WHICH DAME DO THE ROYAL FAMILY REALLY LIKE TO PORTRAY THEM ON SCREEN ..SURPRISE

[@Gregm-l9r]

Dame Judi Dench and Dame Helen Mirran and both absolute legends .. big wave 👋

[@kathleenkinchela7180]

Agree 💯 ❤❤❤❤

[@wildideas7368]

Dame Judi is a really good friend with the Queen Camilla. She is a stable in so many culture related events Camilla organises in the palace etc. The royals have a very beautiful Italian style castle with its own beach, which was favourite of the Queen Victoria but the late Queen ElisabethII for example never visited. The royals have there a small apartment and Judi & Camilla spent some years ago a couple of days there.

[@bettyandrews9571]

Wow Neil! You are fabulous in black and white. I love all these women because they were so naturally beautiful. No fat lips distorted faces. Real women

[@KayeTalbot]

And lovely clothing .....

[@patriciasiddle5379]

@@bettyandrews9571 😂😂 true

[@skippy5685]

For me it was Dame Edna Everage ...in the royal box at the variety performace with the then Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall... priceless. ❤

[@birdlover9082]

I still like to go back to view, too funny..

[@elainebowditch6610]

😂😂😂😂❤

[@moretus2270]

Oh that was hilarious 😂

[@kerrylevey8746]

Absolutely adored Dame Edna! As an Aussie, that adoration was definitely required ... and it was certainly no hardship! (lol) 😊😊😊

[@karlavlieger4441]

That was amazing 😂😂

[@pennysargent9557]

A lovely little segment, thank you.

[@Peonyrose-sk4bz]

Love Anna Neagle.

[@alicesings1971]

Greetings Neil ! I’ve always thought Princess Margaret was such a beauty. Queen Elizabeth was very beautiful as well. They both had so much class and style and they epitomize modern women of their time. Thx for the history. xx

[@lynetteewhitelyn3246]

Loved that Crown Of course Dame Helen Mirren could have been the best. 👋👋👋😊🇦🇺

[@gwae48]

Hollywood gorgeous both of the sisters.....looks haven't trickled down unfortunately

[@GB-qu1kq]

I liked Helen Mirren when she played our lovely late Queen Elizabeth II. I thought she got her to a T. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@alicesings1971]

@@gwae48 Very true unfortunately

[@alicesings1971]

@@GB-qu1kq 🌹🌹🌹

[@LadyPaddington]

🥳 Happy Belated Birthday to HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent 🎂🎉 I've been focused on the horrendous storms raging and forgot to post Best Wished to HLMQE's very loyal cousin 🎊🎁

[@christiner302]

Dame Anna Neagle is probably unknown by today's filmgoers and yet she was such a pillar of the entertainment world.

[@theeweemo]

You are still handsome in black and white Neil!

[@cricket8438]

I enjoy old films, unless they are about wars, and wish more were shown. Some of the actors of that time are very handsome and the ladies exquisite. I also love the fashions of that time.🎉❤😊

[@katyb2793]

It's my dream to be able to see some of the classics in a cinema! I'm still young (ish) but I just don't enjoy films today. They're not even vaguely entertaining.. and not very savoury either. Imagine seeing a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film in a cinema! Or Roman Holiday, or the Sound of Music. One can dream!

[@audspod1]

A very interesting video, thank you Neil.

[@monicaburdett236]

Great story, Neil. ❤

[@Edyecozort]

Dame Judi Dench is my favorite actress!!! ❤❤ Her and Geoffrey Palmer in the show As Time Goes By. I bought the cd’ of all of it. Play it over and over. ❤❤🙌🇺🇸

[@saraleebarker5158]

I love it, too! I bought the box set a few months ago but haven't had a chance to binge watch yet😊

[@evie.3625]

She has one of the warmest smiles of anyone on the silver screen. 😊❤️

[@LindaBinney]

My favorite is Dame Margaret Rutherford...she may never have portrayed a Royal but she will always be a 'royal' star to me.

