King George Requests Elizabeth to Go on the Commonwealth Tour | The Crown (Claire Foy, Jared Harris) 

It didn't help.. but he had issues from the early childhood abuse as well. With the stress of WW1 and then the unimaginable stress of WW2 and the blitz, I fear King George was destined for a short reign. He's one of my favorite monarchs because he cared. This depiction of him and the King's Speech are amazing.

​@@TrevorJNagyAnd HUMAN. He, in the eyes of this Millennial lady, was the first monarch to be caring, sensitive, and willing to put on the line that which was demanded from the British people.

He was an amazing human being too, very kind and humane. He would have been a great king and Elizabeth could have had more time being just an adult with kids, not the Queen

lol with english genetics the best thing to do is probably smoke 😂

It’s so hard to believe but even at this point the negative health effects of cigarettes still weren’t well known.

@@jasonkoch3182back in the day it was a habit reslly

@@jasonkoch3182 Actually they were. in the mid 1930s, German scientists had done a large and comprehensive study on the effects of smoking and the links to various diseases such as cancer, respiratory and cardiac issues. Hitler detested smoking, didn't allow it in his presence and discouraged it in the military, although during the war, it was largely ignored. The study became archived during the war and after the war, the Allies came across the study. The tobacco and cigarette lobbies (particularly in the U.S.) suppressed the study as "Nazi Science". When the anti smoking movement gained traction, much of the work in the original study was the foundation for "discovering" the effects of smoking on health.

@@weirdshibainu You win the homework prize.

His name was/is Mel Tillus!

Nothing insane about that statement. Just different era, and therefore different parenting styles/standard. Just because it does not conform to modern parenting style doesn't make it "insane". Understand the history of English aristocratic cultural history would be beneficial to you.

​@@sleepysalsw No that's not insightful. Elizabeth was a terrible parent, by royal or noble or commoner standards. The scene is foreshadowing of how negligent a parent she will become. She preferred pets to children.

The Saint Diana. Do you pray to her daily? 😂

I was glad that they had Philip confront her "tidy and sensible" helmet haircut that she wore for the rest of her life. He implied that it was a form of birth control. 😄😅😃😆 Tidy and sensible are hardly adjectives that stir the loins. 😄😅😃😆 That awful haircut was a mistake she carried for the rest of her life. Lol Smh. She could have had any hairstyle she wanted. She committed to the Hideous Helmet look.

@@mistymeaner1753 yeah that haircut she got later was awful

It's not that she was cold it's a matter of privilege differences. Elizabeth was used to this. Her and Margaret lived at winsor Castle for 5 years for safe keeping during World War II. She would be often in care of nannies because they were brought up that it was in service to something greater . Phillip was royal but an exiled royal

It's not that she doesn't care. But in Elizabeth's era royal children were heavily cared for by nannies. Moreover, she doted on her father and is quite aware of the importance of the King asking her to undertake this tour. She absolutely would not want to let him down.

​@@IndependentConversationsNo she was cold by any standard. She preferred pets to children.

Yeah but that upbringing makes you cold if thats all you know, pets are so much easier, a plate of food, a belly rub and a walk and their love is unrequited, as we all know it not that easy with children. If you are raised at arms length and in that situation you probably won’t do anything different!

it was lung cancer

But we all know what happens next.

Sounds like a cancer cough. Unfortunately I know what one sounds like.

Ya know, there were many causes of coughs, sneezes, aches, pains, fatigue, and other respiratory problems before there was Covid. Have people forgotten?

@@gogreen7794 The man was living with only one lung, I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. He had a lot of trials and tribulations that affected his health and smoking like a chimney didn't help. Back then they thought smoking was healthy for you and would clear your lungs of toxins.

By this time his stutter wasn’t so bad and usually stuttering is better when ur relaxed so it’s actually sweet he wasn’t doing it while talking to his daughter. In other scenes he does a little bit but this was at the end of his life so it’s not too noticeable.

He had mostly overcome it by this point in his life.

Cures the stutter, gets hobbled by perma-cough. This guy can't catch a break.

He got it when he was highly stressed and angry.

​@@boscovilante4068Lung cancer. George VI was a valiant man.

With the genocidal maniacs in charge as it is, and you want one of them in this role? I am sorry you hate your history that much.