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At age 10, an unexpected twist of fate led her to become heir to the throne of theworld’s greatest Empire. At 13, just a mere Princess, she fell in love with a man fiveyears her senior, her third-cousin, Phillip. At 21, she married him and soon bore himtheir first two children, Charles and Anne. At 25, she inherited the throne… whereshe still sits today.

Over the course of her nearly seven-decade rule, she has been served by over adozen prime ministers, met the world’s greatest leaders, watched her offspringembroiled in a series of world-captivating scandals, and buried her mother, sister,and an iconic daughter-in-law. She has seen her approval-ratings plummet so lowthe monarchy itself was openly questioned, and later publicly rebounded to becomethe adoring “grandmother” of a grateful nation.

She is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary --Queen Elizabeth II-- ruler of the United Kingdom.

And this is her true story.

This is ELIZABETH.

This riveting 8 hour series will be the definitive documentary on Queen Elizabeth,tracking her rise & reign from her unexpected ascension in 1952 into her storied21st Century rule. Told through ITN’s unprecedented & exclusive collection of rareRoyal archive, the Windsor’s private home movie collection, & an unparalleled rangeof first-person & seldom-heard testimonials from those closest to the Queenthroughout her life, ELIZABETH will serve as the perfect non-fiction companion forthe millions of Anglophiles held rapt by Netflix’s wildly popular series, The Crown.But unlike the dramatic licenses taken in The Crown, ELIZABETH’s narrative will betotally fact based & first-person driven, guaranteeing the audience an engrossingand authentic viewing experience.

Each episode of ELIZABETH will examine roughly a decade of the Queen’s 90 years,exploring the key moments in both hers and the nation’s lives, including –but notlimited to-- the abdication of King Edward VIII, Elizabeth’s Coronation, the youngQueen’s unique relationship with Churchill, the stories behind the selection ofEngland’s legendary prime ministers, the birth & fierce protection of her grandsons,the rise & fall of Princess Diana, Prince Charles’ battle for standing, the creation &disbanding of the European Union, the Queen in the new millennium, and perhaps,greatest of all, the end of the golden age of deference.

And ITN Productions is truly the only production company poised to make thislandmark series possible & bring ELIZABETH to air. We are the acknowledgedfilmmaker of choice for Royal programs. Our unmatched archives include footagecovering all Royal-related milestones & interviews from the early days of Elizabeth’sreign to the present that no one else can provide. And our company’s unparalleledaccess to Buckingham Palace will open the door to rare, new interviews with theQueen’s friends & Royal insiders, as well as access to the Royal Family’sextraordinary private film archives shot by the Queen’s father, King George VI andthe Queen. These home movies will offer a rare view into the Royals, revealingastonishing behind-the-scene insights into the life of the Royal Family both onholiday & during great occasions of state.

This is ELIZABETH, the definitive television biography of the most watched, yet mostprivate, person in the world.

ELIZABETHOverview

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ELIZABETHEpisode Synopses

EPISODE 1: HEIR TO THE THRONEWhen the King of England chooses an American divorcee over thethrone in 1936, it puts 10-year-old Elizabeth on a crash-course withdestiny as the presumptive heir to the world’s biggest Empire. Later,as a young bride, while struggling to maintain an independent &private family of her own, fate once again claims Elizabeth, thrustingher to lead the Monarchy when her father, King George VI,unexpectedly dies in 1952. It’s then the young Elizabeth truly becomesQueen.

EPISODE 2: THE CROWNED QUEENFrom the moment Elizabeth becomes Queen in 1952, the 25-year-oldstruggles to find her footing, facing huge challenges, both domestic &foreign. Her new role strains her marriage to Phillip, her sisterMargaret begins an affair with a married member of the military &must choose between love & her membership of the Royal family, andChurchill, the Queen’s mentor, suffers a series of debilitating strokes.As the Queen battles to support her family, she discovers her ownnation’s politicians are trying to compromise her position as head ofstate.

EPISODE 3: THE SWINGING ‘60sThe 1960s bring a less reverential & more relaxed Britain, causingthe Queen to relax some of her rigid ways as well. As the Free Lovedecade progresses, the Queen attempts to adjust with the times,positioning herself as a hands-on mother with her third child, PrinceAndrew, choosing to rear the boy herself instead of relying onnannies. She also becomes an adroit politician, publicly welcomingthe new Prime Minister & his family at Buckingham Palace in anunprecedented p.r. move. By 1969, the Queen even allows a cameracrew to film the Royal Family on holiday, eavesdropping on theirconversations in the blockbuster BBC documentary, “The RoyalFamily.” But as the decade draws to a close, the Queen fears too muchexposure is ruining the Monarchy’s mystique & once again closes thedoor to the public.

EPISODE 4: “GOD SAVE THE QUEEN”The 1970s start on a hopeful note with Britain joining the EuropeanUnion & the Queen making a state visit to Paris. The decade reaches ahigh note in 1977 at the Queen’s Silver Jubilee with the Monarchrenewing the pledge she made at 21 “to serve the Empire.” But thenthe Queen’s public stock begins to plummet. The fallout from rising oilprices & skyrocketing unemployment, a sister embroiled in anadulterous affair, and a son unable to find a wife, reach peak pitchwith the Sex Pistols performing their irreverent anthem, “God SaveThe Queen” from a barge on the Thames during the Jubileecelebration. The political front proves not much better with Thatchersupporting a pro-Apartheid South African government --causingruptures in the Commonwealth-- and Prince Phillip’s mentor & uncle,Lord Mountbatten, being killed in an IRA bombing. 2

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ELIZABETHEpisode Synopses continued

EPISODE 5: THE RISE OF DIANAIn 1980 Prince Charles meets Lady Diana Spencer. Queen Elizabethurges her son to marry quickly for reputational purposes. Thetriumphant wedding is watched by millions around the globe & ayear later is followed by the birth of their son, Prince William. To thebeloved public, Diana is the perfect Princess—beautiful, glamorous, &compassionate. But in private, the new Royal hates the formality ofher new life, disdains the Queen, & becomes lonely and bulimic. In1986, Diana is joined by another hellraising Royal bride, PrinceAndrew’s wife, Sarah Ferguson. As Diana & Sarah’s Royal marriagesfall apart, the Queen –and the world– watches her familydisintegrate, her dream of a Royal Family as exemplar for the nationbecomes a tawdry soap opera that entertains a salacious public.

EPISODE 6: THE DECADE OF HORROR & DEATH OF A PRINCESS

In 1992, the Queen suffers a terrible loss when her childhood home,the stately Windsor Castle, is severely damaged by fire. Repairestimates run north of £40 million, but the Royal Family’s popularityis at such an all-time low that the British public refuses to foot thebill. Over the next 5 years, all the Queen’s loyal service to her countryappears to be for naught. Her children & their spouses --separated orconstantly at war with one another-- have dragged the RoyalFamily’s reputation through the mud & the Queen scrambles to dobehind-the-scenes damage control. But when Diana dies tragically inthe backseat of her Arab lover, Dodi Al Fayed’s limousine in a Parisiantunnel in 1997, England, the Queen, and the world are left in shock.The Queen is now confronted by a tidal wave of massive publichostility.

