Industries and go on strike. And the police doesnt understand the rift between the workers and the labor party that the Prime Minister can explain. And he saw himself as teaching her a lot about co sections or of, of her kingdom, which she didnt really know from 1st hand. You know, from 1st hand she knew this, the kind of things that an old fashioned, conservative Prime Ministers did like going shooting and having grand Country House parties. But she didnt really know about the trade unions. She didnt really know about how the labor party worked. Ah, interesting the over the years her wilsons audiences with the queen, with the queens agreement, i became longer and longer and he would stay for drinks afterwards. Ah, that has never happened before. Alcohol used to be taboo during the audiences. Now brandy and jin are being served. Ah, the Prime Minister spends his Summer Holidays with his family and cornwall, picnicking and golfing. Harold wilson loves the country life just like his queen. She traditionally spencer summer, holidays up in scotland and invites all Prime Ministers for a weekend to bow morrow. On the 2nd day and a big barbecue was cooked, and its cooked by the duke of edinburgh. And the queen herself does the washing up. And how wilson thought it was great to to go to belmont. Ah, ah, but in the industrial cities of the north, the riots are becoming more violent, high inflation rates, unemployment, and endless strikes turned britain into the sick man of europe. Ah, march 1976. After 8 years in power, the exasperated Prime Minister requests a private audience with the queen. Ah, he said, i did ask him myself about why he resigned. He said, you know, its because ive been there so long. Ive seen the questions coming round and theyre coming round again coming round again. And i dont have any nuances. So i decided it was time to go. Ah, over the next 3 years, an ambitious grocers daughter from lincolnshire fights her way to the top of the conservative party. Yes, i am an eye on may day. After all, it wasnt a bad thing to be an iron duke. Margaret thatcher. Success is the result of heart what the Advertising Agency thought she and thought she designed her campaign. She employed a style consultant and the boys coach britton was unique in these years. We had a head of state and the chief executive who were both female stuffy allbriton was ahead of the game in this sense. And you have these 2 women and a woman who loved confrontation as mrs. Thatcher, with a woman the queen who took anything to avoid an argument. I mean one of the reasons the queen is a successful constitutional monarch is a, she much prefers to agree and disagree. She hates a row. Margaret thatcher, immediately deregulate the financial markets. The stock market is booming. Ah, but the gap between the rich and the poor widens the late is not for turning. Ah, she quells protest with folks there was more social unrest, rights strikes and lack of social cohesion under Margaret Thatcher than at any other time. Because partly because he felt she had to grasp the natal and her, her style was, was confrontational and, and there is evidence that, that the queen herself was, was deeply unhappy about well, what i went on of her a lot of the time im under mrs. Thatcher. The 2 ladies also disagree on foreign affairs. The commonwealth countries, one thatcher, to take a stance against the Apartheid Regime in south africa. But the Prime Minister doesnt want to be bothered with the problems of the commonwealth. African countries were fed up with white britain effectively supporting slowing down the sanctions and they knew that Margaret Thatcher was part of this. She actually delayed debates, stock debates in the British Parliament about sanctions ah against thatch as will elizabeth travelled to a meeting of commonwealth countries effectively supporting their claims, fatuous, given, and is forced to the fight line ah, and at home the royal family is more popular than ever. On the 29th of july, 1981, Prince Charles marius, Diana Spencer done the day. It was wonderful. It was just the whole nation celebrated. You know, it was a lovely fairy tale love story. Theres never been another wedding in my view that could equal, it was just wonderful. The bride was the most beautiful. The whole world was interested in that wedding. The sad thing was that the prince wasnt awe. Thats his popularity, his tumbling as she introduces, the poll tax, a quarter of a 1000000 people take to the streets in london alone. Rioting breaks out a more than 100 people are injured. The country is in turmoil. In the end, even her own party has had enough of Margaret Thatcher. John major succeeds her. She leaves downing street in tin. Mm. The queen was very upset by the way in which Mister Satcher was deposed by the conservative party and she told somebody that all right miss such a may have been tired and things, but it was a horrible way that it was done. And thats why i think it was very important that there was the queen kind of waiting in the wings. Politically, elizabeth kingdom returns to normal, but suddenly her family life becomes a target for the tabloid press. In 1992, her son, andrew and his wife sarah separate. And then charles and dianas marriage break thump. Shes been on the throat a long time and now its all falling apart. She was called the mother of a dysfunctional family. They all thought that, you know, it was her fault that her children had bad marriages. You mean the monarchy was under threat because people thought bull. Whats the point of having a monarchy like that . You know, theyre all scandals going on all the time and it was stud dissolved. Oh, during the reception in november, the queen shows her true feelings. Ah 1992 is not a year on which i look back with undiluted pleasure. In words, are one of my more sympathetic correspondence. It has turned out to be an anis, or rebellious. The mood in the country is bleak. John majors government seems lack luster. Britain is yearning for a fresh start. 