30-11-2009, 04:14 PM
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The Queen
Did anyone watch the first episode (4 more, 1 each night from tonight) last night?I quite enjoyed it and it helped a little flesh out my very hazy memories/folk memories of the Margaret issue. I wonder if she really, really, loved Townsend - or did she love being a princess more? She seemed to become a very self-centred woman but a terribly sad one at the end.
Tonight is the 70s, so I hope I can remember that a bit better. The Monarchy under fire, apparently but I can't remember why? It was before Chas & Di even married, so it wasn't their divorce
30-11-2009, 06:36 PM
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Re: The Queen
I remember the 70s very well, we had the miner's strikes, power cuts and 3 day weeks to contend with. My twins were born in '73 when the couple of hours of night and day power cuts were introduced. We had to resort to oil lamps for lighting and primus stoves for boiling water etc. Like everyone else, we just got on with it.However during this time the Royals became unpopular as they were asking for more cash for the Civil List while the rest of the country were struggling to make ends meet.
It was during this time that the support for the Royals was at its lowest and there was the danger of the Monarchy coming to an end.
30-11-2009, 07:31 PM
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Re: The Queen
Originally Posted by Mags
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I remember the 70s very well, we had the miner's strikes, power cuts and 3 day weeks to contend with. My twins were born in '73 when the couple of hours of night and day power cuts were introduced. We had to resort to oil lamps for lighting and primus stoves for boiling water etc. Like everyone else, we just got on with it.However during this time the Royals became unpopular as they were asking for more cash for the Civil List while the rest of the country were struggling to make ends meet.
It was during this time that the support for the Royals was at its lowest and there was the danger of the Monarchy coming to an end.
03-12-2009, 08:34 PM
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Re: The Queen
There's quite a bit of newsreel in it, as well as the dramaLast episode tonight - I've enjoyed them. I like the inference that HRH couldn't stand Heath and Thatcher and tolerated Major because she felt sorry for him
She's had an interesting life but I wouldn't swap for anything
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