The Queen: 70 Glorious Years - British Royal Documentary To mark HM the Queen’s platinum jubilee, 70 years since she ascended the throne, some of our best-loved stars look back through the decades of her reign, reflecting on the changes the UK has undergone since she became monarch. Recalling this extraordinary period in British history, this is a snapshot of how the UK has changed over the decades – from those who were there. From the transformation of Empire to Commonwealth, the rise in our standard of living, the digital revolution, sporting achievements and living through the pandemic, Queen Elizabeth has been the one constant in all our lives. Narrated by Julie Walters, this warm and evocative programme is a reminder of how much the UK has evolved and developed during the Queen’s reign, and how we have all helped shape Britain. Featuring contributions from David Attenborough, Paul McCartney, Lulu, Trevor McDonald, Joan Bakewell, Brian Blessed, Cameron Mackintosh, Alan Bennett, Len Goodman, Floella Benjamin, Twiggy, Cliff Richard, Boy George, Alesha Dixon, Nina Wadia and Sue Johnston. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n22cQYlFHk

Queen Elizabeth: The Golden Queen - British Royal Documentary Queen Elizabeth II, the cornerstone of modern British history and reigning monarch for over six decades. She has seen the world change drastically during her time as Queen. Her inscrutable commitment to duty has defined her lifetime of service to the Crown and lifetime of service to God. But Elizabeth was never meant to be Queen. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-wd8WEaQOU

Secrets of the Museum S03E03 - Victoria and Albert Museum Inside every museum is a hidden world, and now cameras are returning to the V&A, going behind the scenes to parts of the Victoria and Albert Museum never seen before. Only a small fraction of the museum’s enormous collection is on display. But in this series, we’ll go behind closed doors, discovering the painstaking work of the V&A’s experts as they breathe new life into fragile marvels, uncover hidden stories and preserve the best of past and present. This year, the V&A is being transformed – with new museums on the way, and more of its treasures than ever travelling to every part of the UK. In this series, we’ll find out how the V&A puts the biggest object it has ever acquired on display, hear the surprising tales of some of its Scottish collection and unearth the human stories behind the objects in their blockbuster shows, from Beatrix Potter’s original drawings to 21st-century fashion. We’ll see rare works by artists from Donatello to Constable, uncover the secrets of Tommy Cooper’s magic tricks and meet the woman painted by renowned contemporary artist Kehinde Wiley. This week, extraordinary new works of cutting-edge design are arriving at the museum. The V&A is planning its biggest-ever menswear exhibition, and curator Rosalind has just taken delivery of a new ensemble for the show. It’s a shiny pink lamé two-piece, made in 2017 by acclaimed young fashion designer Harris Reed, that comes complete with a cigarette burn from its past life as a party outfit. For the new show, Rosalind is planning to pair Harris’s outfit and others with historic works of art that together will reveal how menswear has reflected changing ideas about gender down the ages. Harris Reed is a designer interested in gender fluidity, and his outfit – made to measure for himself - is in shocking pink, not a colour much associated with men in recent years. But in the past, pink was a badge of wealth and success for both sexes. Rosalind invites Harris to the National Gallery in London, where they come face to face with Jacques Cazotte, an 18th-century French colonial administrator who sat for his portrait wearing a pink silk outfit bearing striking similarities to Harris’s 2017 ensemble. In east London, a giant new outpost of the V&A is under construction. When V&A East Storehouse opens in 2024, visitors will be able to walk amongst some of the V&A’s treasures previously hidden away in storage. But the building will also house new pieces. The museum has recently acquired its biggest-ever object, and now the team wants to display it in the middle of the Storehouse. The new acquisition is a giant ten-tonne slice of a tower block from an east London council estate known as Robin Hood ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48nrgG6kLuk

Princess Michael Of Kent: 'Pushy Princess' - British Royal Documentary Princess Michael of Kent sparked fury when she showed up to the Queen’s Christmas lunch wearing a racially tinged blackamoor brooch — on the day Meghan Markle, who is biracial, was formally introduced to the royal family by Prince Harry. But this isn’t the first time Princess Michael has made headlines for her controversial behavior. Dubbed “Princess Pushy,” the wife of the Queen’s first cousin raised eyebrows right from the start. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ6wEVbKBko