he was observed to be at a very low ebb. he just seems depressed. the queen realized that philip has to do something, she can t expect a man of his energy to be unemployed. against the advice of the palace old guard the queen puts philip in charge of organizing the ceremony in which he will be officially crowned. king james s palace with the newly appointed coronation commission presided over by the duke of edinburgh. he was these courtiers, they have very, very traditional ideas about how things should be done. they were only to stay exactly the same. but philip thinks the royal family needs to modernize to survive. philip s been put in charge and things are going to change. we are on a collision course.
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minuscule television sets to watch. this was completely revolutionary, that people could get up close and personal with the queen. 27 million people watch this ceremony. the use of the new medium of television, it vindicates prince philip and it vindicates the idea that we need to modernize the monarchy. the coronation s a magnificent pageant. but as people were coming out of the alley a little event took place which was to cause the queen terrible anguish in the years to come. when queen elizabeth s younger sister margaret is caught shattering a royal taboo it threatens to undermine the monarch s young reign. it was so easy. i found the perfect car under budget too! and i get seven days to love it or my money back. i love it! [laughs] we ll drive you happy at carvana. enjoy two pancakes, two eggs your way, and two pieces of bacon for only $5.
core neigh. and if you like, they stir up trouble. but the bbc, the press, and the public have a surprising ally. prince philip felt very strongly the coronation should be televised. you can see times are changing. you couldn t continue to do things behind closed doors at the time. he understood this was awn believably good opportunity to make the nation feel closely connected to the monarchy. there is and always has been an interesting difference between the queen and the duke of edinburgh. the queen is naturally a conservative individual. she believes in tradition. she likes to do things the way they ve been done before. the duke of edinburgh is dynamic. he s forward-looking. he s a young man in a hurry. she was anxious, but philip tries to persuade her that this is a way for her to reach millions and millions of her subjects. he plays a key role in helping to bring the queen round to the idea and make her comfortable with it. eventually, he says yes. on coronation day
reported, was a little bit indisposed the next day. there is considerable criticism from the british press that they are partying a lot. when news breaks of margaret s extravagant behavior, the queen faces a serious problem. in the 1960s, the royal family are, essentially, funded through public payment. that is, essentially, taxpayers money, that is reallocated to the royals and the public start wondering why are we paying? are we getting value from the royal family? the royal family is having some image problems. by 1968, the queen understands she needs to transform public perception of the monarchy. she approves the filming of a documentary about her family. elizabeth, philip, charles, and andrew and edward, will be the subject of a television special following them over the course of a year.