EPISODE 7: BACKLASH & HEALINGThe 6 days between Diana’s death & her funeral are played out withfirst-hand accounts from the main participants recounting thetensions between the Government, the Royals & Diana’s family overwhether her funeral should be public or private, with the formerwinning out. The Queen’s ‘deep bow’ at Diana’s funeral before a raptglobal audience transforms the national mood from disdain torespect for the Monarch. Some 5 years later, in 2002, the Queen facesfurther personal loss with the death of both her mother & her sister,Princess Margaret. Prince Charles repositions himself to take a newbride, Camilla Parker-Bowles. In 2007, Princes William & Harry stagethe Concert for Diana, a tribute to their Mother. It will be one of thefirst of the Queen’s grandsons’ very public feats to come.

EPISODE 8: LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!In 2015, the Queen becomes the longest living Monarch on earth. Herexperience allows her to navigate the most difficult of political tasks,including the formation of a coalition government in 2010, a trickystate visit to Ireland, hosting the Olympic Summer Games in 2012, &England’s withdraw of the EU in 2017. She can rest easy now thatPrince Charles’ reputation has rebounded & he once again seemspoised to be the Monarchy’s next heir. Prince William marries KateMiddleton & sires a massively popular new generation of Royals. At90, Elizabeth Alexandra Marry --Queen Elizabeth II—is at the heightof her success, having lived a life well led.

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ELIZABETHEpisode Treatments

EPISODE 1: HEIR TO THE THRONE

In November 1936, 10-year old Princess Elizabeth’s life changesforever when her Uncle David --King Edward VIII-- marries theAmerican socialite divorcee, Wallis Simpson, and abdicates thethrone. Elizabeth’s father --Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor--becomes King George VI & his young daughter the heir presumptiveto the world’s biggest empire. The relatively free & privileged lifeElizabeth believed before her is gone; where once her father lovinglyreferred to Elizabeth, her sister, Margaret, & their mother as “Us Four,”now they belong to the nation & the young girls must curtsey low totheir father, the King. With the family’s ascension comes a move fromtheir home at Windsor Castle to the gloomy Buckingham Palacewhere Elizabeth & her sister are educated in the palace attic bygovernesses. Later, Elizabeth’s rudimentary education is extended toconstitutional history under the tutelage of Sir Henry Marten, theesteemed headmaster of the renowned Eton school. The youngPrincess bristles at her educator’s direct questions & makes earnestannotations in her constitutional history exercise book, that can stillbe seen today.

Elizabeth’s only contact with the outside world is to stand on a hill inthe palace garden & look out at the world beyond. In this shelteredyouth, she only meets the children of aristocrats & palace staff, and isheld under the expectation that she will someday marry a Duke. Butin July 1939, the 13-year-old Princess meets her 3rd cousin, PrincePhilip of Greece –-a man 5 years her senior-- on a visit to DartmouthNaval College, where he is a young cadet. Although the properbloodline, Philip is regarded as unsuitable; he is in exile, his mother ismad, his father in the arms of a mistress on the Riviera, & his sistersall married to prominent Nazis.

When the Second World War starts, the young Princesses are sent tothe safety of Windsor Castle where they are visited by their parentson weekends. The young Queen in-waiting contributes to the war-effort by giving radio broadcasts & being filmed training as amechanic in the Royal Auxiliary Corps. While the world is told that theRoyal children live on the same coupons as everybody else & bathe in5-inches of water, they in fact have unlimited clothes, & game from theRoyal estates to eat.

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After the War Philip begins regularly visiting Elizabeth at BuckinghamPalace. By the summer of 1946, he proposes to her despiteconsiderable opposition from many courtiers and Queen Mary, whobelieves his Nazi connections & erratic upbringing make him“unsuitable.” But Elizabeth is determined: she loves the handsome,alpha male, naval officer & persuades her father to agree to let hermarry him. Their engagement is officially announced in July 1947,after Elizabeth had turns 21.

Their Royal Wedding in November 1947 is a moment of extraordinarycelebration for grim post-war Britain. The couple soon add twochildren to their family, Charles & Anne. Although Philip is stationedat Valetta in Malta, Elizabeth insists on maintaining a strongrelationship with her husband, spending weeks away from herchildren to be with him.

While Elizabeth is determined to shield her offspring from the press &maintain a low profile, her plans for a private married life endabruptly on February 6, 1952, when her father, King George VI, dies.Elizabeth learns of the news while she & Philip are lodging in simpletreetop huts during a visit to Kenya. Her cousin Lady Mountbatten,who was with her at the time, remembers seeing the couple off backto England, thinking, “It was like putting a little bird into a cage, theirprivate lives were over.” The 25-year-old Princess is now Queen.

TEASE-OUT: The Crown has been passed down to Elizabeth earlierthan many expected. But will the determination she showed inmarrying the man she wanted count for anything when faced with thereality of being Queen?…

EP. 1 INTERVIEWS TO INCLUDE: The Queen’s cousins, Lady PamelaHicks & Lady Mountbatten; her friend Lady Glenconner; Sergeant PatBlake, who was in the RAS with the Queen; Emmanuel Farugia, Philip’svalet in Malta.

EP. 1 ARCHVES TO INCLUDE: Interview with Lord Airlie, who playedwith Elizabeth as a child & dined with her during the War; Jock Colville,who was Elizabeth’s private secretary; Margaret Rhodes, herbridesmaid at the wedding; Prince Philip who talks of the cost of givingup his naval career. From the British Film Institute: private Royal filmtaken by George VI of the Welsh House & life in Buckingham Palacefrom 1936-39. And the Queen’s own footage of her young family atBalmoral & of her time with Philip in Malta. The stock house, BritishPathé, has footage of the young Princess broadcasting to childrenacross the Empire, Elizabeth as a RAS mechanic, & the Royal wedding.

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EPISODE 2: THE CROWNED QUEEN

On June 2, 1953, one year into the young Queen’s reign, the Monarch is coronatedin the most regal of ceremonies in Westminster Abbey. The event, broadcastaround the world, garners the largest television audience in history with PrimeMinister Winston Churchill declaring, “a second Elizabethan era has begun.”Ironically, the Queen had spent much of her early years trying to stop televisionfrom intruding into her duties. Keen to present the correct regal image andsupported by Churchill & the Bishops, she had wanted the Coronation service heldaway from the cameras, afraid she would make a gaffe. But a public outcry led bythe newspapers & MPs forced the Queen to reconsider. During the rehearsals it isdiscovered that the Archbishop of Canterbury is blocking the camera’s view as hecrowns the Queen, so officials alter the ceremony to have the clergymanawkwardly stand to one side in order to give the cameras a better angle—up untilthe moment he places the crown on her head, that is, because the actual momentof “the anointing of the monarch”—the holiest part of the service-- is not allowedto be captured. The Queen’s ladies-in-waiting tell of her extraordinary calm, withLady Mary Russell noting how Elizabeth transformed from a carefree woman to aburdened Monarch over the course of the service. Extraordinary private Royalfilm shows the relief on the Queen & her ladies’ faces as they relax back at thepalace afterward.

The Coronation follows a difficult year for the Queen. Not only must she adjust toher new position, but within just 2 days of her father’s death, she is also battlingan unexpected family squabble. Rumours abound that Prince Philip’s uncle, LordMountbatten, is toasting the Royal Family’s possible change of surname from“Windsor” to “Mountbatten.” Churchill & the Queen Mother are furious, whilePrince Philip declares their opposition made him feel like “nothing but a bloodyamoeba.” While the Queen had promised to “obey” her husband at their weddingwhich entailed Philip being the head of the family & having their children take hisadopted family name, political & dynastic pressure force the Queen to choose dutyover happiness; is able to put an end to the name debate for the time being.

