DVDs
George & Elizabeth [DVD videorecording] : a royal love story. The story of King George VI and his Queen, Elizabeth... In a short reign of just 14 years they created an ideal of the British Royal Family. This programme examines the legacy they built, a legacy that lives on in the way that their eldest daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, rules today.
Rated G. Suitable for general audiences.
Her Majesty [DVD videorecording] 1953, New Zealand. Elizabeth Wakefield is a 13 year old with a dream. She wants the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth to visit her Waikato home town. So she writes letters every day to Buckingham Palace and gets Middleton on the Queen's tour map.
PG: parental guidance recommended for younger viewers.
The Queen [DVD videorecording]. An intimate, moving portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair following the untimely death of Princess Diana. The Queen's restrained reaction causes a public relations debacle that Prime Minister Blair must defuse. The two struggle to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an open display of mourning.
M - Suitable for mature audiences
The Queen's Cavalry [DVD videorecording].The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals, from The Household Cavalry, are Britain's most senior army regiment and the Queen's official bodyguard... This DVD follows the fortunes of the men of The Household Cavalry and tells their stories of war and ceremony. Offering an unprecedented and unique insight behind-the-scenes, the series details their ceremonial and military duty as well as their 250 year history.
PG: Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers.
Books
Elizabeth : eighty glorious years / Jennie Bond.
The firm : the troubled life of the house of Windsor / Penny Junor.
Her Majesty : fifty regal years / Brian Hoey.
The little princesses : the story of the Queen's childhood by her governess / Marion Crawford
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