George VI: Reluctant But Rightful (2024) | Full Documentary

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He came into power when the crown was in a time of crisis, and fought hard to gain popularity with his public. Through the chaos of war and the founding of the Commonwealth of Nations, King George VI became a figure of hope and stability for peoples throughout the world.
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[@susannewheatley7447]

At the end of the day as an Australian we were so lucky to end up having the younger brother and then his daughter Elizabeth. Thank god 💕

[@here_we_go_again2571]

For sure!

[@simonf8902]

Absolutely true.

[@khinkyilin]

😢❤❤❤❤😮❤❤

[@dianesterns4961]

The world was better off. King Edward and Wallace Simpson were Nazi sympathizers. King George was steady and supportive for his people and his daughter Elizabeth was the definition of duty.

[@Jubbie74]

I don't see how it was thought Edward was more attractive than Bertie. Bertie was so much more.

[@Boudica_Boo_Keltoi]

I couldnt agree more. David was dogfaced.

[@lucindaholden477]

I admire this man so much.

[@DutchVanHelsing]

Which one ? The Nazi ?

[@christibaldridge2199]

​@@DutchVanHelsingare you an idiot? What is this video about? Do you even know?

[@poundshopcicero3089]

Get a life love, he was a total wrong 'un. Period !

[@here_we_go_again2571]

*George VI is one of my favorite British kings!* UK dodged a bullet with Edward VIII abdicating !!!

[@Wiltedflowers4480]

I have so much respect for King George he did not want to be king he had trouble with his stammer, but he still became king and was dutiful to his people, his loyal kind daughter inherited this from him

[@jeannemara1600]

It was quite common until the sixties that the truth of a person's health would be kept from the person and all family except, perhaps, the person's spouse.

[@Aidankiwi]

8.25 George V did not “die suddenly” in Jan 1936. He had been acutely unwell for weeks and indeed has suffered periods of ill health for many months prior to his final illness.

[@kimclarke5018]

True but it has been revealed that his doctor overdosed him with morphine and other drugs.

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

The queen mother really was a good figure. She looked like Betty Boop and dressed like the fairy god-mother, but was elegant, and the public loved her.

[@simonf8902]

And she loved a few gins. ❤ and gay entertainers. And chocolates.

[@Roshwood477]

Very good documentary about George VI. I have such admiration for him. One complaint, however.... When speaking of Neville Chamberlin addressing the British people in September 1939, the footage shown was that of FDR addressing congress in December 1941 after the bombing Pearl Harbor. A small detail, yet important.

[@paullewis2413]

Not unusual on Y.T. with many productions not carefully enough edited.

[@dionnegonsalves8188]

So true, this happens regularly in YT .... bad editing & random clips appear to be the norm on most YT documentaries, etc... & it can, at times spoil the content & subject matter. 🙄

[@tatianamechenici225]

Very good documentary. Thank you. I always admired the Windsor s

[@KealaniAlexandra]

The Victory King !

[@GodisMyNo1]

Please publish a documentary about the great but very underrated King George V

[@geraldjampol3120]

He was a nasty piece of work.

[@JohnAsmith-rw6uo]

​​​​​@@geraldjampol3120 Top man. So much better than his father.

[@GodisMyNo1]

​@@geraldjampol3120Did you know him personally? If no, then keep your opinion to yourself. Whatever his personality was like, doesnt change the fact that he was a great king who saved and modernized the monarchy and without whom there would be no George VI and no queen Elizabeth. By many accounts of people who knew George V, he was kind and generous despite being strict and disciplinary due to his naval upbringing

[@geraldjampol3120]

@@GodisMyNo1 How dare you try to censor me! We're here to express opinions, so shut up.

[@christibaldridge2199]

​@@geraldjampol3120King George V, while a horrible father, was quite a good King. Tommy Lascelles' words about him, I believe come from the fact that Tommy was a closeted bisexual. King George V cared deeply for his people and his country, he just wasnt an openly emotional man, did not show his feelings in any way or form, so ppl often think he was just a horrible man. He and Queen Mary wrote letters to each other to describe their feelings for one another.

[@dmtuzo3797]

Great documentary

[@Vickytin]

Beautiful documentary! 🎉

[@kathleenloucks9012]

I wish he had also been King of the USA. The Brits have the best form of government on earth. What great leadership the UK had during WW2...King George Vl and Winston Churchill--Wow. You know Hitler had to be worried about fighting that powerhouse dynamic duo!