To compensate, the Queen gives Philip as much responsibility as possible,including the management of the private Royal estates at Sandringham &Balmoral, as well as modernizing Buckingham Palace & its 620 rooms. In turn,Philip installs intercoms & one of the first answerphone machines, albeit the sizeof a cupboard. He is also put in charge of educating Charles & Anne, deciding tosend his son to his old alma mater --the tough Gordonstoun in Scotland-- wherethe sensitive Charles is miserable. In a later interview, Philip admits he had a hardtime giving up his naval career and playing second fiddle to his wife, the Queen.

While the Queen believes she now has her husband under control, she finds hersister, Margaret, harder to manage. At the Coronation, Margaret is spottedflirtatiously brushing fluff off the jacket of courtier Group Captain Peter Townsend--a married man-- & rumours of their affair soon follow. The Queen & Churchillwant to support Margaret, but England’s court, Church, & politicians remind theQueen of the blemish on the Monarchy her uncle, King Edward VIII, left when heabdicated the throne for a married partner. Torn, the Queen persuades her sisterto hold off from marrying Townsend for 2 years until she is 25. Margaret agrees &when the 2 years pass, pursues her love again. But this time, Lord Salisbury, asenior cabinet minister & one of the 4 most senior Anglican bishops, tells theQueen the marriage can only go ahead if Margaret relinquishes her membership ofthe Royal Family. Townsend’s friend, Peter Stephen, recalls the agonies the

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couple go through, but concludes they were unsuited: Margaret was spoiled & funloving, while Townsend was a frugal & quiet homebody. Eventually the coupleannounce in October 1955 they are not getting married. Margaret’s friend, LadyGlenconner recollects the prospect of such a lifestyle change was too much forMargaret, while Lady Saltoun –who remembers her grandmother, PrincessPatricia, surrendering her Royal position to marry a commoner & subsequentlynever happy—recalling, “it’s never a good idea to give up being Princess.” Tomake matters worse, the American papers begin reporting that Prince Philip ishaving affairs with a series of women, most likely the by-product of the “ThursdayClub” he attends with rakes, playboys & actresses. Both situations with her sister& her husband demonstrate to the Queen that although she is head of State, thereare limits to her power & that the institution of the Crown is bigger than any oneperson.

But politics & the weight of the Crown do not just consume her family life. Inanother setback, the Queen soon finds her role as head of state compromised. AsRegent, it is her ultimate responsibility to appoint the Prime Minister & ensurethey are fit to lead. But when Winston Churchill has a series of strokes in the early‘50s, she is torn; their relationship is quite close, with Churchill viewing her as hisgranddaughter & describing her as his “his young champion.” She wants to askChurchill to retire, but given the nature of their relationship, feels too young &afraid to say anything for fear of it being a “betrayal.” But she is spared thediscomfort when Churchill’s health worsens & he eventually resigns on his ownaccord.

In 1955, Churchill’s 15-year deputy, Antony Eden, succeeds him as Prime Minister& wins the general election one month later. But in 1956, the Queen & Eden buttheads when –against her advice-- the PM takes the country into a disastrous warwith Egypt over ownership of the Suez Canal. Although England, with the help ofits allies, wins the battle, the public backlash is too great & England concedes thecanal back to Egypt. The perceived “defeat” finishes Eden as Prime Minister & theQueen is forced to appoint his successor. The country & the Queen want RabButler, but the machinations of the senior Tory Party push for Harold Macmillan.Once again, Lord Salisbury is the bearer of bad news, asking with his famousspeech impediment whether it will be ‘”Wab” or “Hawald” before announcing tothe Queen’s surprise that the next PM will in fact be Macmillan.

TEASE-OUT: For the young Queen, it has been a hard first few years as Monarch.Not only is she forced to compromise her family & her position in support of duty,she suffers a series of political losses. Would the decade ahead –the Swinging‘60s—prove to be better?...

EP. 2 INTERVIEWS TO INCLUDE: The story of the Coronation can be told by theladies-in-waiting Lady Glenconner & Lady Mary Russell; the love affair betweenMargaret & Townsend is described by his friend, Peter Stephens & Margaret’s friend,Lady Glenconner; Lady Saltoun tells of her grandmother’s regrets in giving up hermembership of the Royal Family, while Lady Pamela Hicks tells of the battle for theMountbatten surname & the Queen’s determination to give Prince Philip a seriousrole; Robert, 7th Marquis of Salisbury, tells of his grandfather’s role in the Margaretcrisis & the appointment of Harold Macmillan; Clarissa, Lady Avon, Eden’s widow,tells of the Suez Crisis & the pressure on the Queen for his successor.

EP. 2 ARCHIVES TO INCLUDE: Private Royal Archive footage which shows behind-the-scenes at the Coronation & Elizabeth’s family life in the early 1950s. Colourarchive of the Queen’s actual Coronation is also available. The stock house, BritishPathé, has a plethora of images on the Suez Crisis & Eden’s final resignation. 7

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EPISODE 3: THE SWINGING ‘60s

By the end of the 1950s, the Queen grows more comfortable in her role asMonarch, as clearly demonstrated in her 1959 Canadian television broadcastwhere, for the first time, the world sees a far more “relaxed” Queen. For thebroadcast, much to the fury of the Queen’s stuffy Royal Press Officer, CommanderColville, the television producer, Robin Hind-Smith, corrects the Queen’s delivery& encourages her to inject feeling into her words when speaking to-camera. Thestyle of the address is in stark contrast to her 1957 Christmas broadcast --her firston television-- where she stiltedly read her words from a sheet of paper.

And the Queen is also more relaxed with her family. When her third child, PrinceAndrew, is born in 1960, instead of palming him off to nannies, the Queen gets upto see to him at night & spends more time with him. She is even prepared to defyher advisers & grant her husband Philip his wish to have the Royal surnamechanged to “Mountbatten-Windsor.” And much to the Queen’s relief, her sister,Margaret, finally gets married (reportedly after she learns that her earlier love,Group Captain Peter Townsend, is engaged to another woman) to thephotographer Antony Armstrong-Jones who takes the title, Lord Snowdon.

But the private changes come just as the public begins questioning the very role ofthe Monarchy. When upper-class journalist John Grigg appears on an ITN newsprogram & mildly criticizes the Queen for giving “prim sermons” & of being “apriggish school girl, captain of hockey,” he is later physically attacked outside theITN studios by members of the far-right, pro-British Empire organization, Leagueof Empire Loyalists. The BBC ignores the story completely at the time but a fewyears later, embraces public sentiment with the launch of the satirical hit show,“That Was The Week That Was,” which lampoons the Royal family & depicts theQueen waving radiantly from the deck of the Royal barge as it sinks into theThames. Like most traditional institutions in the 1960s, even the Royal Family –once seen as untouchable—is now an open target for ridicule.

