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Royal House of Windsor

Tuesday, May 11 at 8pm on MPT2

Episode #102 – "Love and Duty"
In 1947, as Britain suffers from crippling post-war austerity and the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Elizabeth and her ailing father, George VI, visit South Africa on a fraught royal tour.

About the program

Narrated by Gwilym Lee (DS Charlie Nelson from Midsomer Murders), THE ROYAL HOUSE OF WINDSOR investigates how the British royal family was able to survive four generations of crisis. As it turns out, the improbable tale of triumph is marked with ruthlessness, pragmatism, and sheer good luck.