queen. 350 years ago, the great american nation was born in this historic place. always an edgy relationship between our two countries, when it comes to monarchy, i think. because, after all, george the third had lost the american colonies. the trip is considered such a success that prime minister harold mcmillon writes in his diary, the queen has buried george the third for good and all. when the queen goes aboard, it s diplomacy. it s about saying, i represent britain, i m your friend, you are my friend. this is gonna be a historic visit. the travel, as well as her full schedule of appointments at home, leaves little time to spend with her young children, charles and and. back in the day when charles was a little boy, the queen would go on tours for months at a time. so there is a sense that charles, particularly, felt like he didn t say very much of
that same year, the family and the country face a crisis when the princess s father, a heavy smoker, has surgery after doctors report, quote, structural strangers changes in the law. he had a lung removed, and there was hope that he would make a full recovery. the king was suffering from cancer that they never talked about in those days. it was in denial, really, about how ill he was. he wanted to keep it from his family as much as possible. he never wanted to be talking, so i think for george, really, the stress of having to take on that mental burden, and the sovereignty, plus the cancer, made him a very sickly man. four months after the surgery, king george sees elizabeth and philippe off as the couple embarks on a six month commonwealth tour, the first stop is kenya. she was in the bush hotel, if you like, whole tree tops.
to lose his own surname, adopt the queens. his children couldn t be called mount baton windsors. he didn t like that. the royal couple marries on november 20th, 1947. when you think about that, that is two years after the end of the second world war. this country had just been ravaged by nazi bombs. people were still living on rations. elizabeth, like any bride, how to save up coupons because rationing was still on to buy the silk for her wedding dress. there was this fairytale princess, marrying this incredibly handsome prince and as winston churchill described, a splash of color in the hard road we have to travel. and you later, the princess gives birth to an air, the son the couple names charles. two years later, elizabeth and philippe welcome daughter and, the young family resides in clients house, and philippe in his naval carrier in 1951.
privilege to meet her majesty. and, all the members of the royal family. in my nearly four years as the issue commander. so, yeah, a big challenge. but also a big team as well. give us an idea of what the biggest challenge, or challengers were in keeping her safe. well, they come across. you wouldn t believe, historically how many. joan attacks there have been since george the third. and they didn t ease off, back in the 80s and 90s. d they didn t ease off, back in the 80s and 90s also from those who are fixated. those, like fagan, who imagine nudge to evade all the security. who s to say that was not yes,, people for a variety of reasons come to buckingham palace, they get and as we ve seen over the years, a huge variety of people choose to come to buckingham
inheritance and the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty. it will now pass to me. my colleague in london, just outside of buckingham palace, joining our conversation now is mr. roberts, of british historians. the author of many books about the royal family, including the royal house of windsor and george the third. the life and reign of britain s most and misunderstood monarch. andrew, good to see you. thank you for being with us this morning, or this afternoon. in london, let s discuss this. the idea that there are people. and we just had a story and say there are many people who are cleanness. the lighter. they are bored with the institution or think it needs to change. they will not be that into the next king. what is your evaluation? i think that is overstated,