Ever adaptive, the Queen realizes she must appear more flexible in public.Politically however she is becoming firmer in her ability to stand up to politicians.In 1963, she visits her ill Prime Minister Macmillan in the hospital, who informsthe Queen he has submitted Alec Douglas-Hume as his successor. But havinglearned a hard lesson in the previous PM race –where her choice for PM wasignored—she tells Macmillan to go back to the House of Commons to secure thenecessary support before she will endorse. Despite her best efforts, some in theConservative party describe Hume’s selection as “an upper-class stitch-up” & heloses the election one year later to Harold Wilson in 1964. As a dramaticrepercussion --and perhaps reproach of the Queen’s (over)reach-- the loss causesthe Tories to change the way they pick their leader, no longer choosing someonefrom their ranks for the Queen’s final approval, but instead embracing theiropposition Labour Party’s policy of having leadership elections.

But the Queen is determined to be accommodating with her new PM and embracea softer image. She allows Wilson to bring his entire family to his first audience asPrime Minister at Buckingham Palace. Though the Queen still has her limits: whenasked by cabinet minister Tony Crossman if he can skip the opening of Parliament,her Majesty wryly replies that, “she would like to skip it too, but she must go & asher cabinet minister, he is obliged to join her.” Later, when Postmaster GeneralTony Benn suggests losing the Queen’s image from the UK stamps, she againshrewdly plays both sides, appearing to agree, but then ensuring that the proposalis never implemented.

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However, Her Majesty does not master the public relations game entirely. When in1966 a 1.4 million cubic foot slagheap of mined coal & earth detritus swallows theWelsh village of Aberfan --killing 116 children & 28 adults-- the naturally shyQueen refuses to visit the disaster. Unlike her parents who had been so easy withgrief during the Second World War, the Queen finds it hard to understand why sheis needed at Aberfan & is concerned that the people looking after her on her visitwould be better off using their time searching for survivors. After muchpersuasion, the Monarch finally makes her visit 8 days after the disaster where sheis visibly moved at the scene. But it may be too little, too late: the Queen’s delayedresponse does not play well with the public, causing her private secretary, LordCharteris to later admit,” she got it wrong, and she knows it.”

As the decade rolls on, the Queen does her best to fit in with the ‘Swinging ‘60s.’She replaces her stuffy Press Secretary, Commander Colville, with Australian,William Heseltine, who is determined to ring in change. So in 1967, when famedBritish adventurer Francis Chichester becomes the first person to sail single-handedly around-the-world, the Queen theatrically goes to Greenwich, the historichome of the Royal Navy, to knight him with the same sword Elizabeth I used toknight Vice Admiral Francis Drake 400 years earlier.

But the Chichester theatrics are not the only pomp-&-circumstance the Queenembraces. Two years later, in 1969, she allows her sister Margaret’s husband,Lord Snowdon, to design a more dramatic investiture ceremony for the 21-year-old Prince Charles in Carnarvon Castle where he will swear to dedicate his life toservice of the country. Every aspect of the ritual is designed to maximize televisioncoverage, symbolized best by the ceremony taking place under a transparentpanoply.

Perhaps the biggest relaxation of the Monarchy’s perception comes later thatsame year when the Queen’s new Press Secretary, Heseltine, electrifies the worldby persuading Her Majesty to allow a film crew --for the first time ever-- toeavesdrop on the Royal Family at breakfast in Buckingham Palace & on holiday inBalmoral. In the massively popular BBC documentary, “The Royal Family” --watched on every TV set in Britain, as well as around the world-- the Queenappears funny and natural.

But as the decade draws to a close, the Royal Family begins to believe that toomuch exposure has destroyed the mystique on which the Monarchy depends. Theenvelope has been pushed too far. The documentary is never shown again.[Though we will show parts of it here in ELIZABETH.]

TEASE-OUT: The Queen’s decision to pull back may prove prescient as thepending 1970s usher in a new low-point for the Monarchy…

EP. 3 INTERVIEWS TO INCLUDE: Stephanie Hind-Smith, daughter of Producer ofthe Queen’s 1958 Canadian Royal broadcast ; Lady Glenconner, Princess Margaret’sfriend on the Princess’ wedding to Antony Armstrong- Jones; Lady Mountbatten onthe Queen’s changing 1960s attitude; William Heseltine, the 1960s press secretarywho encouraged the BBC doc, “The Royal Family”; PM Harold Wilson’s son, RobinWilson, on relations between the Queen & his father; Lord Linley , tells of his fatherLord Snowdon’s design of Prince Charles’ investiture.

EP. 3 ARCHIVES TO INLCUDE : Personal Royal archive of the Canadian tour, behindthe scenes at Princess Margaret’s wedding in the 1960s, & Prince Philip playing withthe young Andrew & Edward. An extremely rare showing of the BBC’s “RoyalFamily .’ An interview with Lord Charteris, the Queen’s private secretary.

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EPISODE 4: “GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!”

In 1972, the Queen’s personal life comes back into the fore when she goes to visit herUncle David –formerly King Edward VIII, now the Duke of Windsor (after hisabdication)—on his death bed. In this sincere moment of reconciliation betweencurrent & former Monarch, the Queen promises to ensure the former King is buried inthe Royal Mausoleum at Forgmore & to look after his wife, American Wallis Simpsononce he passes.

When Ms. Simpson arrives in London for the Duke’s funeral, confused & grieving, trueto her word, the Queen fusses over her & even has her to stay at Buckingham Palace,despite the best efforts of the Queen Mother to prevent this . This act is perhaps a wayfor the Queen to come to terms with the upheaval her Uncle’s decision caused. TheAbdication made her father King (& possibly contributed to his early death), leading toElizabeth taking on the same huge responsibility of becoming Queen, when she longedfor a far quieter life.

But things are not so neat with the state of the nation. Economic & social woes engulfEngland, causing the Royals’ popularity to wane. When Princess Anne marries goldmedal-winning equestrian rider, Mark Phillips in November 1973 (on her olderbrother, Charles, Prince of Wales’ 25th birthday, no less), the wedding manages to raisethe nation’s mood…for a week.

Unfortunately, all is not well in the Queen’s family. At the same time the Queen’sdaughter marries, the marriage of her sister, Princess Margaret, is breaking up. Thepress is awash with stories of adulterous affairs by Margaret & her husband,Lord Snowden. And as the country suffers in its national downturn, Margaret is seenswimming in the Caribbean island of Mustique with her lover, Roddy Llewellyn, who isa dozen years her junior. The pictures are published in a Sunday newspaper in 1976,causing the Palace to issue a statement that Margert’s marriage to Snowdon is in factover.

But the Queen, dutiful as ever, responds by organising the much-feted 1977 SilverJubilee, celebrating 25 years on the throne. During the festivities, she renews the pledgeshe made at age 21, “to serve the Empire.” The day draws a million people to streetparties across the country, but the continued rise in oil prices coupled with the nation’soverall economic decline overshadows any temporary respite the Queen may havebrought. During the celebrations, the legendary British punk rock band, the Sex Pistols,voices the nation’s disdain by sailing a flotilla down the River Thames playing theirnewly released single, “God Save The Queen” at top volume as they pass the Houses ofParliament. The waterborne concert ends in chaos with several arrests, but the SexPistols make their point loud & clear.

