ah, everybody, the establishment were absolutely terrified of wilson when he was in power. i mean, it was, what was he going to do next? elizabeth's conservative advised as warn her, wilson supposed to be a lefty and planned the social revolution. there was quite a lot of trepidation and buckingham palace as to what this chart would be like. but to their surprise, they found that wilson himself was quite a monarchist. a royalist elizabeth advisors forget that harold wilson is not only the leader of the labor party, but also an oxford don wilson, i think, was the 1st to treat her as an equal ah, and, and not look down on her. and certainly to make it clear that he wasn't looking

down on her ah ah, but wilson's government is facing huge problems. the industry is still suffering from the consequences of the war and exports a low. because trade with the former colonies has broken down the workers to revolt against wilson. they want him to nationalize the colon steel industries and go on strike in. the palace doesn't understand the rift between the workers and the labor party, but the prime minister can explain. he saw himself as teaching her a lot about whole sections of, of her kingdom, which she didn't really know from 1st hand in from 1st hand. she knew this, the kind of things that an old fashioned,

conservative prime ministers did like going shooting and having grand country house parties. but she didn't really know about the trade unions. she didn't really know about how the labor party worked. ah, interestingly over the years her wilson's audiences with the queen, with the queen's agreement, i became longer and longer and he would stay for drinks afterwards. ah, that has never happened before. alcohol used to be taboo during the audience says, now brandy and jin are being served. ah, the prime minister spends his summer holidays with his family and cornwall. picnic king and golfing. harold wilson loves the country life

just like his queen. she traditionally spends her summer holidays up in scotland and invites all prime ministers for a weekend to bow morrow. on the 2nd day, and a big barbecue is cooked, and it's cooked by the duke of edinburgh. and the queen herself does the washing up and how wilson thought it was great to to, to go to belmont. ah, ah, but in the industrial cities of the north, the riots are becoming more violent, high inflation rates, unemployment, and endless strikes. turn britain into the sick man of europe. ah, ah, march 1976. after 8 he is in power. the exasperated prime minister requests

a private audience with the queen. ah, he said i did ask him myself about why he resigned. he said, you know, it's because i've been there so long. i've seen the questions coming round and they're coming round again coming round again. and i don't have any nuances. so i decided it was time to go ah, over the next 3 years and ambitious gross, the daughter from lincolnshire fight. so way to the top of the conservative party. yes, i am and i and lay day. after all, it wasn't

a bad thing to be an i and duke. margaret thatcher. success is the result of heart what the advertising agency thought she and thought she designed her campaign. she employed a style consultant and the boys coach britton was unique in these years. we had a head of state and the chief executive who were both female stuffy allbriton was ahead of the game in this sense. and you have these 2 women. i, a woman who loved confrontation as mrs. thatcher, with a woman the queen who took anything to avoid an argument. i mean one of the reasons the queen is a successful constitutional monarch is she much prefers to agree and disagree. she hates a row. margaret thatcher immediately de regulates the financial markets. the stock market is booming. ah,

but the gap between the rich and the poor widen the late is not for turn. ah, she quelled protest with full there was more social unrest, rights strikes and lack of social cohesion under margaret virtue than at any other time. because partly because she felt she had to grasp the natal and her her style was, was confrontational and, and there is evidence that, that the queen herself was, was deeply unhappy about what, what went on for a lot of the time. i'm under mrs. searcher the 2 ladies also disagree on foreign affairs. the commonwealth countries, one thatcher, to take a stance against the apartheid regime in south africa. but the prime minister

doesn't want to be bothered with the problems of the commonwealth. african countries were fed up with white britain effectively supporting slowing down the sanctions and they knew that margaret thatcher was part of this. she actually delayed debates, stock debates in the british parliament about sanctions. ah, against that just will. elizabeth travels to a meeting of commonwealth countries effectively supporting their claims, fatuous, given, and is forced to the side lines ah, and at home. the royal family is more popular than ever. on the 29th of july, 1981, prince charles marius, diana spencer. film the day it was wonderful. it was

just the whole nation celebrated. you know, it was a lovely fairy tale love story. there's never been another wedding in my view that could equal, it was just wonderful of the bride, was the most beautiful. the whole world was interested in that wedding. the sad thing was that the prince wasn't awe . that's his popularity, his tumbling as she introduces, the poll tax, a quarter of a 1000000 people take to the streets in london alone. rioting breaks out a more than 100 people are injured. the country is in turmoil. in the end, even her own party has had enough of margaret thatcher. john major succeeds her.