[@Areyoutalkingtome-q1s]

Second best after NSDAP Germany. You do know that Hitler wanted nothing more than friendship with the Empire. Your " dynamic duo" were stooges of banking oligarchs.

[@madisworld]

King George VI is my favourite royal. I admire his dedication and commitment to the throne.

[@robnewman6101]

R.I.P George VI.

[@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm]

UK response seems to understand that. Looking forward to moving forward.

[@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm]

A number of ppl in my country needed to see this so that we can actually move forward outside of forced toxicity

[@adebolaadejumo8576]

Even Gorge Vl does not want to be the King this where the story of the three king becomes interesting

[@billolsen4360]

Selflessly wore himself out for the sake of the nation

[@adebolaadejumo8576]

There is a good insider giving the right information about intruding to the Buckingham palace

[@SalemVineyard]

Edward VIII definitely had googly eyes for Mrs Wallis Simpson. I wonder if things would've been different if Bertie was the elder.

[@elizabethannegrey6285]

I am immediately struck by Prince William’s likeness to his Great Grandfather, George VI.

[@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm]

Grateful I've never been married knowing what I do now and after a family wasn't much of an option. I'll be strategic with what comes next in social and occupational matters.

[@Wiltedflowers4480]

I am really enjoying your channel

[@kristi4113]

About the bombing that could have killed George and Elizabeth…Edward is a good suspect. In the PBS show Bertie and Elizabeth, the King thinks it could have been Charles Edward, Duke of Coburg’s son, who was in the German Luftwaffe. EDIT: I want to clear up why the television movie’s lines could have been wrong. The King very well might have thought it was Prince Hubertus because the Coburgs were well known Nazis. However, that movie was made after the Queen Mother passed away, and at that time Edward (David) and Wallis’ fascist sympathies were not as well known as they are now. Personally, I think it WAS David. He was easily flattered and could be goaded to talk about anything, including where to find his brother and sister-in-law.

[@kimclarke5018]

Also The book “traitor King” serializes Edwards weak character and his and Wallis’s deep Nazi sympathies. They were in this up to their neck.

[@hanaluong2672]

George V, Wilhelm II, and Tsar Nicolas looked similar to each other. They were related through one or two of the following: Victoria's line, a German and a Danish line.

[@adebolaadejumo8576]

The youngest man who has died in history as a king what a pity

[@suemcgregor9248]

Rot, plenty died younger. If you listened, it was "recent history"

[@maryvalentine9090]

I have repeatedly been informed by documentary videos like this one that Edward VIII was “good looking“. I’m sorry to be pop their bubble, but that the man to me was singularly unattractive. First off, He was SHORT. 5‘7“ tall. i’m not saying that short men can’t be handsome, but I have always found that man need to be at least 5‘10“ tall or better to be close to a handsomeness ideal. Secondly, in every recording I’ve heard of him speaking, he had a kind of high-pitched, squeaky, nasal, incredibly grating voice. And then there is his facial structure… I mean everybody’s got their own idea of what a good looking male face is but, sorry, as far as I’m concerned, he didn’t have it- he certainly was not classically handsome by any stretch of the imagination. Then there’s his personality… he was selfish and self indulgent. He happily used married women like pieces of meat. Stringing them along till he got bored with them and then tossed them aside. and another weird thing about his personality from all accounts the man liked being dominated by a woman. I don’t know how far that went in their life (he and his beloved Mrs. Simpson, that is) and I don’t want to know, but all I can say about that is just, “ICK”! Overall, the guy absolutely was not someone I would classify as being “handsome“ in any sense of the term. I’m telling you, England and the United Kingdom dodged a bullet with that guy. Good riddance to bad rubbish. I mean, just look at his life once he gained his “freedom“ to love the “fabulous” Mrs. Simpson… utterly pointless. Shy, stammering Bertie was 100+ times the man he ever was, and in my opinion FAR better looking.

[@francislocke5094]

I was not a year old when he was crowned. Ever since I have been more impressed by this good man

[@CharlesSchwartz-c9s]

George V did not 'die suddenly' - he had been ill for some time.

[@CatherineHomer]

Thank you! Well done!