Ever the mother, Her Majesty hopes that her eldest son, Charles, will marry soon, notjust to guarantee the future of the dynasty, but to give the Royal Family a much-neededboost. Prince Charles meets Camilla Shand in 1972 & the pair seem to bond, callingeach other “Fed” & “Gladys” after characters in the BBC comedy radio series, “The GoonShow.” But their relationship remains just a friendship. The Queen had hoped Charleswould marry Alexandra Knatchbull, Lord Mountbatten’s granddaughter, but rumoursof Charles seeing a series of aristocratic girls, such as Lady Jane Wellesey, seem to coolthat prospect. Charles does in fact think of proposing to Lady Sarah Spencer, but thenshe gives an ‘indiscreet’ interview to the British weekly magazine, “Woman’s Own,”causing him to reconsider. But worse still, from the Queen’s point of view, her heir isbecoming increasingly “alternative,” under the influence of philosopher/explorer,Laurens van der Post and a Buddhist guru. Charles often talks of Eastern philosophy,flirts with vegetarianism, & worst of all, from his parents’ perspective, refuses to gopheasant shooting at Sandringham.

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However, the Queen soldiers on, finding solace in the former British colonies &dominions, which now make up the Commonwealth. When Papua New Guineabecomes independent from Australia in 1976, its leaders ask the Queen to becometheir Head of State. John Bunting, the Australian High Commissioner in London, tellsthe Queen’s secretary, ”they like her,” but adds, they also wanted “to keep gettingknighthoods & British decorations.” The Queen, for her part, is amused, and as part ofthe Silver Jubilee Commonwealth tour, travels to Papua New Guinea where she isgreeted with the warmest of turnouts.

But not every one of the Queen’s relationships is so warm. When Margaret Thatcher iselected as Britain’s first female Prime Minister in 1979, tensions between England’stwo leading ladies flares. Though they are cordial, the Monarch and the PM do not getalong. The newspapers report that the Queen is dismayed by the divisive nature ofThatcher’s policies, with Douglas Hurd, later Foreign Secretary, confirming that theQueen went as far as possible to warn her new Prime Minister against dividing thenation further. Mrs. Thatcher’s support for pro-Apartheid South Africa, which alliesitself with the white minority regime in Rhodesia, also threatens the future of theCommonwealth The unity of the Commonwealth countries is very important to theQueen. She knows its leaders well & always attends the annual heads of governmentconference. But in 1979, after years of civil war, white rule in Rhodesia is coming toan end. Negotiations for a smooth transition of power are delicate and not helped byThatcher’s foreign policy.

The Commonwealth meeting in Zambia’s capital of Lusaka that year is crucial forgaining African support for the transition but Thatcher does not want to go & face hercritics. However, the Queen persuades her to come with her and hear from the otherleaders. There, Her Majesty spends the conference meeting African heads ofgovernment in a hut & talking through the future of Rhodesia. She is instrumental inensuring the smooth independence for a black majority Zimbabwe in 1980.

But it takes months of negotiations to ensure the handover of power in Rhodesia goessmoothly. Prince Charles personally flies out for the independence celebrations withhis new girlfriend, Camilla Shands & nearly disgraces the entire Royal Family byspending the sojourn closeted away in the Royal plane’s private quarters with her,even though she is married with two children & her husband, Andrew, is out inRhodesia organizing the independence ceremony.

The 1970s prove a rocky decade for the Queen to the very end when in 1979, the IRAkills the Queen’s cousin, Lord Mountbatten & his grandson while they are on holidayin Ireland. The tragic news rips through the Royal Family & personally shatters PrinceCharles, who confided in Mountbatten as a trusted mentor.

TEASE-OUT: The decade to come will continue testing the Royal Family’s mettle withCharles taking a headstrong bride & scandal attacking from all fronts…

EP. 4 INTERVIEWS TO INCLUDE: Lady Mountbatten on Princess Margaret, LadyGlenconner, & Roddy Llewellyn; Jonathan Dimbleby & Sir Nicholas Soames on PrinceCharles’ relationships in the 1970s; Lord Carrington on her relationship with Thatcher;President Kenneth Kaunda on the role of the Queen in Rhodesian independence; JohnBunting on Papua Independence.

EP. 4 ARCHIVES TO INCLUDE: Footage of Prince Charles performing a Sketch on theGoon show. The Queen’s visit to Papua New Guinea in 1977. ITN footage of Thatcherand The Queen at the Commonwealth Conference in Lusaka Zambia 1979 and newsfootage of the Murder of Lord Mountbatten.

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EPISODE 5: THE RISE OF DIANA

In July 1980, Prince Charles has an auspicious meeting at a country weekendgetaway that will forever change the trajectory of his life & that of the entireRoyal Family. There, at a polo match, he meets 19-year-old Lady Diana Spencer.Although the pair had met nearly 3 years earlier when Charles was datingDiana’s sister, Lady Sarah, he & Diana soon start a relationship. The shy womanis set upon almost immediately by the press & stories soon emerge of herspending the night with Prince Charles on the Royal train in Wiltshire. TheQueen is determined to protect the reputation of the women she hopes willmarry her son & deploys her new Press Secretary, Michael Shea, to deny thestory. Over the course of the frenzied next few months, Prince Philip urges hisson, Charles, to propose to Diana as soon as possible. But his cousin PennyRomsey, worries that Charles is not in love. By February 1981 they are engaged,though when asked in an ITN interview if they are in love, Charles, 13-years hisbride’s senior, coldly replies, “yes, whatever ‘in love’ means.”

On July 29, 1981, the Queen throws Charles & Diana a fairy tale wedding inLondon. 600,000 people line the wedding route –with countless millions morewatching on TV-- to see the first English woman to marry an heir to the thronein 300 years. But Diana is already troubled. The Emmanuels, who fit Diana forher wedding dress, recall that her waist has shrunk from 29-inches to 23-- she isbecoming bulimic.

Even though Diana provides Charles with a perfect Royal heir within a year ofmarriage –William-- she hates the formality of Royal life. In the summer of 1982,while joining the Royal Family for their holidays at Balmoral Castle in Scotland,Diana is lonely & difficult. She breaks the strict Royal rules by being late for tripsto picnics & refusing to speak to the guests—preferring instead the company ofRoyal servants, who are closer to her in age. In later interviews, the newPrincess claims the Balmoral visits “depleted” her.

The new daughter-in-law drives the Queen to distraction, but Her Majesty usesher 3 decades of experience to remain collected & ignore Diana’s rudeness. Afterall, this is not the Queen’s first brush with adversity. Just one year earlier, whilehorseback riding in an official review, the Queen is shot at by a teenager with avery real looking cap gun. A year later, she awakes to discover 34-year-oldMichael Fagan sitting on the edge of her bed, having broken into BuckinghamPalace undetected; in that instance, the Queen has her servants bring Mr. Fagana pack of cigarettes & calmly talks him down until the police arrive.

But in 1982, the Queen has greater concerns than a petulant Princess. In April ofthat year, Prime Minister Thatcher orders the English attack on the SouthAmerican territory of the Falkland Islands after the Argentine military“reclaims” this part of the British Commonwealth as their own. The conflict kills649 Argentine and 255 British military personnel before the Argentinesurrender 74 days later. Although it is a military victory for the British, it is aglobal black eye for the Goliath nation. Later, at the Victory Day Parade, thehawkish PM, not Prince Andrew --who had actually fought in the war-- takes thesalute from the brigades.

But the troubles with Diana soon bubble back to the surface. A 1985 ITNinterview with Charles & his wife reveals a slight tension between the couple,even though Diana denies they ever argue. The Royal Family is playing with fire.Diana dazzles on the global stage, but alone, is deeply troubled. She later revealsto Andrew Morton, that in 1985 she had thrown herself down the stairs in asuicide attempt & started a series of affairs. Meanwhile, Prince Charles is having

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an affair as well with his old paramour, Camilla Parker-Bowles. The publicknows none of this, of course, only seeing Diana as a near saint who holds thehand of an AIDS patient without wearing gloves (an act that changes attitudestoward AIDS patients forever) and cuddling orphan African children.

