By Jake Kanter International TV Editor ITV has commissioned BBC Studios to make a 60-minute film on Queen Elizabeth II’s experience of World War II.
Our Queen At War will delve into rare archive material and feature expert interviews as it explores how the Queen came of age during what she called “the terrible and glorious years of World War Two.” Princess Elizabeth ascended to the throne seven years after World War II in 1952, but was prepared for the position as conflict raged.
It was during this time she made her first broadcast to the nation with her sister Princess Margaret. The Queen alluded to this 1940 broadcast in her recent address on the coronavirus crisis.
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