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The Queen Mother

Season 2 · 3 episodes · May 22, 2021

  1. Episode 1

    Romance & The Throne

    May 22, 2021

    The Queen Mother enjoyed a privileged childhood. But how did the woman who never expected to be Queen become the leader Hitler called ‘the most dangerous woman in Europe’?

  2. Episode 2

    War & Widowhood

    May 29, 2021

    Royal insiders, historians and journalists discuss how World War II impacted the royal family as they became symbols of defiance against Germany.

  3. Episode 3

    Grandmother to the Nation

    Jun 5, 2021

    A look at the final 50 years of the Queen Mother's life, which she dedicated to her family and the country, devoting herself to official duties, functions and openings, which would become her full-time occupation. The programme also reveals that she never forgave Wallis Simpson, blaming her for forcing her husband into a job that she believed killed him prematurely.