But the Queen stands fast, continuing her heavy load of Royal events --most ofwhich are barely noticed during all the “Di-mania”-- including bringing in herchildhood friend, Lord Airlie, to modernize the Royal finances & Palacedepartments after the report by the renowned accounting firm, Peat Marwick,reveals the lack of strategy & overlapping responsibilities of Palace departments(which had not been changed for a century).

In 1986, the Queen welcomes another rabble-rousing daughter-in-law into theRoyal fold when Sarah Ferguson marries her son, Prince Andrew. Thereinvention of the young Royals continues but cracks are beginning to appear inthe Royal daughters-in-laws’ glittering façades. The Queen is worried that Dianais manipulating the press in her favor & at the expense of the rest of the RoyalFamily, while Sarah brings the family into disrepute when she appears alongwith the other young royals in the tawdry BBC television special, “It’s a RoyalKnockout”.

As far as her children’s affairs are concerned, it is not known whether the Queenis aware of Charles & Diana’s infidelities, but in 1992 she certainly finds outwhen Andrew Morton publishes his biography of Diana (which he ghost-writesusing her words). The tome is a no-holes-barred attack on the Royal Family,who, Diana argues, refused to accept her as one of their own.

That summer, when Diana goes to stay at Windsor Castle for the famed AscotRaces, the entire Royal Family ignores her. But secretly, her father-in-law, PrincePhilip, writes Diana 4 letters, saying that as a Royal outsider, he knows how sheis feeling. Diana, in turn, replies with a series of lawyers’ letters. The gloves areoff & the press soon seizes on Charles & Diana’s crumbling marriage. Shortlyafterward, the couple agree to separate. The fairy tale marriage is over. TheQueen is left having to defend the reputation of her family & her position againstthe allegations of the most glamorous woman in the world.

TEASE-OUT: But the Queen’s troubles with her obstinate daughter-in-law areonly beginning: a messy divorce & unexpected shock are on the horizon…

EP. 5 INTERVIEWS TO INCLUDE: Lady Mountbatten; the Queen’s privatesecretary, William Heseltine; Nicholas Soames for Prince Charles; Andrew Morton,James Colthurst & Charles Spencer for Diana; Sarah Ferguson; Michael Peat, whoreviewed Royal finances before later becoming private secretary to PrinceCharles; David Emmanuel, wedding dress designer; Elton John, dear friend ofDiana.

EP. 5 ARCHIVES TO INCLUDE: The 1981 ITN Pre wedding interview With princeCharles and Lady Di featuring the now famous “Whatever ‘in love’ means”comment from Prince Charles. Footage and world wide news reports of Charlesand Di’s wedding and the marriage of Prince Andrew to Sarah Fergusson. ITNreports on the birth of prince William. We will also feature news reports on thefiring of a cap gun at the queen and Michael Fagan’s intrusion into the Queen’sbedroom in 1983. Footage of Prince Andrew fighting in the Falkland’s and newsreports on the sinking of the Belgrano. The 1985 interview with Charles and Di inwhich tensions between the two are visible. Excerpts from the 1987 slapstickgame show, “It’s A Royal Knockout” featuring several young members of the royalfamily.

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EPISODE 6: THE DECADE OF HORROR & THE DEATH OF A PRINCESS

The 1990s begin with an ominous start for the Queen. In November 1992,Her Majesty is woken in her Buckingham Palace bedroom to be told that herchildhood home, Windsor Castle, is on fire. The next day when she is filmedvisiting the damaged State apartments & hundreds of rooms, she looks smalland sad walking through the burnt timbers. The Royal Family tries to havethe public foot the castle’s £40 million repair bill, but Sir John Major, who isPrime Minister at the time, remembers the Conservative government’sattempt to use public money being met with outrage. So the Queen is forcedto open Buckingham Palace to the public in order to raise funds for therestoration of Windsor Castle. In a speech at the Guildhall, in the City ofLondon, the Queen recalls 1992 as an “annus horribilis.” But things are onlyto get worse for her.

Not only must the Queen rebuild Windsor Castle from her own resources,but the next year the House of Commons changes the tax laws on PrinceCharles’ income, now requiring him to pay taxes on his land holdings—to thetune of 40%. It is the first time the Royals must pay income tax, a burden thatwill not come easy.

But the Royal Family’s very real financial threat is overshadowed by areputational threat, posed by the antics of the Queen’s children & theirspouses. In 1992, Princess Anne formally announces her divorce from MarkPhillips in a sad, but dignified, parting of the ways. But the Queen’sdaughters-in-law are not so discreet. Sarah Ferguson is photographedsucking the toes of American playboy, Steve Wyatt. Mobile phone callsbetween Princess Diana & her lover, James Gilbey --in which he calls her,“Squidgy”-- are leaked. As if things cannot get worse, Prince Charles’ calls tohis mistress, Camilla Parker-Bowles, are also made public where all can hearthe heir to the throne wish he was “her tampon.”

Diana & Charles no longer hide their disdain for one another and begin doingtheir battle in public. Almost every day there is a story in the press abouttheir antics. Charles tries to deny Diana access to Royal flights & train but theQueen allows her to use both, saying Diana must maintain her dignity. Butdignity is in short supply & the nation is soon shocked by further salaciousrevelations: Jonathan Dimbleby tells how Charles used a book & interview toadmit his adultery & attempt to bolster his position. Journalist Martin Bashirresponds by explaining how Diana acted as an extra producer in the makingof his shocking BBC interview with her, where she not only says, “there were3 of us in this marriage” (the 3rd being Camilla Parker-Bowles), but thatCharles was not fit to be --and did not want-- to be King. The Palace respondsby replacing the BBC with ITN as the broadcaster of the Queen’s Christmasmessage.

Richard Kay, of the Daily Mail, tells how he worked very closely with Diana toproject her image as the glamorous, spurned woman. The tactic works, withDiana’s popularity rocketing at the expense of the dutiful, formal Queen &the rest of the Royal Family. Kay tells of how Charles & Diana tried to shieldtheir sons from the fallout by limiting the amount of news which reachedWilliam at school in Eton & Diana was endlessly visiting him for reassurance.

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In 1995, the Queen insists that Charles & Diana must salvage the situation bydivorcing. Fiona Shackleton, Prince Charles’ divorce lawyer, ensures Diana“only” gets a £17 million settlement, a fraction of the Royal assets. Diana tellsthe press that the Queen also wants to expel her formally from the RoyalFamily by withdrawing her title of “Royal Highness,” an insult that riled theDuchess of Windsor. But in fact, the Queen’s private secretary, Robin, nowLord Janvrin, reveals that Diana had lied about this slight-- she had in factbeen the one to ask that the title be dropped, but was playing the victim togarner public support. The tactic works. The public blames the Queen fortreating her ex-daughter-in-law badly & Her Majesty’s approval ratings dropto their lowest point in the history of her reign.

But in May 1997, the nation forgets the Royal drama for a moment forpolitics when Labour Party candidate, Tony Blair, romps to victory in theGeneral Election, ending 18 years of Tory rule. The glamorous, young PrimeMinister offers the country new hope. The Queen stolidly continues herround of duties, while Diana becomes a glamorous, if desperate figure,flitting between psychics & playboys.