[@penjim2013]

She was wonderful wasn't she....they broke the mold with that great lady. :)

[@pennysargent9557]

A wonderful Miss Marple

[@brookhousehnb]

Penny Sargent but always Margaret Rutherford in THE CLOAK. I remember, with delight, her portrayal of Miss Marple drinking BEER!..and were that not bad enough, STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOTTLE!!! 😮😲 😂 lol. Who cared? This was eccentric M.Rutherford. Loved her😂❤

[@Milady_Curtsey]

Fascinating story thankyou for sharing Neil 👏👏👏😎💖

[@marlenefeeney6708]

Wow I will have a look for this thanks Neil xxxx

[@ellemetcalf110]

This video has made me want to see Victoria.the Great. Thank you Neil! ❤❤

[@annenglish2851]

Thank you! I havent known this lady!

[@melly9037]

I enjoyed this one, Neil ✨️👏🏻

[@ireneclark6871]

Hiya Neil. We have rich history of great actresses. I remember the film that broke my heart was the story of Edith Cavell, cried for ages at end of this and the portrayal was magnificently done by Anna Neagle. I was a St Johns Ambulance member and Edith Cavell was our group name in her honour. Ah memories. Love from the seaside x

[@Sharon_Mc]

🇬🇧 I agree, Neil. The first 2 series of the Crown was good. Downhill all the way afterwards. IMO

[@elainebowditch6610]

Never watched one. ❤

[@kerrylevey8746]

I thought the same! Loved it, until they changed actors/actresses. Then I just couldn't get into the series anymore. Which I'm actually glad about ... I wouldn't have wanted to watch the "ghost of Diana" in the final series! Way too bizarre, IMO! 😊😊😊

[@patb.j.3358]

Me too. I know the history of the British Royal Family. Consequently, I watched Crown , the series. Season one and two were close to the true story. When they changed the main actress and actor, the show went downhill. I watched 6 minutes of Season Three , that was it. After that, it was a fictional story.

[@kevemu]

very interesting video Sean

[@carasmith549]

Anna Neagle started out as Marjorie Robertson, a simple chorus girl, until picked out of the line by Herbert Wilcox who was besotted with her, and determined to make her into a star - which he did, very successfully. At the time she played Queen Victoria, the fact that she was Wilcox's mistress for many years (while he was still married with four children) was kept very hushed-up. She and Wilcox finally married during WW2, after he'd been able to get a divorce. A young actor who appeared in both the Queen Victoria films with Anna Neagle, had a girlfriend (a dancer on stage) who had known "Marjorie" during her dancing years, and said Miss Neagle's later 'regalness' was a demeanour she perfected to suit her image of the classy ladies she depicted on-screen. Apparently, when she started out, back in the early 20s, she was nothing of the sort!

[@mariebussell7005]

Thank you Neil love the details you bring to us chums.

[@kerrylevey8746]

Love your showbiz stories, Neil! And you tell them so well! I first saw Dame Helen Mirren in "Prime Suspect" (circa '80s/'90s, I think ... can't remember exactly when). Really loved the show! *AND* Dame Helen! Big 👋 to you, Neil ... and to all the chums! BTW, this is a great group to "belong" to!! Sending love, xKerry ❤

[@judewebb5694]

Thanks for this and the suggestion. If the Queen and Princess Margaret thought the film so good then that's an excellent recommendation to me. I enjoyed the first one or two series of The Crown but it went downhill after that and of course unreal.

[@joanbonnet8229]

I agree with Prince Phillip!

[@SUZANNECOSTA-e8u]

Hello Neil from DOWNUNDER🖐🇦🇺 ...thank you for your account on Dame Anna Neagle and loved that your film coverage was in b&w. A look into the past...so interesting and has encouraged me to go view Dame Anna's old movies on KZbin. I check out your news clips several times a day...never miss them, as you're happy attitude no matter the weather, always make them more enjoyable to view. I find the locations where you shoot like watching a travel doco. Cheers !🖐

[@JohnKozlowski-ot5ld]

Awesome Neil, You're doing this segment in the British Pathe in black and white.

