King George VI & Elizabeth - A royal love story - part 8 

The royal family stayed together...so dont know where your remorse is coming from.

@@GoGirl311 that doesn't really go with anything I said.

Он надеялся, что проживёт дольше

+Nancy Benefiel The exact words I think were: "The children will not go without me. I will not leave without the king. The king will stay, come what may". That was in Part 5, about 3:01 into the video. But I agree, she had courage. I like her. I do believe, though, with the deaths of Queens Victoria and Elizabeth (consort to King George), that the golden age of royalty is no more.

+jdstep97 I think the golden age of royalty died a long time ago, probably whjen citizens executed their kings and God did not strike them down dead.

They both were aware of royal duties! My respects to George VI and his wife queen Elisabeth!

Nancy Benefiel A great British lady with a great king. God bless them both.

Nancy Benefiel incredible courage

ikr, I'd probably watch one about feet if the narrator had an English accent. Lol, they just suck me in. You do learn some interesting things, at least.

Same it’s 3 in the morning

same. i love these.

KaptainRogers i’ve been the same way

Add me to the list!

Dreadnaught wow, you're so lucky to have met him. I can only wonder what it would've been like to stand in his presence. I was born decades after his death, and I only recently found out about him, and wow - what a great human being he was.

Dreadnaught

My parents knew him, sadly he died before I was born. They said that he was a great and good king, and a kind and generous man. He died far too young, but The Queen does honour to his memory as an outstanding Sovereign.

Dreadnaught: Such a cherished memory - of a time gone by.

Dreadnaught The king was so noble. He was a much better king than his older brother would’ve been. Even king George V said that Bertie had more guts in him than all of his sons put together. Still king George VI was nervous when he first took the throne. He was a quick study and learned the ropes within a year or two . He appears to be a handsome man and more handsome than his older brother, & without having affairs of other men’s wives. It’s been good to see these videos and a close loving family. Sadly King George the sixth did not have that upbringing, as his father was very strict and raised them like a drill sergeant.

King George Vl was a Freemason.

A bit blasphemous but I understand as a Catholic. He certainly flew to heaven.

George the Good!

Prince Harry must be like him

Please don't say God's arms,

Are those toned legs?

The queen is no more after 70 years

I do wish that the king had taken the regnant name of George VII. But he never got to know his grandfather, nor the king him who was as a boy also shy.

Steven Torrey that is true. Had it not been for cowardly king Edward & his charms and his love for a narcissistic divorcee, King George VI would not have been. King Edward would not have been able to hold the country together in one piece during World War II and beyond. Bertie, Prince Albert and future King George VI, was in the Royal Navy during World War I & fought along side many. Edward, the heir, was sheltered & preferred affairs with married women. King George VI was much better prepared to carry his country during the Second World War & afterwards. I admire him and his wife for that & I’m American. I wonder to this day if the British people still continue to call Americans “ the Yanks”. I thought that was so funny when I watched it in one of these documentary series.

@@montereyharris1277 as a Southerner it always makes me go a double take when Brit's and Aussies refer to me as a Yankee. 😅

Too right 👍 (and I am American 😀)

@Jun Shin - My sentiments, also!

Jun Shin yes, indeed

Hear! Hear!

Charles DeGaulle?

If only he hadn't smoked. Cigarettes killed my grandmother as well. Very sad.

The poverty of those post-war years is perhaps little understood today. Some in power gave good example. The Education Minister, died of pneumonia because she would not take extra rations to heat her freezing flat,

My father not only lived through the depression but was also a pilot during WW2. The people of that generation will never exist ever again! There was no greed, ego or individualism because everyone was in the same boat - poor, traumatized and suffering! The world today needs to be shaken up a bit perhaps to get back to FAMILY and the proper set of MORALS! With so many who have died from COVID, the world still has not learned enough that we are all the same and taking care of one another no matter our race, creed or color is what it’s all about while we try to survive on this planet!

I believe that his association with the nazis was largely the result of his being forced to abdicate. He saw them as a possible path back to the throne.

nunya biznez He chose Wallace Simpson over England. If he had anything to do with the Nazi's he was a traitor. I'm glad that ER II Daddy was the king. Her mother was the best Queen that England could have.

Morgan le Fay i’m on a roll. Last night I watched the stories of King George the fifth, & there were probably four documentary series. Today I am on the eighth or ninth series of King George the sixth with the first Queen Elizabeth, & deceased queen mother. Amazing!