In August 1997, the world watches as paparazzi photos reveal PrincessDiana holidaying with her new lover, Dodi Al Fayed, on the super yacht of hisfather, the Egyptian billionaire and then Harrods owner, Mohammed AlFayed. The Queen, on holiday in Balmoral, ignores the tawdry headlines butthe images make an impression on both the public and the Royal Family.

TEASE-OUT: One month later, the Queen is awoken in the middle of the nightto different news about her former daughter-in-law: Princess Diana & herlover, Dodi Al Fayed, have died in a Paris underpass, killed as their car triedto speed away from a band of chasing paparazzi.

EP. 6 INTERVIEWS TO INCLUDE: Sir John Major tells of the failure to raisepublic funds to rebuild Windsor Castle & the introduction of Royal income tax;Sarah Ferguson tells her side of her divorce story; Jonathan Dimbleby & MartinBashir give detail of their roles as surrogates for Charles & Diana; Richard Kayexplains how Princess Diana worked very closely with him to project herimage at the expense of her husband & his family; Fiona Shackleton tells of thedivorce negotiations between Charles & Diana; the Queen’s former PrivateSecretary, Lord Janvrin, tells of the Queen’s battle to save the dignity of theRoyal Family in the face of the messy Royal divorces & how he was the manwho took the call at Balmoral & conveyed the news to the Queen that PrincessDiana had died.

EP. 6 ARCHIVES TO INCLUDE :Worldwide and ITN News reports of the 1992fire at Windsor Castle. Featuring a rather shocked looking prince Andrew andthe queen looking upset as she examines the still smouldering sections of thecastle. The Queen’s Guildhall speech in which she mentions having an AnnusHorribulis. News reports in the divorce on Princess Anne and Mark Phillps.News reports on a tabloid field day surrounding “Squidgygate” thephotographs of toe sucking Sarah Ferguson and Charles’ explicit call withCamilla. We also feature Diana’s controversial and revealing interview withMartin Bashir. News reports on the election of Tony Blair and Reports andimages of Diana’s early relationship with Dodi Fayed.

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EPISODE 7: BACKLASH & HEALING

In the wee hours of August 31st, 1997, Princess Diana & her lover, Dodi Al Fayed, are fleeingpaparazzi at high speed through Paris when the driver of Fayed’s car loses control & crashesinside a dark tunnel. The pair and their driver are killed. The world awakes the next morning tothe shocking news that the globe’s most glamorous Princess is dead.

That same morning, the Queen decides that in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s shocking death,her main responsibility is to protect her grandchildren, Harry & William, at all costs. Sheignores the press & withdraws within her Balmoral estate. Rumours begin to swirl: was thecouple’s death an unfortunate accident or something more sinister—perhaps an unsanctionedassassination?

The Queen & Diana’s family agree that a private family funeral --not state-- is appropriate. ButPrime Minister Tony Blair & his Press Secretary, Alistair Campbell, gauge the public moodcorrectly by calling Diana the “People’s Princess” & advocating for a public funeral. Massive,hysterical crowds gather outside Buckingham & Kensington Palaces. The clamour increases thepressure on the Royal Family to publicly acknowledge Diana’s death. First the press calls for theempty flagpole at Buckingham Palace to fly the Royal Standard at half mast, in defiance of Royaltradition. But by Wednesday, Tony Blair & Robin Janvrin, the Queen’s private secretary atBalmoral, begin planning arrangements for a public state funeral. The Queen, always at herleast flexible when staying in her refuge at Balmoral, resists any Royal response to the death.

Penny Russell Smith, the Assistant Royal Press Secretary & Alistair Campbell discuss thetortuous negotiations for the state funeral. This infuriates Charles Spencer, Diana’s brother,who comes back from his home in South Africa, furious that his sister will not get the promisedprivate funeral. Russell Smith & Campbell explain the logistical problems they face: other Royalfunerals have been prepared & rehearsed, but not Diana’s. They must work out how long thefuneral route should be; the role of the 2 young Princes; & whether carrying her coffin on a guncarriage –as is the Royal tradition-- may appear to be too martial, etc. Tony Blair’s job is topersuade the Queen that the Royal Family must return to London & that she must make somepublic acknowledgment of Diana’s death. The Queen still resists, every inch of the way, butTony Blair tells Robin Janvrin that the public mood toward the Royal Family is growing uglierby the day.

Blair tells us that it is not until Thursday that the Queen finally agrees to come to London, &that it is not until Friday morning that it is clear the Queen is going to give a live broadcastpaying tribute to Princess Diana.

On Friday afternoon, the Queen is shocked to arrive at the gates of Buckingham Palace to begreeted by “boos” from the crowd. But then a little girl gives her flowers. When the Queen asks,“Would you like me to add these to the others?,” the little girl replies, “No they are for you.” TheQueen then gives an extraordinary live broadcast, with the crowds on the Mall as the backdrop.Alistair Campbell, who helps write the broadcast, is amazed when Her Majesty adlibs, “As yourQueen and a grandmother” in a pitch-perfect response to the crisis.

Britain & the world bid farewell to Diana, Princess of Wales, at the end of an unprecedentedweek of mourning. A 4-mile procession brings her coffin to Westminster Abbey, wherepoliticians & celebrities join the Royal Family in a subdued congregation. Over a million peopleline the route of the funeral cortege to the abbey & along her final journey to the Spencer familyhome in Northamptonshire, while it’s estimated nearly a billion watch on TV around the world.Of those there, some weep, some applaud quietly, but most watch in silence. On top of thecoffin is a poignant reminder that this woman loved by millions was also a mother: a card to"Mummy" from one of her sons. The two Princes, William & Harry, join their father, grandfather& the Princess's brother walking behind the coffin. The Queen insists that she will be at thegates of Buckingham palace as Diana’s coffin passes by. There she bows deeply before thecortege-- a Royal first. In 5 days the Queen goes from villain to victor.

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The next day Tony Blair goes with the Queen for his first visit to Balmoral, where he recalls hisstay in extraordinary detail : the endless huge meals, the barbeque by the River Dee, cooked &washed up by the Queen & Prince Philip. With formal titles used for guests at all occasions, Blairrecounts how his wife, Cherie, asks Princess Anne to call her by her first name but how thePrincess answers, “yes, Mrs. Blair,” in response.

Two months later, the Queen reaffirms her faith in Royal marriage at her golden weddingcelebrations where she calls Prince Philip, “my strength and my stay for all these years.” TheRoyal pendulum swings back. But in 2002, the Queen suffers more loss with the deaths of hersister and mother, the Queen Mum. The country finally feels sorry for the Monarch. The 76-yearold Queen is all that’s left of the family her father, King George VI, once called “Us Four.” Butnow she is the nation’s grandmother, a position cemented by the 2002 Golden Jubileecelebrations. Despite the length of her reign, there are no calls for her to abdicate; her son,Prince Charles, has not been able to reclaim public popularity.

Mark Bolland, Prince Charles’ new private secretary, a man with unique public relations skills &contacts, tells of his efforts to reposition Charles & prepare the nation for his marriage toCamilla Parker-Bowles. Bolland explains how they carefully choreographed each step, butRobin Janvrin responds, sometimes at the expense of the Queen, who is resistant to themarriage. Ultimately Charles’ public rehabilitation is successful enough for him to remarry only8 years after Diana’s death. There is no church wedding, but there also is no call for him to giveup his Royal status, as happened to his Aunt & Great Uncle when they married divorcees.