[@janwoodward9551]

Once again, a fabulous story. Wow, Neil. You have so much history in that head of yours. Thank you for sharing it with us. Love Jan ❤❤

[@kimir1633]

Thanks Neil 👋

[@LadyPaddington]

Always get excited when the film noir intro begins!👏Prince Philip's comment regarding his wife's portrayal 👏Anna Neagle personified the best in British Actresses ❤ Thank you, Neil, for sharing such wonderful historical insights with us Chums.

[@melly9037]

I've never watched The Crown. I keep saying I'm going to get to it, but I imagine I'll enjoy the earlier years, too.

[@donna6895]

This was very fascinating. However I can’t imagine anybody being better than Dame Judi Dench.

[@gingerroot8906]

Fascinating! I'm going to watch it!

[@sonniehoulihan5505]

As ever, 👋 Neil. East Coast 🇺🇸.

[@munchie2u]

Both fabulous actresses💗

[@mariawalsh8763]

Hi Neil..thank you for the introduction to the wonderful British actors & their shows...enjoyed the ones about the royals...😊😊😊

[@valfrasier39]

How interesting. I've never heard of Dame Anna Neagle. She was beautiful.

[@LorileeGA]

Thanks, as always, for these historical & behind the scenes videos. Blessings dear Neil❣️👋🏻🙏🏻

[@Donna_Relaxing]

Love these historical bits we’d never know without you Neil ❤

[@cindyrussell7017]

Wonderful video. Love the back stories😊

[@blancarosabeltranvelazquez4176]

Very interesting story, Neil!. Thank you very much for sharing it!. God Bless!. ❤

[@TheLiznz]

She was a true star, I will watch that movie.

[@linda1915]

I truly wish they would show those films here. I loved Dame Judy Dench in "Mrs Brown" and just came off a few movies that of course were Hollywood changed but I still loved, "Anne of the Thousand Days" and "Young Bess." A wonderful story, thank you. A big 👋 from deep in the ❤ of Texas and Cheers y'all 😊

[@kerrylevey8746]

Linda, I hope it's always you who ends your comments with "A big 👋 from ..." etc! I've noticed it often and just want to say how much I really love the ending! Thx, xKerry 😊

[@linda1915]

@@kerrylevey8746 Thank you so very much. 🦋

[@kerrylevey8746]

@@linda1915 You're welcome! 😊

[@linda1915]

@@kerrylevey8746 🙂🦋

[@alicesings1971]

Thanks for the suggestion for the film Queen Victoria and it must be brilliant if Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret enjoyed it. Thanks Neil !

[@angelamatthew1487]

I loved them both in Derby Day , Michael Wilding was very handsome I enjoy anything he is in

[@evanagy2304]

Good evening everybody! I don't think the problem is the talent of the actresses. The similarity may be there, but maybe the problem is the story, not the character.

[@barbraluce5706]

I saw Anna Neagle in Queen Victoria and it was terrific. It was shown in a history class I took.

[@KathyDoucette-x8v]

Thank you Neil for highlighting this wonderful lady. I had never heard of her but thanks to you I looked her up and will now check out her movies! Thank you also for making my evening with your reports! Keep up the good work!

[@inesclark7350]

The first actress who played Queen Elizabeth was the best one as well the actor who played Prince Philip

[@Gillyflower-j7o]

Hello Neil! One marvellous film that people may not know with Anna Neagle is Lilacs In The Spring with Erroll Flynn. Worth a mention I think.

[@julieannejoolz]

I love Anna Neagle, i watch all her movies, and she did quite a few with Michael Wilding..great actress, and im sure a lovely woman.

[@Beatrice2.]

Goodness - what a treat to be reminded of the truly great Anna Neagle. Thanks Neil.

[@deeannesweetapple3264]

Great story about someone I didn't know of. I will have to correct that!!!

[@geniushisfriends1260]

Love the black and white vlog. I think Olivia Coleman and Dame Judi Dench are great actresses. Did not know anything about Anna Neagle. Great story Neil.