she leaves downing street in tin. mm. cream is very upset by the way in which mister satcher was deposed by the conservative party and she told somebody that all right miss such a may have been tired and things, but it was a horrible way that it was done. and that's why i think it was very important that there was the queen kind of waiting in the wings. politically, elizabeth kingdom returns to normal, but suddenly her family life becomes the target for the tabloid press. in 1992, her son, andrew and his wife sarah separate. and then charles and diana's marriage break thump. she's been on the throat a long time and now it's all falling apart. she was called the mother of a dysfunctional family. they all thought that, you know,

it was her fault that her children had bad marriages. you mean the monarchy was under threat because people thought bull. what's the point of having a monarchy like that? you know, they're all scandals going on all the time and it was stud dissolved. oh, during the reception in november, the queen shows her true feelings. ah 1992 is not a year on which i look back with undiluted pleasure. in the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondence, it has turned out to be an anis or a bill is the mood in the country is bleak. john major government seems lack luster. britain is yearning for

a fresh start. 43 year old tony blair is the labor parties new hope he promises to change things and indeed, on the 2nd of may 1997. tony black enters downing street with a landslide victory. ah, blair came to office with an enormous majority. so i think it would have been quite natural that the palace might have been a little bit skirt as to what he was going to do with it as it were. and in a he, he was very, very cocky when he started out he, he walked to the state opening of parliament holding his wife's hand, which made the state procession look slightly sort of antiquated. at least that was him fresh. and it was all new labor. it was always new in a new cool baton year. it was old. everything was going to change. things were going to apparently get better during the 1st audience, elizabeth cuts herself confident, prime minister, down to size. when tony blair 1st became prominent his very 1st audience with the

queen, he told me the queen said, ah mister bla, welcome to 1st audience as prime minister. of course, my 1st grand minister was winston churchill. and he went and bought then. and he said that put me my place straight away. oh, just 3 months after blair takes office. princess diana died in a car accident or death is a test for the relationship between the queen and her prime minister. elizabeth is on summer vacation and balmoral. she has the news of diana's death in the morning. ah. the queen's 1st concern was her grandson's william and harry. she said to prince charles, we must take the radios out of their rooms. then she clicked on the

television across all the channels and of course, every channel had pictures of the dead princess, the crash a life was endlessly re hashed. ah, she said, we've got to get them out. we got to get them up on the hills. ah, let's organize a barbecue for them this evening. and her preoccupation was with her own family. and she forgot that she had another family down in england. us lou, tony blair, however, comforts the grieving nations straight away. just alice, after the accident, he stepped up to the microphone. a we have your reaction to the news. i feel like everyone else in this country to day actually devastated. our thoughts and

prayers are with princess diana's family. particular, her 2 sons, the 2 boys arts go out to them. she was the people's princess. and that's how she will say how she will remain in our hearts and in our memories for ever. ah, the grief of the diana's death turns into rage against the silent queen. the newspapers attack, elizabeth, ah, the extraordinary emotions that came out in the country that the gap between that

and on the way the royal family seemed totally stand offish and everything like that. and blair did advise the queen via prince charles as to how she the queen should behave. and this is he done. he been prime minister for about 3 months to, to be advising the monica as to how she should behave towards her own people. was quite a tricky thing. the queen and her prime minister confer every day. he urges her to address the nation. mm. i guess history will say that's the the the, the week in which i the cream was slow to come back from balmoral. was a mistake, not necessarily a personal mistake, but a mistake of the institution. and actually,

i think it's unfair because it was said the best of reasons to protect the grand sons at the most terrible time off to their mother's death. but it, that history judges harshly, and that that will be one of the judgments. ah, 5 days after diana's death, elizabeth finally returns to london. ah, downing street in the palace agreed that the queen must make a speech showing that she shares the grief of the people. the queen's private secretary's mull over the wording. ah, just at the last minute they sent it to dawning street. not for approval, but to see if they had any ideas. and it was campbell who diffidently suggested on

tony blair's behalf. could her majesty perhaps say speaking as a grandmother and they grabbed it. so what i said you now as your queen and as a grandmother, i say from my heart 1st i want to pay tribute to diana myself. she was an exceptional and gifted human being in good times and bad. she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth. unkindness. thanks to blair's bright idea. the queen winds back the hearts of the people. but her relationship with the prime minister remains difficult. at her 50th wedding anniversary, blair blabs about the highly confidential audience. for a moment,

elizabeth loses her eternal smile. actually, your majesty is closing words to me at buckingham palace on tuesday. at the end of our, our weekly session were, please don't be to abusive. no british prime minister can afford such a mishap. may be one of the reasons why bless audiences with elizabeth are often over after just 20 minutes hour queen. with a keen sense of humor. and a mean ability for mimicry. in the end, blair loses both popular and political support. he vacate downing street to make room for his successor gordon brown. brown's government is hapless and after only 3 years he has to make way for david cameron, a tory, the queen's 12th prime minister. in 2011, prince william and kate's fairy tale wedding makes the monarchy more popular than

ever. politically, however, the united kingdom is facing one of the biggest crises in its history. breck fit. although david cameron is against britain leaving the e u, he promises his people a referendum. he hopes this will strengthen his position as prime minister above all, he doesn't expect to be defeated. ah, but he's wrong. in june 2016. a wafer thin majority of 52 percent of britons voted to leave the you. the british people have made a very clear decision to take a different call. cameron resigns.

