George VI and Elizabeth, Queen Mother

Dan Snow's History Hit

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4.7 • 13.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

This episode brings the marriage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother to life, from the uproar of King Edward VIIIs abdication to the challenges of the Second World War. How did they shore up public faith in the monarchy? And how did they raise their daughters through such an uncertain period?

Dan is joined by Sally Bedell Smith, a leading historian of the monarchy and author of George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy. She was granted special access by Queen Elizabeth II to her parents' letters and diaries and shed some light on these questions and more.

Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Tomos Delargy.

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