN MOTHER AND THE ROYAL ESTABLISHMENT OVER HIS DESIRE TO MODERNISE THE MONARCHY, AND THAT THE OLD QUEEN WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH HER DAUGHTERS SUDDEN RISE TO POWER.  ELIZABETH WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HER HUSBAND, WHO WANTED TO CREATE A MORE EXTROVERT, MODERN IMAGE FOR THE MONARCHY, AND THE TRADITIONALISTS IN THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD, WHO LIVED IN AN ARCHAIC, UNCHANGING WORLD.

THIS DOCUMENTARY WITH DRAMATIZED EXCERPTS AND INTERVIEWS WITH LEADING HISTORIANS EXAMINES HOW ELIZABETH EVENTUALLY AGREED TO TELEVISE THE FULL CORONATION CEREMONY INSIDE WESTMINSTER ABBEY, AGAINST THE INITIAL ADVICE OF PRIME MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL AND THE CABINET.  A DECISION HOTLY CONTESTED BY HER ADVISORS, IT MARKED A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN HOW THE MONARCHY COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC.  UNWITTINGLY, INNOCENTLY, THE QUEEN HAD GIVEN A HUGE HELPING HAND TO THE MEDIUM THAT WOULD DO SO MUCH TO UNDERMINE HER FAMILY IN LATER YEARS.

The changing Face of The Queen

Her face has been on the UKs stamps and money for nearly 60 years, and over 20 million people worldwide tune in to her Christmas Day speech every year. Having lived through and indeed been at the heart of some of the most dramatic events of the 20th and 21st century: The Second World War, the end of the British Empire, the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II is one of the most iconic women in the world. This film tells the story of an international icon. Featuring interviews with those who know the Queen best, including her couturier, her hairdresser, photographers, historians and the editor of American Vogue, The Changing Face

 Of The Queen tells all the most important stories of the Queens Life as never heard before. Using stunning archive footage this special also finds the answers to questions such as whats in the Queens handbag? What happens to the clothes when she doesnt wear then anymore? Does she ever wear trousers? How does she get her hair like that? And how much does the Queens wardrobe cost? Making The Changing Face Of The Queen a must-have for all admirers of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Royal Wedding In Colour: Hrh Princess Elizabeth & Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten

This amazing film of the Royal Wedding was shot by the late Jack Cardiff, a pioneer cameraman working with the then new Technicolor process in the 1940s. It contains never-before-seen footage in full colour of the processions at Westminster Abbey and afterwards at Buckingham Palace of the wedding of HRH Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in the autumn of 1947. This film becomes available now due to the fact that a copy was given by Jack Cardiff to his friend Ralph Pulley, who worked at Technicolor after the war. It has remained in the Pulley family ownership ever since and its importance was only realised when a conversation took place between Ralphs daughter and Stanley F Mazur, film producer and owner of Celtic Arrow Media. This film has not been digitally enhanced, the footage and soundtrack are as on the original and it provides a wonderful reminder of the times and people involved in this momentous event

THE STORY OF ROYAL LONDON

THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IS RICH WITH PAGEANTRY AND TRADITION, AN INTERWEAVING OF THE PAST AND THE PRESENT.  UP AND DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE COUNTRY ARE EXAMPLES OF HOW THE HISTORY OF THESE ISLANDS HAS BEEN FORMED.  BUT NOWHERE IS THAT MORE EVIDENT THAN IN THE NATIONS CAPITAL LONDON.  IT IS HERE THAT MOST OF THIS COUNTRYs GREAT OCCASIONS IN HER PUBLIC AND STATE LIFE TAKE PLACE, GARDEN PARTIES, JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS, THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF ROYAL WEDDINGS, STATE FUNERALS AND OF COURSE THE CORONATION ARE ALL HELD IN WHAT MANY TAKE TO BE THE HEART OF THE KINGDOM.

WE LOOK BEHIND THE PAGEANTRY INSIDE PLACES HELD ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO THE HEARTS OF LONDONERS; ST PAULS AND WESTMINSTER ABBEY, WE EXAMINE THE CROWN LINKS TO THE CITY WITH A TRIP INTO THE BANK OF ENGLAND, AND LOOK AT THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME  APPROX. 180 MINUTES