Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Born: August 2, 1900
Died: March 30, 2002
in Hitchin, England, UK
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. She was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions from her husband's accession in 1936 until his death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter. She was the last Empress of India.

Movies for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother...

Charles R: The Making of a Monarch
Title: Charles R: The Making of a Monarch
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 30, 2023
Type: Movie
This is the story of how a prince became a king, a revealing portrait of our new monarch across the seven decades he spent as heir to the throne. It’s a journey from cradle to crown told almost solely in his own words, from film and television recordings to private home movies and featuring a wealth of material, some of which has never been seen before. As well as drawing on home movies from the Royal Collection, the film-makers were given exclusive access to sequences featuring the prince, shot for the landmark 1969 film Royal Family, including private unseen moments.
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Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen
Title: Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 29, 2022
Type: Movie
The story of Queen Elizabeth II in her own words, featuring never-before-seen home movies.
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Being James Bond
Title: Being James Bond
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 29, 2021
Type: Movie
Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming 25th film No Time To Die, Craig shares his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
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Nothing Like a Dame
Title: Nothing Like a Dame
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: May 2, 2018
Type: Movie
BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Elieen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen together for the first time as they reminisce over a long summer weekend in a house Joan once shared with Sir Laurence Olivier.
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Diana to Meghan: Royal Wedding Secrets
Title: Diana to Meghan: Royal Wedding Secrets
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 22, 2018
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes look at royal weddings revealing how these grand events are organised. Featuring interviews with the performers, florists, dressmakers, tailors, security guards, vicars and jewellers who helped make the day so special.
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The Coronation
Title: The Coronation
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: January 14, 2018
Type: Movie
The 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II marked the moment when she was formally recognized as England's new sovereign in front of God and her subjects. Three hundred million people tuned in, making it the most watched event in history. Now, for the first time, Her Majesty shares memories of the ceremony. Join us as we unlock a thousand years of coronation secrets and provide an unprecedented, up-close look at the legendary Crown Jewels.
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Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty
Title: Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: November 20, 2017
Type: Movie
Kirsty Young celebrates the 70th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Prince Philip by examining the longest royal marriage in British history through key moments. She looks at how every step of their life together has been played out in the glare of publicity and in service of the nation, while steering it through decades of change.
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Diana, 7 Days
Title: Diana, 7 Days
Character: archive footage
Released: August 27, 2017
Type: Movie
In August 1997, the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, stunned her family and catapulted the British public into one of the most extraordinary weeks in modern history. What was it about Diana that resulted in such an outpouring of grief? And what does that week reveal about Britain's relationship with the monarchy, then and now?
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Title: The Story of Diana
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 9, 2017
Type: TV
Princess Diana's life and legacy is explored through interviews with those who knew her best, as well as the world's leading experts on her.
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Title: The Royal House of Windsor
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 22, 2017
Type: TV
Drawing on newly available evidence, this epic series explores the Windsor dynasty's gripping family saga, providing fresh insights into how our royal family have survived four generations of crisis.
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Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King
Title: Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: April 16, 2016
Type: Movie
Documentary telling the inside story of the plans by Louis Mountbatten to maneuver his nephew and heir to the Greek throne, Philip, into marrying the future queen Princess Elizabeth and the tensions that that unleashed.
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Royal Wives at War
Title: Royal Wives at War
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 8, 2016
Type: Movie
The Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson look back at the dramatic events of 1936, which led to King Edward Vlll giving up the throne for the woman he loved.
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A Jubilee Tribute to The Queen by The Prince of Wales
Title: A Jubilee Tribute to The Queen by The Prince of Wales
Released: September 2, 2012
Type: Movie
Marking the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles shares his memories of the private side of his mother, the Queen, making use of his family's home movies.
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Queen Elizabeth: The Coronation
Title: Queen Elizabeth: The Coronation
Character: Self (archive Footage)
Released: May 31, 2012
Type: Movie
This fascinating documentary reveals the behind the scenes story of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, drawing on rare archive footage and made using eyewitness accounts of participants and historical experts.
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Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne
Title: Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: May 18, 2012
Type: Movie
The complex relationship between royal brothers Edward VIII and George VI, who were both at the heart of the infamous abdication crisis of 1936, is the subject of this excellent documentary. From British Pathé TV's Royalty Collection.
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Best Ever Spitting Image
Title: Best Ever Spitting Image
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Released: July 25, 2006
Type: Movie
A documentary about Spitting Image (1984) and the impact it had, including clips of the most memorable moments and contributions from many of the cast, crew and some of celebrities portrayed on the show.
