Tumbles on castle lawns,the theft of Britannia, the niceness of Lady Chatto and some terrific domestic movies. Happy birthday, and ma’amThe Queen is celebrating a enormous birthday,you may have noticed. To mark the occasion she’s sharing some obsolete domestic cine films – shot by herself (not a tainted camerama’am), her husband and her parents. We watch as various members of her family – including herself and Charles (who also narrates … well, or burbles),Anne, William and Harry, or plus the odd cousin,dukes and whatnot – watch the footage. Kind of like a Royal Gogglebox, actually called Elizabeth at 90 – A Family Tribute (BBC1). From which we learn …Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com