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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0741952654698
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Koch Vision
Manufacturer: Koch Vision
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Koch Vision
Release Date: September 02, 2008
Running Time: 330 minutes
Sales Rank: 948
Studio: Koch Vision
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Description:
Monarchy: The Royal Family At Work is a ground-breaking television production filmed in HD and is a must for any follower of the Royal Family.
Monarchy: The Royal Family At Work offers a compelling and unique insight into the work of the Queen and the other members of her family through a year that includes over 4,000 official engagements, ranging from the State Opening of Parliament to a visit with schoolchildren on the outskirts of Brighton. The production also gains exceptional access to other members of the Royal Family, including Princes Charles, William and Harry, uncovering their lives away from the glare of the public eye.
Following the Royal Family’s work abroad, Monarchy: The Royal Family At Work goes behind-the-scenes of the Queen’s Royal Tour of the United States and includes an exclusive interview with President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush who reveal personal anecdotes from the Queen’s visits, past and present.
The 2-DVD Set also includes an additional exclusive 30 minutes of previously unseen footage.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - The Queen At Her Best
Since 1969 The Queen has allowed cameras to film her and her family's private lives for documentaries several times. I've watched all of these and found them fairly interesting, but none really gave me the sense that I was really watching the Windsors "behind the scenes". There was always the feeling that they were posing for the camera and on their best behavior, as indeed they have to be most of the time. But in Monarchy: The Royal Family At Work"I really felt for the first time that I was seeing the Royal Family as they truly are: a rather ordinary group of people required by the circumstance of their birth to be placed on a pedestal, but who don't really take themselves all that seriously. I saw this particularly with The Queen herself. Now that she's in her 80s, and after going through what must have been a pretty rotten time of it for the last twenty five years or so, she seems more relaxed and informal than I've ever seen her. She smiles at the camera, makes little asides from time to time, and generally seems to be enjoying herself. I particularly liked the scenes showing a State Visit to Buckingham Palace when an elevator had broken down, and The Queen was shown scurrying around and actually hanging over a bannister to see how her guests were going to get upstairs (eventually she laughed and told us "they're coming up in the staff lift!") I also enjoyed another scene where The Queen reminded us of how regal she can be when the photographer Annie Liebowitz had the temerity to ask ... Read More
Rating: - Fascinating
I find learning about cultures other than my own (well my own too, whatever it is) really an enjoyable activity. This series, "Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work", is simply first rate, quality television. You get that 'fly on a wall' effect really well and considering the settings in which each episode unfolds what better place is there to experience that sensation. Well I guess I can think of others however comparing those to these weird scenes that is the British Royal Family and the countless events, ceremonies, parties, dinners.. all the little and not so little rituals and customes ain't the point. Obviously it's pretty unique and just plain kinda weird to my mind when I think about it. Visually the show is a knockout. I've found myself twice coming across it while channel surfing and drinking Bud Lights and as I got a buzz I noticed that I love drinking and watching the Royal Family and the upper class and rulers of the planet have their get togethers and play dress up. Very odd. I felt utterly content just watching. Maybe it's cause I'd very much want to be buzzed if I were there. One highlight was the Queen's trip to the US. That was great seeing here go to the White House and all that goes into that and her meeting President Bush and Laura. In anycase a real good show.
Rating: - The Royal Family at work
I purchase this book because I enjoy reading about how they cope with the
way their life style is, Queen Elizabeth is amazing and she isn't my favorite or anything, but the way she goes about her people and she has
done an outstanding job of all aspects of her career as the Queen. This
is a great book to read. T.S.
Rating:  - Good PR for the Queen
This is a good quality production that lets us have some insight into the life of Queen Elizabeth 11. Although the documentary is entitled The Royal Family at work, its mostly about the Queen. Some parts are much too drawn out like ALL the detailed preparations for the Queen's arrival in the US, it just goes on and on.
Its interesting to see how much this 82 year old monarch does, and also her children, however, I did miss seeing the unique interaction between this family, they all seem to work independently for the same cause, so to speak.
Rating: - Excllent
This is an excellent documentary and behind the scenes access on how the British Monarchy works in the 21st century! From the state visit to the U.S. to the graduation of Prince William from the military academy, all of it was excellent!
There is one thing that surprised me in this documentary, both the current President Bush and Prince Charles have this habit of telling bad jokes on certain occasions.
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