The Queen's Speeches: In Triumph & Tragedy

Channel 5 HD

3:00 AM to 4:15 AM

Wednesday 29 January

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Documentary taking a look at a selection of Elizabeth II's most famous speeches and the events that inspired them, including the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and the Queen Mother, Britain entering the first Gulf War, and the coronavirus pandemic. Royal experts and insiders provide the context of what has led to these addresses to the nation, revealing what prompted the monarch to take to the airwaves to reassure her subjects, how she managed it, and whether she captured the mood of the public