The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

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Platinum Jubilee beacons will also be lit throughout the UK, as well as in the capital city of every Commonwealth country.

Delight in our 'A Royal Christmas' range, illustrated with festive, royal imagery of guardsmen in the snow, corgis on sleds and the Royal Palaces adorned with Christmas decorations. Inside the royal family, there’s something approaching awe at the Queen’s achievements," says royal expert Andrew Morton. "Only they can truly appreciate what it’s like to occupy this unique public position. She is a one-off, irreplaceable. As Prince William once remarked of his grandmother, she’s been there, done that, got the T-shirt." Legendary broadcaster and a natural historian Sir David Attenborough will pay a personal tribute to the Queen. (Image credit: Getty)But the year leading up to her Jubilee has been one of the most challenging for the monarch, with family fractures and controversies, and the loss of her beloved husband Prince Philip on April 9, 2021. Yet she remains as devoted to her role as Queen as ever and determined to enjoy the planned celebrations. A literary celebration of our longest reigning monarch, The Queen: 70 Glorious Years observes the remarkable life and times of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A service will be held for the Queen at St Paul’s Cathedral, while she will also attend the Epsom Derby. A far less rosy picture of our national culture emerged from The Decade the Rich Won (BBC2, Tuesday of last week and 25 January). This was an appalling recital of, from 2008 onwards, governmental economic intervention on an eyewatering scale: trillions of pounds pumped into the system to ensure that banks and financial institutions don’t collapse, bringing down with them the whole system. But every move made the rich richer and the poor poorer.

All the profits from the sale of this official range of commemorative items goes to the Royal Collection Trust. The Trust is a registered charity, set up to oversee the conservation of the Royal Collection and make it accessible through exhibitions and educational projects. It receives no public funding. The Queen is also releasing her official book for her Platinum Jubilee, The Queen: 70 Glorious Years, which includes over 77 images chosen to represent The Queen’s reign. BEST think of it as an extended, though still inadequate, thank-you. A brief consideration will concede that the Queen has provided TV, starting with the Coronation, with its most spectacular and brilliant moments, not to mention constant material with which to fill up news bulletins and documentaries. So The Queen: 70 glorious years (BBC1, Sunday), marking the Platinum Jubilee of her accession, was the least they could offer in return. The Queen has lived through 14 prime ministers, from Winston Churchill and Harold Wilson to Margaret Thatcher and Boris Johnson, as well as the country's numerous cultural changes and her own family dramas.From the Suez Crisis and the Cold War, to the tragic death ofPrincess Dianaand now the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, the 95-year-old monarch has seen it all. According to reports in 2018 from the Radio Times, the Queen replied: “There is no pleasing you people from the media.

We in Britain, after the war, now we wanted to rejoice in this new Elizabethan age!” Brian Blessed exclaimed. In 1986, the Queen rewarded Sir David's work with a knighthood. But a year later, they reportedly clashed while working together for a BBC production. Recalling this extraordinary period in British history, this is a snapshot of how the UK has changed over the decades – from those who were there. From the transformation of Empire to Commonwealth, the rise in our standard of living, the digital revolution, sporting achievements and living through the pandemic, Queen Elizabeth has been the one constant in all our lives. The documentary revealed that when Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne Britain was a very different place. Royal biographer Ingrid Seward said Sir David was so concerned about the film going out he told the BBC "You’re killing the monarchy, you know, with this film you’re making."

We saw not just the highs, but also the lows, of our recent island story: the appalling poverty and living conditions of the post-war nation whose crown she assumed; hostility to immigrants; the miners’ strike; industrial collapse. The transformation of everyday life and attitudes: technology and the Pill changing women’s daily drudgery and subservience; acceptance of same-sex relationships; an emerging multi-cultural and multifaith nation; IT revolutionising everything. He said: “Yes, there was a certain amount of apprehension because all sorts of things could have gone wrong. The Queen: 70 Glorious Years is just one of many books being released to celebrate The Queen's platinum jubilee, but this is the official souvenir publication from the Royal Collection Trust. Recalling her own experience, Lulu said: “I would literally have a bath in front of the fire in a zinc bath once a week.Unable to hide her annoyance, the Queen said: “Why do they go round and round when you want to talk?” The film, which only aired once in 1969 and was later pulled by the Queen, was the first time the royals had allowed cameras into their day-to-day life.

At the time, Sir David admitted in an interview with the Radio Times that he was nervous about working with the monarch. The Queen and family at her 1953 coronation. (Image credit: Getty) 'The Queen: 70 Glorious Years' release date Speaking about how climate change will have an impact on the trees presented to the monarch over the next 50 years, the Queen ‒ who has planted over 1,500 trees all over the world ‒ quipped: “I won’t be here though." The book highlights the memorable events during Queen Elizabeth II's reign in photographs. These photographs are accompanied by quotes and context and, as such, takes you on a photographic journey of her 70-year reign. There are several sections: Early Life, Iconic Portraits, the Role of the Monarch, Travelling the Kingdom and the Commonwealth, the Day Job, Family and Milestones. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024.In Partnership with St Martin-in-the-Fields. This series of nine lectures is inspired by the words of Martin Luther during the Reformation. Distinguished speakers investigate those things in which we believe deeply – and for which we would be prepared to make a costly stand.