Overview
The complex relationship between royal brothers Edward VIII and George VI, who were both at the heart of the infamous abdication crisis of 1936, is the subject of this excellent documentary. From British Pathé TV's Royalty Collection.
Director and cast
- King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
- King George VI of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
- King George V of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
- Wallis Simpson as Self (archive footage)
- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as Self (archive footage)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as Self (archive footage)
- Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage)
- Neville Chamberlain as Self (archive footage)
- King Edward VII of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
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