Posted on Sep 11, 2022
Britain's royal history: More than 1,000 years of family drama
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The rituals of mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II tie-in traditions which date back centuries … a royal reminder of this family's thousand-plus year history.
Hugo Vickers, one of the preeminent biographers of the royal family, has met the Queen around 40 times.
Correspondent Seth Doane noted, "You have pictures of you with the Queen around us here."
Hugo Vickers, one of the preeminent biographers of the royal family, has met the Queen around 40 times.
Correspondent Seth Doane noted, "You have pictures of you with the Queen around us here."
Britain's royal history: More than 1,000 years of family drama
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Well, I think if you looked back at a lot of families, you might find a lot of sordid details," Vickers said.
But, when you're royal, family politics is geo-politics. Vickers said, "In the First World War, the Kaiser was a grandson of Queen Victoria and he's on one side, and George V is also a grandson of Queen Victoria on another side."
The House of Windsor had been the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, until World War I, when King George V decided to distance the family from that German-sounding name, and take one that was more English: Windsor, named and the castle and its town.
Windsor Castle, Vickers said, "runs through the fabric of British history" … much like the family of the Queen he so admires.
"There's a wonderful thread of continuity," he said. "We're jolly lucky to have a head of state like the one we've just lost. What country wouldn't have liked to have had our Queen as head of state?"
As Queen, she was credited with stabilizing and modernizing the monarchy. For future sovereigns, that's both an inheritance and a challenge."
..."Well, I think if you looked back at a lot of families, you might find a lot of sordid details," Vickers said.
But, when you're royal, family politics is geo-politics. Vickers said, "In the First World War, the Kaiser was a grandson of Queen Victoria and he's on one side, and George V is also a grandson of Queen Victoria on another side."
The House of Windsor had been the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, until World War I, when King George V decided to distance the family from that German-sounding name, and take one that was more English: Windsor, named and the castle and its town.
Windsor Castle, Vickers said, "runs through the fabric of British history" … much like the family of the Queen he so admires.
"There's a wonderful thread of continuity," he said. "We're jolly lucky to have a head of state like the one we've just lost. What country wouldn't have liked to have had our Queen as head of state?"
As Queen, she was credited with stabilizing and modernizing the monarchy. For future sovereigns, that's both an inheritance and a challenge."
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queen jumping out of helicopter-opening olympic ceremony
whilst watching this ceremony i couldn't help but record that amazing moment of the queen doing what she does best.
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Daniel Craig EXPOSES Queen Elizabeth for Making Fun of Him!
Daniel Craig appeared on 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' on Wednesday and opened up about meeting Queen Elizabeth II. The two filmed a sketch together f...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eNT3GjlG_c
Let us not forget the Queen had a sense of Humor.
Let us not forget the Queen had a sense of Humor.
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