[@RedMejorada]

3:39 Doesn't King George V had 5 sons?? Prince Edward, Prince Albert, Prince George, Prince Henry and Prince John

[@kimclarke5018]

Yes

[@suemcgregor9248]

Little Prince John was severely disabled with epilepsy and had died during WWl

[@RedMejorada]

@@suemcgregor9248 I know that, that wasn't my point.. My point here was my would the guy said there's 4 sons of king George V when they're supposed to be 5

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@@RedMejorada Narrator messed up. The birth order is: Edward VIII ...... (later Duke of Windsor) ............ (1894-- 1972, aged 77) Abdicated (1936) Married (1937) Wallis Simpson. No issue. George VI ............ (1895--1952, aged 56) Married (1923) Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Issue: Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret Mary, Princess Royal ............ (1897--1965, aged 67) Married (1922) Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood Issue: 2 sons, George and Gerald. (Henry Lascelles was the cousin of the Tommy Lascelles in "The Crown" series) Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester ............ (1900--1974, aged 74) Married (1935) Alice Montagu Douglas Scott. Issue: 2 sons, William and Richard (m Brigitte) Prince George, Duke of Kent ............ (1902--1942, aged 39) Married (1934) Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. Issue: 2 sons, 1 daughter [Edward (m. Katherine), Alexandria (m. Sir Angus Olgilvy m 1953, d. 2004), Michael (m. Christine -- "Princess Michael")] Prince John (1905--1919, aged 13) He lived at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate. Wood Farm: That is the farm that Prince Philip lived at, after he retired, during his later years. Elizabeth II used to go there and visit Philip frequently. Philip just wanted to live where it was peaceful and quiet and paint. He was much sicker than people realized. *When Prince John lived at wood farm* , he had a tutor, a full staff and played with some of the local village children who came to Wood Farm to visit him. (Sadly as John neared his pre-teen years he began to have more epileptic seizures.) Also, his grandmother (Alexandra of Denmark -- Edward VII's widow) lived at Sandringham and saw John three or four times a week. George V and Queen Mary as well as his siblings, visited Sandringham frequently.

[@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm]

Love when we have outside observers to report back to the people who are doing things that I should be doing. Traveling, vacationing, learning, networking.

[@SalemVineyard]

If you listen really closely you would find you can do those things too.

[@tracyhodgkins7516]

One thing I forgot to say is about George VI’s stammer. In this there is no mention of the fact that as a child Bertie was naturally left handed. However, he was forced to learn to write with his right hand. It was quite common in his youth for that to happen. Left handedness was treated as a problem to be corrected, not something you got on with. Many children who were forced to write with their right hand whilst being naturally left handed went on to develop a stammer.

[@adebolaadejumo8576]

Queen Elizabeth father only ruled for fifteen years and his daughter ruled for seventh years the longest British regining mornach

[@mardrettekemp7182]

I think George VI was awesome, and so handsome. He had guts.

[@jhutchings7627]

Edward was, like Harry is today, not of suitable character to be king or even in the Line of Succession.

[@heidithaw1072]

It is not the same thing at all. William and all of his children would come before him anyway. Harry was miserable and many of them have been deeply unhappy. Who wants a role where you are under constant scrutiny. You are essentially treated like a tourist attraction.

[@billolsen4360]

@@heidithaw1072 But, the money helped a lot

[@christibaldridge2199]

​@@heidithaw1072That in no way, gave Harry or that toxic, scheming, lying monster hes married to, the right to do what they did to the Queen and Prince Philip. They lied and those lies have been exposed. They owe the world a public apology and then they need their titles stripped, no longer allowed in the line of succession. They should NEVER be allowed back in the UK or any part of the Commonwealth.

[@heidithaw1072]

@@billolsen4360 I don't see how it helps if you are everyone's mercy all the time..

[@here_we_go_again2571]

There may be some similarities between Wallis Simpson and Meghan Markle. However, Wallis Simpson was known for her elegance and social skills. I will not comment on the morals of either. The abdication of Edward VIII was nothing like the flash in the pan "spare" being denied a money-grubbing ("half-in / half-out") existence as a lower-level working royal.

[@stephanebelizaire3627]

Rule Britannia !

[@virginiafry9854]

George VI’s stammer was due to him being left handed and being forced to use his right hand for things like writing!

[@Roz-y2d]

It was certainly stress related. Thankfully he found help.

[@janishigaki]

This biography highlights the fact that recent British Royal family squabbles are temporary. The monarchy is fragile but God-willing, will endure, no matter what.

[@floswason8776]

He was a true king and truly loved by the people l can remember him standing on the tarmac waving his daughter off to Africa and he was dying Pity Charles and William are not like him

[@livinglife4835]

Thinking how King George, Vi snd his family gathered their inner strength and became stronger. Now one royal fled the UK because of "unconscious bia", and people making his wife supposedly cry. From strength to total weakness.