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Title: Hustle
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Released: February 24, 2004
Type: TV
A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.
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A Web of War
Title: A Web of War
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
The stories of the battles that brought together a Polish cavalry officer, a Canadian captain, and a Polish underground member are told by the very same Canadians who survived them.
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Title: The Valour and the Horror
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 12, 1992
Type: TV
Mini-series investigating three significant Canadian battles in World War II.
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Discovering England
Title: Discovering England
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 4, 1991
Type: Movie
It would be difficult to find more comprehensive tour through the byways and highways, lanes and paths, nooks and crannies, major sights and unexpected discoveries of enchanting England! After seeing the fascinations of London, It's out into the country for spectacular lakes and streams, green hills and dales, charming houses and inns, castles and cathedrals, thatched roofs and the cobblestone streets of scores of colourful towns in between, from Aldeburgh to York.
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The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
Title: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 9, 1981
Type: Movie
Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did 16th century French astrologer and physician Nostradamus actually predict such events as the fall of King Louis XVI, the rise of Napoleon, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? And are there prophecies that have yet to come true?
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Royal Children
Title: Royal Children
Released: January 2, 1961
Type: Movie
Even the most devout monarchist may feel uncomfortable watching this film - hindsight makes this a rather poignant experience. Although clearly intended as a hymn to royal life, with a panting narration describing the bliss Charles, Anne and Andrew are experiencing (the film was made three years before the birth of Edward), the images tell a different story - only a couple of shots feature the children smiling, while the first glimpse of Andrew as a baby, a spotlight shining on his face as photographers snap away, is a faintly sinister symbol of the royals’ lack of privacy from birth. The knowledge that a future of divorce and tabloid scandal would tarnish these children's adult lives adds irony to this snapshot of supposed utopia.
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A Queen Is Crowned
Title: A Queen Is Crowned
Character: Herself
Released: June 2, 1953
Type: Movie
A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.
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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Title: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Character: Herself
Released: June 2, 1953
Type: Movie
The coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. She acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards. The coronation was held more than one year later because of the tradition of allowing an appropriate length of time to pass after a monarch dies. It also gave the planning committees adequate time to make preparations for the ceremony.
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The Royal Wedding
Title: The Royal Wedding
Released: November 19, 1947
Type: Movie
This amazing film of the Royal Wedding was shot by the late Jack Cardiff, a pioneer cameraman working with the then new Technicolor process in the 1940s. It contains never-before-seen footage in full colour of the processions at Westminster Abbey and afterwards at Buckingham Palace of the wedding of HRH Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in autumn of 1947.
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Over the Seas to Belfast
Title: Over the Seas to Belfast
Character: Herself
Released: August 31, 1946
Type: Movie
This Traveltalk series short begins aboard the RMS Scythia as it exits Halifax Harbor. The Scythia is a cruise ship that was converted to a troop transport during World War II; in 1940 it carried children from Liverpool to New York as part of an evacuation program set up by the Children's Overseas Reception Board. The present voyage is among the first to carry civilian passengers from North America to the British Isles following the end of the war. Among the passengers are 150 child evacuees, who have spent several years growing up in Canada or the USA.
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The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
Title: The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
Character: Herself
Released: April 13, 1944
Type: Movie
This WW2 documentary centers on the crew of the American B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle as it prepares to execute a strategic bombing raid on Nazi submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
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Listen to Britain
Title: Listen to Britain
Character: Self - in Audience (uncredited)
Released: April 1, 1942
Type: Movie
A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.
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Atlantic Ferry
Title: Atlantic Ferry
Character: The Queen Mother (archive footage)
Released: September 6, 1941
Type: Movie
The MacIver brothers (Michael Redgrave, Griffith Jones) build the first ship to cross the Atlantic by steam power alone.
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The Royal Visit
Title: The Royal Visit
Character: Herself
Released: November 18, 1939
Type: Movie
This feature documentary offers a complete record of the 1939 Royal Tour of Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The film opens as the royal couple makes a stop in Québec city, where Premier Duplessis greets them. They then visit Montréal and meet mayor Camilien Houde. A visit to Ottawa brings them to Parliament, where Prime Minister MacKenzie King is present. The visit continues throughout Ontario, the prairies, and western Canada. The Royal couple also makes a brief stop in Washington and meets President Franklin Roosevelt. They then stop in on the Maritime provinces before boarding a Royal yacht for the journey back to England.