ah, his successor teresa may have the difficult task of making breaks. it happened. you . rex, it means breakfast and we're going to make a success of it. the 2nd female prime minister in british history has a good working relationship with the queen. but she is unpopular within her party and with the people. after 3 years, she finally gives up while the government stumbles from crisis to crisis, the royals add some glamour to the tristan. in may 2018. megan and harry get married. at the time. no one would have guessed that the marriage would soon spark a major family route among the windsor's.

in july, 2019 boris johnston replaces to resume and becomes elizabeth's 14th prime minister. when he was born, she had already been on the throne for 12 years. johnson's government stands for much that runs counter to elizabeth's principles, nationalism, confrontation and disruption. and what does the queen think about breck fed? it's complicated to even try and go in to what the queen thinks about anything of a political bent because she spent her entire life on the throne being politically impartial. and actually rather inscrutable because she's never given any interviews . and therefore, it's probably quite difficult to determine whether she was for or against leaving the you when it came to the referendum. early 2020. the united kingdom leaves the e u. the brakes it is. celebrate. ah,

that bricks it is far from over. johnson thesis. months of difficult negotiations with the e u. the prospect of a disorderly exit exacerbates the economic crisis. ah, brick sit is followed by makes it hairy, and megan retire from royal life in january 2020. their accusations, too much controlled by the palace, racism too much media hype. megan even speaks of suicidal thoughts. the usa is to become then you free home without financial support from the royal family. a heavy blow for the queen. so she's having to deal with it both as a grandmother and a great grandmother,

but also as head of the monarchy. and there is this sense that you have to preserve the monarchy. no one or 2 people are bigger than the institution itself. and that's what she ultimately did. ah 2020 turns into another. and it's her reckless for the queen. besides breaks it and makes it cove, it hits the country particularly hard. the n h s is overwhelmed. intensive care units are overcrowded. great britain is recording high death rates. several members of the royal family become infected. the queen and her husband go into isolation at windsor castle. initially, the audiences with johnson are only held by telephone. the queen no longer leaves her home. ah london turns into a ghost town. prime minister johnson gets infected and governs from home,

but then his condition deteriorates. he has to go into intensive care. a government crisis is looming. in this extra very situation, the queen becomes a symbol for stability. once again. there's a sense that she's the mother of the nation as well as head of state, and particularly throughout crone of our iris. she's been proved to be a woman of wisdom and experience and the type of person that the public turns to in a time of crisis. everybody's johnson survives nevertheless, the british continue to suffer from cove it, but also from the economic crisis. lou politically, johnson can finally celebrate her success. after months of tough negotiations,

london and brussels agree on a trade deal with a no deal breaks, it has been averted. thank you very much. thank you. well, johnson has achieved his goal, but brick set has deeply divided british society. all the more important that the queen remained strictly neutral in this conflict. mm. on top of breck stitch and cove it. she now worries about her husband. for over 70 years. prince philip has been the man at her side. but in spring 2021, his health deteriorates. ah,

the 9th of april becomes probably the most difficult day in queen elizabeth sleif. prince philip dies 2 months before his 100th birthday. they had been married since 1947. ah. the britons moon with their queen. the next few weeks, a hard for the queen, but with her typical sense of duty, she soon resumes her public engagements, where the brick set megs it covert while the death of her husband,

her duties take priority. 2 months after the death of prince philip, she and boris johnson opened the g. 7 summit in cornwall. ah, great success is her continuity. her ability to move with the times and not look like a fusty fuddy, duddy old reactionary. on the other hand, could she have moved a little bit more? could she have seemed a little bit more human. but the great um, victorian constitutional historian walter budget said, be very careful. don't let daylight shine in on the magic. and it's a very, very difficult to balance, and i think she's let some day de la china and i'm at present, spoke much during the past 70 years, the queen has health more than 3 and a half 1000 audiences with her prime ministers. no one has more experience in

office, and no one talks less about it. elizabeth's power lies in our acts, not in her words. my lord's privacy to me. she has never openly interfered with politics. my government priority has always been to secure the united kingdom's departure from the european union. but every prime minister knows governing with queen elizabeth is smart, governing against her is impossible. ah, ah

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