43 year old tony blair is the labor parties new hope he promises to change things. And indeed, on the 2nd of may 1997. Tony blair entered downing street with a landslide victory. Ah, blair came to office with an enormous majority. So i think it would have been quite natural that the palace might have been a little bit skirt as to what he was going to do with it. As it were, and he knew he was very, very cocky when he started out he, he walked to the state opening of Parliament Holding his wifes hand, which made the state procession look slightly sort of antiquated. At least that was in pression to the whole new labour. It was always new in a new cool baton. Here it was all, everything was going to change. Things were going to apparently get better during their 1st audience. Elizabeth cuts herself confident, Prime Minister, down to size. When tony blair 1st became prominent his very 1st audience with the queen, he told me the queen said, ah mister bla, welcome to 1st audience as Prime Minister. Of course, my 1st brand minister was winston churchill. And he went and bought then and he said that put me my place straight away. Oh, just 3 months after blair takes office. Princess diana died in a car accident or death is a test for the relationship between the queen and her Prime Minister. Elizabeth is on Summer Vacation and balmoral. She has the news of dianas death in the morning. Ah. The queens 1st concern was her grandsons william and harry. She said to Prince Charles, we must take the radios out of their rooms. Then she clicked on the television across all the channels and of course, every channel had pictures of the dead princess. The crash a life was endlessly re hashed. Ah, she said, we will get them out. Weve got to get them up on the hills. Ah let organize a barbecue for them this evening. And her preoccupation was with her own family. And she forgot that she had another family down in england. Us lou tony blair, however, comforts the grieving nations straight away. Just alice, after the accident, he stepped up to the microphone. Revonika. We please have your reaction to the news. I feel like everyone else in this country to day, utterly devastated. Our thoughts and prayers are with princess dianas family. Particular her 2 sons, the 2 boys. Ah, lets go out to them. She was the peoples princess. And thats how she will stay, how she will remain in our hearts and in our memories for ever. Ah, the grief of dianas death turns into rage against the silent queen the newspapers attack elizabeth ah the extraordinary emotions that came out in the country that the gap between that and on the way the royal family seemed totally stand offish and everything like that. And blair did advise the queen via Prince Charles as to how she the queen should behave. And this is, he done been Prime Minister for about 3 months to, to be advising the monica as to how she should behave towards her own people. Was quite a tricky thing. The queen and her Prime Minister confer every day. He urges her to address the nation. Mm i guess history will say thats the, the, the, the week in which i, the cream was slow to come back from bell. Moral was a mistake. Not necessarily a personal mistake, but a mistake of the institution. And actually, i think its unfair because it was for the best of reasons to protect the grand sons at the most terrible time off to their mothers death. But it, that history judges harshly. And that will be one of the judgments. Ah, 5 days after dianas death, elizabeth finally returned to london. Ah, downing street in the palace agreed that the queen must make a speech showing that she shares the grief of the people. The queens private secretarys mull over the wording. Ah, just at the last minute they sent it to dawning street. Not for approval, but to see if they had any ideas. And it was campbell who diffidently suggested on tony blairs behalf. Could her majesty perhaps say speaking as a grandmother and they grabbed it. So what i said you now as your queen and as a grandmother, i say from my heart 1st i want to pay tribute to diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being in good times and bad. She never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth. Unkindness. Thanks to bless bright idea. The queen winds back the hearts of the people. But her relationship with the Prime Minister remains difficult. At her 50th wedding anniversary, blair blabs about the highly confidential audience for a moment, elizabeth loses her eternal smile. Actually, your majesty is closing words to me at Buckingham Palace on tuesday. At the end of our, our weekly session were, please dont be to a fuse of no british Prime Minister can afford such a mishap. May be one of the reasons why bless audiences with elizabeth are often over after just 20 minutes or hour queen. With a keen sense of humor, and a mean ability for mimicry. In the end, blair loses both popular and political support. He vacate downing street to make room for his successor gordon brown. Browns government is hapless and after only 3 years, he has to make way for David Cameron, a tory, the queens 12th Prime Minister in 2011, Prince William and kates fairy tale wedding makes the monarchy more popular than ever. Politically, however, the United Kingdom is facing one of the biggest crises in its history. Breck fit. Although David Cameron is against britain leaving the e u, he promises his people a referendum. He hopes this will strengthen his