[@lakechamp529]

My name is Arthur George III I think my great grandmother was enamored with King George.

[@LeeFrank-j1u]

That is my aunt's moto, children should be seen not heard ,so as kids we were to sit in the couch n listen to the adults speak, but we learned about who wed were n our family,

[@simonf8902]

I think he was better looking than pudgy Edward.

[@stephanienewhouse2056]

George VI was Duke of YORK, not Kent.

[@suemcgregor9248]

No, before George became King he used his first name Albert. He had a younger brother George, who was Duke of Kent

[@buddhidev7877]

Yes at first he was reluctant. But time proves that he did his job very well. And his quality paseed to his daughter, QE2.

[@nigelhamilton815]

Our special generation.

[@karengillett4448]

Good documentaries, but background music is way too loud!

[@lisamcandrews5739]

I forgot to mention that he also visited Hitler.

[@adebolaadejumo8576]

Once the parliament signed King Edward Vlll abdication it is all writing as the royal family did not want him to be the regining monarch then

[@adebolaadejumo8576]

Father and son resentment going on in the soverinty so as daughter and mothers going on heavy is the head that wears the crown

[@simonf8902]

It’s forgotten that, despite missing a visit to Australia as King due to his sudden death, he came to Australia twice.

[@simonf8902]

Lionel Logue, an Aussie, definitely helped Bertie get past his stammer.

[@simonf8902]

And by the way, even in my childhood in the 1960s, divorce was considered scandalous.

[@simonf8902]

Being the King literally killed him. He was only 58 years when he died. The smoking and the stress destroyed him. And his father, George V was NOT a supportive parent.

[@tracyhodgkins7516]

He was 56 when he died.

[@tracyhodgkins7516]

Just a couple of points before I say anything else. George V didn’t really die suddenly. He’d been unwell for a very long time. His final illness was thought to be a cold at first, but it was soon realised that it was far more serious. The circumstances surrounding his death are very controversial. As for the bit about The King’s Speech, whoever put this documentary together obviously didn’t do their research. They’ve obviously focused on the film, which is excellent but not strictly accurate. The books are well worth reading. Lionel Logue NEVER called George VI Bertie, not ever. The King called Lionel Logue ‘Logue’ and the King was always either ‘Sir’ or ‘Your Majesty’. He was never, ever ‘Bertie’, a name reserved for family and friends. Logue and the King got to know each other well, but Logue never forgot his manners or who his patient was. Moving on, when you dig into the abdication, it soon becomes clear that really Edward VIII was deposed. He abdicated, but he was put under huge pressure from the Establishment to do so. That’s not to say it was the wrong thing to do because it wasn’t. Those who pushed Edward VIII off the throne were on the right side of history, and we know it now. I just wonder how those supporters amongst the public of 1936 would feel if they’d known of Edward’s political affiliations that would soon become clear just a few years after the abdication. I don’t believe for a moment, as some do, that Edward’s Nazi support was simple naivety. There is evidence that shows Edward was quite prepared to see Britain bombed into submission during the war, and prepared to see his own brother murdered, because he believed Hitler would put him back on the throne and he’d make Wallis his Queen. Edward was essentially a weak and selfish fool and the country was better off without him. George VI might have been seen as dull compared to his flashy elder brother, but when the possibility of abdication came up he said immediately that he would be prepared to take the throne, even though he knew it terrified him. That’s not a dull man, it’s a very brave and decent man. He became a symbol of this country’s steadfastness during the war years and he, alongside his Queen, the future Queen Mother, brought up two daughters, one of whom, Elizabeth, became the greatest monarch this country has ever had. The tragedy of George VI is that he died far too young. I haven’t got there yet in the documentary, but I will just say he died from a pulmonary thrombosis. He did have lung cancer, which he wasn’t aware of, indeed he’d had part of a lung removed, but the cancer didn’t kill him in the end, though it would have done eventually. It wasn’t unusual to not tell people they were dying in those days. It was quite usual to tell a family member, a husband or a wife for example, but the patient was often not told. The belief was that if the patient knew they were dying, they would give up. Nowadays it’s not unusual to tell people everything, but even now some people choose to not know.