As Charles has chosen to keep his name the oprtecedent has been set, I guess. William will keep his name but than George will be George VII.

@@johnschuh8616 George V was a terrible father, but a popular king with much foresight who made good reforms to the Royal Family. George VI was a courageous man who worked hard to overcome personal insecurities and became a great leader during WW II. Hopefully George VII will live up to his name, and become the right king for the right time.

Rae M. - I agree with you about Bertie! And we here in the states have immense respect for Churchill, also.

I do believe that he was referred to as ‘George the Good’ in some news reel from the time of his passing. Touching and, in its fitting simplicity, Poetic.

I rather like how King George the Valiant sounds.

Edward made several mistakes. But he should have obtained his advice through back channels. Had he truly wanted both crown and love he merely needed to wait, let himself be crowned and anointed, then taken his girlfriend off to France and secretly gotten married there. That would have forced the government to make a concession. As a crowned and anointed king, the government could not have removed him by any way other than execution. They would not have dared. Once married to his love, he could not be forced from her. It would have been a de facto Morganatic marriage, Elizabeth would still have eventually become queen. But her father would likely not have reigned and he would probably have lived at least a few more years. The Church of England may not have recognized the marriage, but it would have no choice to have accepted the king.

I can assure you the government would not have made a concession. If that had occurred, the PM would've resigned as he indicated he would, creating a Constitutional Crisis. That is why Edward decided not to force the issue. You have to understand that the monarch rules by right of Parliament and the people. Monarchs therefore do a lot of things they might not otherwise because their purpose is to preserve the monarchy and not to create anti-monarchy sentiments. A morganatic marriage would not have worked back then. I believe when he does ascend the throne that Charles will renege on his and create Camilla queen. There has never been a Princess Consort or any similar style, and I don't think they will start now.

@@pamelaparizo - I so agree with you! The government would never have accepted the Prince of Wales and Wallis Simpson as rulers. I also feel sure that Charles will make Camilla his queen consort, the disapproval of the British citizens notwithstanding.

@@festivelady826 as a british citizen i have no objection to charles having camilla as his queen. Given the increasing importance of conservation, charles has a proven record in this area and it could well be that he will be a good king for his time.

@@margaretdavies7732 - You are certainly correct, Margaret. Were I a British citizen, I would feel as you do.

Now together in heaven with both their daughters ❤

Harleen Quinzel A widow for half of her life. But greatly loved wherever she went.

A lot of poor women lose their husbands and spend the rest of their lives alone and poor. Don't feel sorry for the Queen Mother. She lived a live of luxury, surrounded by her two daughters, friends and other family. She never had a care in the world. Feel sorry for poor women who are left alone.

Harleen Quinzel Years indeed. The queen mother Margaret lived 50 years longer than her husband. She was 102 when she died, King Edward VI died from stress & sleeplessness and smoking do to World War II, but had it not been for that I would’ve loved to seen how long he would’ve lived. According to queen mother Elizabeth, and the longevity of Elizabeth 2, they apparently have good genetics for a long long life.

@@montereyharris1277 Well, smoking causes cancer, so that’s what killed him.

momster me too!

Don't blamed Edward. He is the symbol of true love. Gave up everything to be with someone that he loved. He did fight's for his love but traditions and government be cruel to him. If its happen today, he will still be king and those his brother and his niece will never get to enjoyed their throne.

Actually, I am quite impressed that he truly loved the woman as he gave up everything for her. There are others within the family that were not willing to do that. It was for the best as his brother was far better king for the time.

@@kakiwayang508 Hmm, not sure Edward with his Nazi salute in Berlin would've been the "right king at the right time" for the British people.

@@YankinSpain all nazi things happened after he abdicated. Hitler promised to get his throne back.

You talked to her in private? Remarkable....

The gesture of brushing his hair back is deeply affecting. What father of daughters would not appreciate that!

Maitre Savard

Like the new American divorcee that married in recently

Sometimes the people who want power the least are the best people to be in positions of power. George VI seemed to fit that mold.

Britain should be very grateful that they got indeed the better of the two Windsor brothers because everything pointed to Edward and his Wallis being nazis!

stuck2U2

Queer as a two bob watch unfortunately

They were all handsome , Edward Albert and Philip