Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne (2012)
The complex relationship between royal brothers Edward VIII and George VI, who were both at the heart of the infamous abdication crisis of 1936, is the subject of this excellent documentary. From British Pathé TV's Royalty Collection.
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King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
as Self (archive footage)
King George VI of the United Kingdom
as Self (archive footage)
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 195...
King George V of the United Kingdom
as Self (archive footage)
Wallis Simpson
as Self (archive footage)
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986), was an American socialite and wife of the former King Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and...
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states dur...
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. She was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Domin...
Director
Claire Walding