[@tommeredith7462]

Edward really crapped on his own brother when he abdicated as King. King George rose to the occasion and turned out to be a remarkable King but his brother sure did a number on his shy brother. To leave the throne all over a twice divorced American broad who must have been a freak in the sack. He thought Wallis was a Goddess. She was actually bird legged and quite homely in appearance. At least Edwards selfish act made way for Queen Elizabeth who faithfully served the Monarch and was uncompromising.

[@MElias-kk5fv]

suppose Edward hadn't abdicated, but had been given permission to stay, and marry Wallis as he intended? so many things might have been different of course, all things might have happened (like the end of the monarchy), but if everything else remained the same, in the end Elizabeth still would have been queen, since Edward VIII had no children. After Edward VIII's death (and since Elizabeth's father (Albert, Duke of York) pre-deceased Edward), Elizabeth would have been heiress presumptive? She would have been Queen, just much later in life.

[@tommeredith7462]

@@MElias-kk5fv One only needs to look at the climate of that day, the monarch and the government. We live in a different ere now. I agree as for Edward it could have gone another way. I don’t think he was enjoying his life in the Royal family anyway, meaning obligation and assignments,

[@brucefrytz8611]

@tommeredith7462 Yes, Ms. Simpson was not a ravishing beauty, but remember that Edward was already 40 years old at the time, and as we get older (speaking for myself) I believe that compatibility means more than sexual attraction. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and he saw she was more than, as you say, just a "twice divorced broad". In the "looks" department I believe that nobody today would have picked Camilla over Diana, but apparently she had other qualities that Charles ranked as more important.

[@lelandfranklin3487]

Great video...and not to criticize...but when you say "Neville Chamberlain addressed the nation" on September 3rd 1939...and cut Roosevelt on December 8th 1941 (Chamberlain was dead then) is a bit confusing...😊

[@CarolinaPowell-fo7ds]

No se inglés y me gustaría traducido debieran hacerlo automático Solo una sugerencia Gracias

[@robnewman6101]

Rural Village scenes.

[@tony8074]

Edward and Wallis never looked like they were happy with one another.

[@tracyhodgkins7516]

Wallis tried to escape the relationship before the abdication, but he threatened to kill himsejf if she left him. There are letters that strongly suggest she still loved Ernest Simpson, her second husband, when she married Edward. Edward and Wallis were as bad as each other in many respects. He was a pathetic, weak, needy man, who needed her for sex, and she had come to love all the material things he could offer her, the jewels, etc. However, what started as a bit of silly fun for Wallis went horribly wrong when she found herself trapped indefinitely with this man who just wouldn’t let her go.

[@marthashepherd341]

This may sound odd, but Wallis Simpson has a resemblance to Megan Markle... History does repeat itself, nest pas?? 🤓

[@dominaevillae28]

History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.

[@maryvalentine9090]

Yeah there is some resemblance and facial structure. Both women fit the description of “claw their way to the top” broads. And little prince Harry seems to be as whiny and selfish as Edward VIII.

[@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm]

Not what my grandparents fought for in the wars

[@Roz-y2d]

Really? The RF spelt stability to the British people. A return to something familiar and solid. But I know there are still those who wish to tear down and put asunder the Monarchy. Then what? An American style presidency that would cost the country umpteen millions? No thanks. Be careful what you wish for!

[@JoeLondon-te3hf]

A united Ireland now!

[@nigelhamilton815]

Yes please.

[@philipwillard4569]

Would have been good if you had spent less time on idiot brother and all on George IV.

[@SolarEnergy4514]

Really? These writers come up with such insane comments. In all the years I’ve read about the abdication never once had I heard Ms. Bowes Lyons was interested in the Prince of Wales. Please stick to the facts!!!

[@Areyoutalkingtome-q1s]

And with his abdication another roadblock to the drunken warmonger Churchill was cleared. With it the end of the Empire was assured.

[@davehester7349]

No one gave a hoot over his opinion of the war ...and NO AMERICAN ever ask it.

[@nick111994]

Some real exaggeration in this, like how the Duke of Windsor might have given intel on where to bomb Buckingham palace. That kind of bombing accuracy did not exist in ww2

[@adebolaadejumo8576]

Elizabeth and the crown lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@realadamhirst]

Coup D'état

[@philippegarreyn7919]

38:00 . Speculations about insights on the King's whereabouts whilst in Buckingham Palace are useless. Before both wars, the British RF was constantly visited by their Royal cousins from all over Germany. Amongst these family relations, many joined the Nazi Party, if only to protect their properties and rights. So, many of them could have given themselves informations.