[@geniushisfriends1260]

😀

[@mario-qi3yw]

Good day Neil😊

[@gerrywrafsimmons7542]

Neil do you remember the tv programme Crown Matrimonial. I think it was also on the London theatre. I can remember watching it when I was a child it was in black and white. Its all about the run up to the Abdication. I'm sorry I can't remember who starred in but the lady who played Queen Mary was formidable. ❤

[@gothicwriter9897]

Heard of Anna Neagle, can't recall any of her films but I will check them out. Sounds like a great actress given Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret enjoyed her films. So I have a question. Is it likely that Royalty will have seen themselves and their relatives portrayed in films, and then been influenced by what they have seen, how they have been portrayed, how their character's were dressed etc. in the films? Probably impossible to answer but intriguing. Lovely story.

[@lyndaf.5604]

I loved the films with Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding, with “The Courtneys of Curzon Street” being a particular favourite. Thank you for a very interesting video, Neil. I have not seen “Victoria The Great”, but will certainly try to find it on KZbin as you suggest.

[@heleneentwistle8050]

👋👋 Thank you for this fascinating story Neil, the black and white setting was fabulous. Your depth of knowledge and magnetic personality shines through every word, you are the best. Dame Anna Neagle epitomises the best of British actresses, just perfect, gone but never forgotten.. Thank you for the magical memories Neil. Take care. Hxx👋👋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌺❤️🌟

[@filomenadavies6998]

Anna Neagle was wonderful! I confess I am not a fan of Helen Mirren and I freely admit that I haven’t watched, nor will ever watch, the fictitious Crown. I was fortunate to be born before King George’s premature death, so i was there from the beginning of Queen Elisabeth’s reign to its end. She was unique and I feel privileged to have lived through her reign. It annoys me that many of her younger subjects haven’t a clue about her era.

[@sheilamaclaine4833]

Yes I was born during king George rein, I grew up watching princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, they were both lovely, and later watch Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip wedding, did not have a TV back then but watched it at the cinema.

[@katyb2793]

Do you mind me asking you both, what was the Royal Family like back then, and how has it changed? I wish with all my heart I could have lived through Her Majesty's entire reign. I read a brilliant book about World War II called Mrs. Milburn's Diaries and she spoke with such love, and unquestioning respect for the Royal Family, and Winston Churchill. It seems entirely different today, although there are many who still love the Royal Family.

[@filomenadavies6998]

@@katyb2793 Oh gosh! It would take a lot of time to do that! The Royal Family was held in great esteem in postwar Britain - in fact Hitler had called the then Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) the most dangerous woman in Europe - because they refused to budge from London when it was being bombed relentlessly. She expressed relief when Buckingham Palace was hit, as she could then look the people in the East End of London in the face. (She and the King regularly visited places bombed out in the Blitz.) It seems that history - and recent history - is no longer taught in schools as it was back in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Such a pity. Hope this helps.😊

[@katyb2793]

@@filomenadavies6998 it does thank you!! I'm Australian, and sadly our history lessons were pretty basic. We focused on Australian history and some of world war 1, 2 and the Cold War. But that doesn't even scratch the surface! And we learnt absolutely nothing about the Royal Family, even though they are also our Royal Family. I personally love history, and love the Royal Family, so I'm constantly doing my own research, watching documentaries etc. But I think knowing our history is so important so future generations don't make the same mistakes. For instance, England nearly starved through the second world war because they were relying on buying many food stuffs from overseas. But what are we doing today? Relying in international trade for not only food, but other necessities! I don't want to say too much on here, but if we ended up at war with a certain country, we would no longer be able to buy any electrics, anything made from plastic, a lot of medical equiptment, etc because we don't make them anymore and rely pretty much on one country to manufacture them. We haven't learnt from past mistakes! And the majority of the population don't realise this because they don't know their history.

[@Tomtaylor7337]

Congratulations 🍾 on 350,000 subscribers 👍🙏 this is truly a wonderful community ❤ we love you Neil and your community is amazing 👍💯🍾🍾 next year by this time I am hoping you will hit 1 million subscribers 👍

[@carolineblake361]

Neil thank you for the history lesson

[@queeniemorris4060]

👋 👋

[@akgypsy54]

👋Neil👋this was a wonderful story! I love classic films! 🎞️

[@PollyAmorous]

Thanks for the tip ❤

[@dianebell3653]

Thoroughly enjoyed this Neil, Thank you. Hope everyone has a good day. 👋👋👋👋👋❤

[@moonbeep641]

I love seeing the old movie advertising posters.

