Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work

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Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work
Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work DVD cover
Region 2 DVD cover
GenreDocumentary film
Written byRobert Hardman
Directed byMatt Reid
Narrated byTim Pigott-Smith
ComposerSamuel Sim
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerMatt Reid
Production companyRDF Television
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release26 November (2007-11-26) –
23 December 2007 (2007-12-23)

Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work (also known as A Year with the Queen) is a

British Royal Family
over the course of a year.

Episodes

The State Visit

The Queen prepares for a state visit to the United States, marking the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia. Before leaving for the US, the Queen has a photo session with Annie Leibovitz and holds a reception at Buckingham Palace for prominent American expatriates.

In

white-tie banquet, which would turn out to be the only one of his presidency
.

Headquarters

A

honour
.

The episode also looks at the day-to-day workings of the Monarchy's headquarters, Buckingham Palace, including an interview with the Queen's

ladies-in-waiting
as they sort through the royal postbag.

Head of State

Just a few weeks before he resigns,

budget speech
.

The palace prepares for the

British Ambassador Nigel Haywood is getting ready for the Queen's first ever tour of the Baltic states
.

The Queen and Us

The Queen presides over the annual

Royal Garden Party, for which every invitation is written by hand and checked by the 'Garden Party Ladies'. One of the guests at the Garden Party is Pearl Mitchell from Northern Ireland
, who nervously prepares to meet the Queen.

Following the Garden Party, the Queen visits a

The Duchess of Cornwall have tea with an organic farming family. Meanwhile, The Duke of Edinburgh travels to the official opening of the Emirates Stadium
, but not all goes to plan.

Inside the Firm

Sir Alan Reid
, releases details of the Royal Family's annual expenses to the press.

At the

passing out parade
.

Reception

Martin Marks of The New York Times wrote, "Sure makes for some brilliant telly."[1]

Controversy

The promotion for the documentary caused a

RDF Media, Stephen Lambert, resigned as a result of the controversy.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Marks, Martin (17 November 2008). "Required Viewing | 'Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work'". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. YouTube
  3. ^ a b "How the Queen clip drama unfolded". BBC News. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  4. ^ "BBC statement: Trailer for A Year with the Queen" (Press release). BBC. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2010.

External links

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