position as Prime Minister above all, he doesnt expect to be defeated. Ah, but hes wrong. In june 2016. A wafer thin majority of 52 percent of britons voted to leave the you. The british people have made a very clear decision to take a different call. Cameron resigns. Ah, his successor teresa may have the difficult task of making breakfast happen. Rex, it means breakfast and were going to make a success over the 2nd female Prime Minister in british history has a good working relationship with the queen. But she is unpopular within her party and with the people. After 3 years, she finally gives up while the government stumbles from crisis to crisis, the royals add some glamour to the tristan in may 2018. Megan and harry get married at the time. No one would have guessed that the marriage would soon spock a major family route among the windsors in july, 2019 forest johnston replaces to resume and becomes elizabeths 14th Prime Minister when he was born. She had already been on the throne for 12 years. Johnsons government stands for much that runs counter to elizabeths principles, nationalism, confrontation and disruption. And what does the queen think about breck fed . Its complicated to even try and go into what the queen thinks about anything of a political bent because she spent her entire life on the throne being politically impartial, and actually rather inscrutable because shes never given any interviews. And therefore, its probably quite difficult to determine whether she was for or against leaving the you when it came to the referendum. Early 2020. The United Kingdom leaves the e u. The brakes it is celebrate. Ah, but bricks it is far from over. Johnson thesis. Months of difficult negotiations with the e u. The prospect of a disorderly exit exacerbates the economic crisis. Ah, brick sit is followed by makes it hairy, and megan retire from royal life in january 2020. Their accusations, too much controlled by the palace, racism too much media hype. Megan even speaks of suicidal thoughts. The usa is to become then you free home without Financial Support from the royal family. A heavy blow for the queen. So shes having to deal with it both as a grandmother and a great grandmother, but also as head of the monarchy. And there is this sense that you have to preserve the monarchy. No one or 2 people are bigger than the institution itself. And thats what she ultimately did. Ah 2020 turns into another. And its her reckless for the queen. Besides brick set and makes it cove, it hits the country particularly hard. The n h s is overwhelmed. Intensive care units are overcrowded. Great britain is recording high death rates. Several members of the royal family become infected. The queen and her husband go into isolation at windsor castle. Initially, the audiences with johnson are only held by telephone. The queen no longer leaves her home. Ah london turns into a ghost town. Prime minister johnson gets infected and governs from home, but then his condition deteriorates. He has to go into intensive care. A government crisis is looming. In this extra very situation, the queen becomes a symbol for stability. Once again. Theres a sense that shes the mother of the nation as well as head of state, and particularly throughout crone of our iris. Shes been proved to be a woman of wisdom and experience and the type of person that the public turns to in a time of crisis. Everybodys johnson survives, nevertheless, the british continue to suffer from cove it, but also from the economic crisis. Lou electrically, johnson can finally celebrate her success. After months of tough negotiations, london and brussels agree on a trade deal. With a no deal breaks, it has been averted. They who remote long johnson has achieved his goal. But brick set has deeply divided british society. All the more important that the queen remained strictly neutral in this conflict. Mm. On top of brick, sich and cove, it she now worried about her husband for over 70 years. Prince philip has been the man at her side. But in spring 2021, his health deteriorates. Ah, the 9th of april becomes probably the most difficult day in Queen Elizabeth sleif. Prince philip dies 2 months before his 100th birthday. They had been married since 1947. Ah. The britons moon with their queen. The next few weeks, the hard for the queen, but with her typical sense of duty, she soon resumes her public engagements where the brick set makes it cove it will. The death of her husband, her duties take priority. 2 months after the death of prince philip, she and Boris Johnson opened the g 7 summit in cornwall. Ah, Great Success is her continuity. Her ability to move with the times and not look like a fusty fuddy, duddy old reactionary. On the other hand, could she have moved a little bit more . Could she have seemed a little bit more human. But the great um, victorian constitutional historian walter budget said, be very careful. Dont let daylight shine in on the magic. And its a very, very difficult to balance. And i think shes let some day de la china him at present, spoke much during the past 70 years, the queen has health more than 3 and a half 1000 audiences with her Prime Ministers. No one has more experience in office and no one talks less about it. Elizabeths power lies in our acts, not in her. Whats my lords privacy to do . She has never openly interfered with politics. My government priority has always been to secure the United Kingdoms departure from the european union. But every Prime Minister knows governing with Queen Elizabeth is smart, governing against her is impossible. Ah ah. Ah, her reign was the longest of any british monarchy. Queen elizabeth the 2nd she largely stayed out of politics ah, but met with the british Prime Minister