British Royals

Behind the scenes Royal Family programme disappears from YouTube after Palace speaks out

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28th January 2021
The famous TV programme following the Royal Family through a year in their lives at the end of the 1960s has been pulled from YouTube, just moments after it became public knowledge that Buckingham Palace wanted it removed. The film, called ‘The Royal Family’, was made by the BBC in 1969 and gave unprecedented access to life behind palace doors. It was uploaded to a channel called HM…
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Royal Expert warns that 'the barn door cannot now be closed' after banned 1969 documentary resurfaces after 50 years

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28th January 2021
A royal expert has warned that there is no going back for The Royal Family now the infamous banned 1969 documentary has been published on the internet. Historian Marlene Koenig of Royal Musings says that the film is entirely inoffensive and innocuous, and she sees no reason for the National Archives not to remaster the footage and legitimately rerelease the programme. Mrs Koenig said…
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The Queen calls US Ambassador a 'gorilla' in banned 1969 'Royal Family' documentary

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27th January 2021
The Queen jokingly called the United States of America’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom a ‘gorilla’ in the banned 1969 documentary ‘Royal Family’. The footage, which has been locked in the BBC vaults on Her Majesty’s command has mysteriously reemerged this week, having been uploaded to YouTube. In total, the film is 90 minutes long and is entirely…
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wish Slàinte Mhath to Scottish frontline workers

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26th January 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge teamed up with the National Health Service for a special delivery to Scottish frontline workers in honour of Burns Night. On January 25th 2021, the couple shared a video on their social media accounts announcing that they had partnered up with NHS Charities Together to provide a Burns celebration lunch to the frontline workers at NHS Tayside, a Scottish…
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