[@Roz-y2d]

That old chestnut trotted out every time this subject comes up. Ridiculous.

[@lunastarr1925]

they look alike...

[@celissewillis9399]

The royal family member I liken to George's daughter, Queen Elizabeth the most, is her great-granddaughter, Charlotte, Williams' daughter. They both are Taurus women & had very responsible characters at a very early age. Especially when it came to their siblings. Also, what is the deal with the slightly drooped eye through many generations of men in the royal family? Even Williams' oldest boy has this look & he also seems to be rather reserved like George's brother Edward was. I honestly wouldn't be surprised, if Charlotte ended up being next after her father to take the crown for some reason. Something in me says that could happen & I've felt it for quite a few years now that there's potential there... almost as if something could go ary with George & Louis, with his antics, would probably not be the most suitable to take the crown, any more than his Uncle Harry. I think there's something special about Charlotte, just as there was about Elizabeth & that there was obviously quite a lot going on in the ethers, that allowed for Goerge VI to take the thrown, even though he was reluctant, because in a way, the quiet life he had for awhile, gave him & his small family some sort of grounding to take on the load of responsibility that he didn't want, but tried his best to do.

[@jeannemara1600]

@celissewillis9399 It interests me that a person making such outlandish predictions doesn't know that The Succession to the Crown Act (2013) amended the provisions of the Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement to end the system of male primogeniture, under which a younger son can displace an elder daughter in the line of succession. It also lifted the ban on marrying Catholics.The Act applies to those born after 28 October 2011 and came into effect in 2015. Therefore, Prince Louis would not be next in line before Charlotte. Always important to get one's facts straight prior to commentary, especially divisive and outrageous "predictions."

[@Roz-y2d]

@@jeannemara1600Well said. I was getting irritated reading that post. It beggars belief, doesn’t it?

[@celissewillis9399]

@@jeannemara1600 I have to LOL at your comment, because it's total ignorance. I'm well aware of the Crown Act & I never said that Louis would be next in line. I SAID that considering the royal family's patterns, I feel like something could happen that could put Charlotte next in line, ahead of her older brother George & that it's good that Louis ISN'T next, & isn't ahead of his sister, because his antics & behaviors would probably make him a sort of wild child. Please READ & ASK before ASSUMING... because as the saying goes, "ASSuming makes an ASS out of U, not ME"...

[@rezzer7918]

Royal anachronism

[@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm]

When they report back in horror, the observers and those they report to can remind all that I've done this for a decade, how I got pregnant, how it was when I was pregnant, and few answers since.

[@Roz-y2d]

???

[@Aidankiwi]

22.09 George V, Edward VIII and George VI were never at any time the King of England. The English monarchy ceased to exist in 1707. I wish these clueless documentary makers could get this simple fact correct. It’s damned insulting.

[@carolwenzel9174]

I'm

[@dbyers3897]

Repetitious & poorly edited program. However, this man was truly remarkable. How many came to admire George VI after watching his excellent portrayals by Colin Firth in the The King's Speech and Jared Harris in The Crown? The right man in the right place at the right time: WW2.

[@christianluts810]

Oh wow, Alex Lawford, the man who presents the most outstanding example of mis-pronunciation with his "T H Fronting" speaking about King George VI''s speech impediment - and he's doing it with a straight face, too! I have, though, noticed something of an evolution in Lawford's speech affectation [T H Fronting is a form of "Received Pronunciation, and therefore an affectation, not a speech deficit - like a stammer / stutter]. His mis-pronunciation of words ending in "TH" should, by all the "rules" of his affectation, be pronounced as "F" so "George the Sixth" would become "George the SIXFF". In this new evolution, Lawford is pronouncing "Sixth" as "SIXD". WTF?

[@tomgrimes8379]

The problem with this is that the narration is repetitive. Someone should have sensitive to this. The first four minutes and 30 seconds was the most repetitive...essentially the same set of statements over and over. But the rest of it is windy as well.

[@SharonGrant-rr7ni]

Not a new moment in this "new" documentary. How often are these types of programs thinly disguised propaganda pr? Always.

[@adebolaadejumo8576]

But you killed your father to wear the crown Elizabeth the crown lover 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sionrouge1697]

George VI never filled the role as king, He cut a clumsy figure gangly and Weak. I know people want to romanticize him now but He was no Edward.

[@irisiris3842]

No he wasn't like Edward. He was better