Finally, in 2007 the Queen can relax: the next generation of the Royal Family is in place tosafeguard her legacy. Since Diana’s death, Her Majesty has done her best to protect William &Harry from the Press, though the younger Harry tends to attract his own bad p.r., by wearing aNazi uniform to his brother William’s 21st birthday party & later appearing naked & intoxicatedin photos while partying in Las Vegas. But generally, the young men keep below the radarserving in England’s armed forces. Geoffrey Matthews, Prince William’s Private Secretary forProjects, tells how William & Harry decide to announce themselves as the new generation ofthe Royal Family: on the 10th anniversary of their mother’s death, they celebrate her life &achievements with a “Concert for Diana” in front of a worldwide television audience of 500million people. By reminding the world of Diana’s compassion & humanity, the young Princesreclaim her legacy for themselves and the Royal Family.

TEASE-OUT: At the Diana tribute concert, three rows behind the Princes n the Royal box sits ayoung woman from Berkshire: Kate Middleton. She has been dating William since their time atSt. Andrews University, but the pair were reported to have publicly broken up 3 months beforethe concert. Kate’s presence is proof that the relationship is back on. Britain may get its firstcommoner Queen. Kate captures the public mood for equality perfectly. But more is to come…

EP. 7 INTERVIEWS TO INCLUDE: We Recreate the 6 days after Diana’s death by talking withTony Blair, Alistair Campbell, Robin Janvrin, Penny Russell Smith, & Charles Spencer. MarkBolland tells of the reputational rehabilitation of Prince Charles; former Archbishop ofCanterbury, Rowan Williams, explains why a church wedding for Charles & Camilla was neverpossible; Geoffrey Mathews, who organized the Diana concert, explains it’s logistical difficulty &successful outcome in repositioning the Princes & their mother.

EP. 7 ARCHIVES TO INCLUDE: Some of the last moments of Diana’s life, caught on Parisian CCTV.News reports from ITN and around the world on Diana’s death. Reports on the mass griefamongst the public and the pressure on the Queen to return to London. Tony Blair’s “Peoplesprincess” address to the nation. Footage of the Queen’s arrival at Buckingham palace and herbroadcast commenting on the death of Diana. Footage from the funeral including the Queenbowing as Diana’s coffin passes by - followed by Charles and princes William and Harry. Footageof the Queens golden Wedding anniversary and the funerals of both the Queen Mother andPrincess Margret. News reports of Charles’ marriage to Camilla. This episode will also featurefootage of Harry serving in Iraq and William training to be a helicopter pilot. The two princes atthe 2007 concert they arranged to honour their mother’s memory.

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EPISODE 8: LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!

For five days in 2010, the Queen faces a political crisis as party leaders tryto involve her in the formation of a coalition government & the election of anew Prime Minister. But the Head of the Civil Service at the time, Gus O’Donnell, explains that the Queen is determined to learn from her pastexperiences with Macmillan, Hume & 9 other Prime Ministers & stay abovethe fray. The Palace refuses to be drawn in by early Labour Party attemptsto form a coalition & later prolonged Conservative struggles to do the same.Only when David Cameron gains Lib Dem support does the Queen call himto the Palace to ask him to be Prime Minister.

The Queen’s experience makes her a deft politician, both at home & abroad.The following year, Her Majesty undertakes one of her most challengingstate visits --to Ireland-- making her the first British Monarch to ever do so.Not only does she apologize for past British misdeeds, she even shakeshands with Martin McGuinness, the former IRA Commander whosecomrades murdered her cousin, Lord Mountbatten 32-years earlier. FormerIrish President Mary Robinson explains how much the Queen’s role & tripstrengthens Anglo-Irish relations.

While the Queen is respected & admired across the world, this most privateof women never lets her guard down in public. That is until she speaks themost surprising words of her reign, Good evening, Mr Bond,” in anunforgettable opening ceremony to kick off the 2012 Summer OlympicGames in London. Opening ceremony director, Danny Boyle, recalls how hepersuades the Queen to take part.

When Her Majesty celebrates her 90th birthday in 2016, most of hersubjects cannot imagine a life without their Monarch. But inevitably hermortality is uppermost in people’s minds. At the Diamond Jubileecelebrations in St. Paul’s Cathedral, she cuts a lonely & isolated figurewithout Prince Philip, who is ill; questions abound about his overall health.And the Queen’s own ever-increasing illnesses begin to worry the nation aswell, including a widely reported Christmas cold later that year whichkeeps her out of public view for several days.

Prince Charles is her heir, but he appears somewhat flawed. Not only is hethe man who betrayed Princess Diana, but his increasing “intervention” inmany controversial government issues has put him on the wrong side ofmany polls. Sir Simon Milton, the leader of Westminster City Council, tells ofhow Charles interferes to stop the £3billion development of the formerChelsea Barracks Site, while Tony Bair tells of the letters he received fromPrince Charles --in his famous “black spider” writing-- trying to influencegovernment policy on a range of subjects from dairy farms to the next typeof military helicopter. Charles’ reputation may have recovered from Diana’sdeath, but he is not loved.

Instead, all eyes turn toward Prince William & his beautiful wife, KateMiddleton, in the hope that he will be the next King. Their wedding in April2011 –like Charles & Diana’s before them—captivates both the nation & theworld and the couple are mobbed wherever they travel. In 2013, the couplewelcome their first son, Prince George, to much fanfare. Two years later,George’s baby sister, Charlotte, is welcomed into the family. But JamesLowther-Pinkerton, William’s former Private Secretary, tells of William’sdetermination to limit his Royal role. He wants to control the press & itsaccess to his family, choosing to live in Norfolk with his family & taking a

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job as a rescue pilot with the local East Anglian air ambulance so he cancome home every evening to put his children to bed. Even on Royal tourswith the family, the couple ensures the schedule allows them to return totheir children by six in the evening.

Eventually William is forced against his will to move back to KensingtonPalace with his family, become a full-time Royal, & take on some of hisGrandmother’s roles. Without doubt, he models himself on the Queen, awoman who fought shyness to become a dutiful, constant & much lovedmonarch.

EP. 8 INTERVIEWS TO INCLUDE: Gus O’Donnell on the 2010 GeneralElection; Mary Robinson & Martin McGuiness on the Queen in Ireland; DannyBoyle on the Queen’s Olympic video; Sir Simon Milton, of Westminster CityCouncil & Tony Blair on Prince Charles’ interference with controversialissues; James Lowther-Pinkerton talk of William’s shyness & reluctance totake on a Royal role; Lady Mountbatten & Lady Pamela Hicks talk about theQueen at 90 & her determination to carry on as monarch.

EP. 8 ARCHIVES TO INCLDUE: News Reports about the 2010 hungparliament and who would form the Queens government. Footage of theQueens Visit to Ireland and her handshake with the late Martin McGuinness.Footage of the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics featuring theQueen and James Bond. Footage of the Queens 90th birthday and herdiamond Jubilee. News reports on prince Philip falling ill after the JubileeThames Pageant. This episode will also feature Reports of Prince Charles’perceived interference in various affairs of state, Footage of the 2011Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton and the News reportsof the birth of prince George. News reports of the Queen’s 90th birthday andworries about her health over Christmas 2016.

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