[@renafahy581]

TY Neil for this wonderful video……I found that movie…..plan on watching tomorrow

[@RosemaryMorris-g9k]

❤

[@kathyatkinson782]

Never watched after Olivia Colman played the part of the late Queen I thought she overplayed her majesty as really sour and never smiled it put me of her as an actress apparently the late Queen was a sensitive kind person not once was that shown in part 3 of the series never watched the rest

[@barbarakrull5100]

Love this story😊

[@floridalazaro6229]

Hi Neil❤

[@christiner302]

I disliked the depiction of the Queen in Aber Fan in the Helen Mirren film. It insinuated that the Queen pretended to shed tears which was a fallacy.

[@janetbowersox83]

I'm sorry....I really don't need to hear about bubble baths and s toys. Thanks to Neil with all his amazing history of the RF and celebrities!

[@tishamathis1607]

Wow! I am amazed that Prince Phillip watched the movie.

[@ElizabethClement-j9z]

Great video 👍

[@patriciasiddle5379]

Love that Englishness good word ❤

[@alicesings1971]

❤❤

[@joanbonnet8229]

Hello Alice!

[@gordonhide4539]

Hello ladies 👋👋🩷🙏 kath....Yorkshire England

[@rahoche3]

This is a wonderful story, Neil. Thank you for highlighting very talented people from a time gone by. Cheers!👋👋😁

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

Anna Neagle would never have survived social media. Anyone before the 50's might have been as big a target of the media, but the media was often controlled by the studios. Anna Neagle was a great actress, but could she survive the system for actresses today? I've no idea.

[@bronwenjones1320]

Oh, I'll lookforthat on my days off, thanks, Neil

[@donnaross4363]

I’d rather watch old movies and stars than anything produced now. It’s mostly rubbish but the oldies are truly the goodies!!!

[@Rando15]

Prince Philip was exactly right.

[@min-ru8236]

Good afternoon Neil and friends👋👋👋 waves from Beautiful York. Thanks Neil for another fascinating story.

[@yvonnewiggins4209]

More of these please Neil.

[@rachelstrahan2486]

👍

[@tonyabayless4807]

Good Evening Neil 🇺🇲🎃👋🤚👋🥰😋😁☺️❤️

[@flossey100]

💖💖💖🇦🇺👋

[@birdlover9082]

I think women were so much prettier long ago, so much more natural!!!

[@catherinelee3298]

Nice segment❤

[@chriswatts1680]

Never watched the crown & never will same with suits

[@charlenewillingham6853]

👋👋👋🥳

[@catrox1617]

Ohhh dear, the bots are back

[@damienk5011]

Yep😮,am blocking and reporting them,as best l can! Glad you noticed too!😊Julia. ( Damiens Mother)

[@penjim2013]

I've just blocked those three, but they'll no doubt be back tomorrow. 😠

[@kerrylevey8746]

How can you tell??

[@penjim2013]

@@kerrylevey8746 I cancelled the 3 today, but usually the picture is just a pair of skimpy panties and they're porn sites.

[@lisabelk3874]

Bots are here

[@charlisilver7879]

They are so annoying

[@damienk5011]

Yep,I just block & report,after a few times, they tend to vanish for a while😊❤( D's mother.)

[@juliannek3134]

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[@ElizabethClement-j9z]

🌻👋🌻👋🌻👋🌻👋🌻

[@mariaashot5648]

As wonderful as all these actresses are, not one of them resembles the late Queen Elizabeth sufficiently to make us forget that they are acting the part.

[@KristinaUSA-x5n]

Helen Mirren is Russian and British.

[@lynetteewhitelyn3246]

SO WHAT!!!!😮

[@KristinaUSA-x5n]

@@lynetteewhitelyn3246 So am I.

[@kerrylevey8746]

Does that *really* matter?? Dame Helen Mirren is a fabulous actress ... she runs rings around the actresses of today!! ❤😊