On this week’s The Royal Beat we look back at the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral, wish happy birthday to the Queen and take a look forward to Kate and William’s 10th wedding anniversary.

The Queen has had 14 Prime Ministers during her reign. Who influences who when it comes to decision making and does the Queen have a favourite?

The unabridged story of the true Queen Elizabeth, through turbulent times and unprecedented change. The 1950s see this young mother of two inherit an unexpected throne.

What do you give the Monarch who has everything? Well, one can never have too many horses, and not much tops the spectacular event staged for Her Majesty in the grounds of her beloved Windsor Castle. 900 horses, 1,500 performers and famous faces including Dame Helen Mirren, Damian Lewis and Dame ...

The Royal Family is expanding fast and Princess Margaret has surprised everyone by marrying an untitled society photographer. Prince Charles, meanwhile, is packed off to boarding school in Scotland aged 13.

When the 1980s began, Royal watchers had one main question: who would Prince Charles, the world's most eligible bachelor, take for a bride? We soon had our answer and a shy nursery teacher, Lady Diana Spencer, became famous around the world. Marriage preparations consumed the country and their un...

The 1990s would prove to be the decade in which the Monarchy endured some of the worst crises of modern times. In 1992, the Royal Family’s private lives became a media sensation as three of Her Majesty’s children suffered the pain of marital breakdown.

After Her beloved Windsor Castle was rava...

The 1970s was a turbulent decade for Her Majesty, full of ups and downs - but charged with celebrations such as her own silver wedding, her daughter's wedding and the birth of her first grandchild.

Queen Elizabethʼs life has been a journey like no other. Throughout her reign, she has been the United Kingdom's symbol of continuity and stability. Her many visits to the nations around the world have won her the unwavering respect of her subjects and peers.
Featuring an extraordinary array of ...

For over six decades her face has been on British stamps and money and over 20 million people worldwide tune in to her Christmas Day Speech every year. Whether in tweed or the crown jewels Queen Elizabeth is instantly recognisable. The Changing Face of the Queen explores the changes to Her Maje...

The story of an extraordinary sixteen months in British history. When King George VI died unexpectedly in February, his eldest daughter, Princess Elizabeth - just 25 years old - was thrust into the limelight, and overnight became the most famous woman in the world: the Queen of England.

Elizabeth II: the sixth Queen regnant and 63rd sovereign of Britain can trace her ancestry beyond the Hanoverians, Stuarts, Tudors, Plantagenets and Normans, back to the Saxon Kings of the Dark Ages.

During her reign she has completed over 250 foreign visits, more than any other monarch in hist...

Despite her young family often having to take second place to the demands of her job, the Queen’s strength and continuity has seen Britain shed an empire and create a new and prosperous identity quite against all the odds and expectations of most leading commentators.

With extensive coverage of the early years of Elizabeth's life and a charming recording made by the young Princesses as children this is an updated look at the life of Britain's monarch and all she has achieved.

The Story of Queen Elizabeth II is a remarkable one from her unexpected accession as little more than a girl to the extraordinary global change that her reign has seen.

A fairytale honeymoon in Africa marked the beginning of the longest marriage on the British throne. Celebrating 50 years together for any couple is an achievement but for The Queen and Prince Philip, given all the complications that their positions entail it was nothing short of remarkable.

1992 marked the Queen's Annus Horribilis as the Palace was rocked by scandal and disaster. Marital discord and divorce, paparazzi nightmares and a devasting fire at her beloved Windsor Castle all within a matter of months was to lead to the Queen's famous speech; '1992 is not a year on which I sh...

Ep. 1. An unprecedented insight into the Royals and the armed services that fight in their name. From the early 20th century to modern day conflicts such as Afghanistan.
Episode 1 concentrates on the Duke of Edinburgh’s service in the Royal Navy during which he was to see action and the Queen’s r...

Prince Andrew talks frankly about serving his country in the Falklands conflict and what it’s like to face your own mortality.
Prince Edward’s decision to leave his Royal Marine training is examined.

The highs and lows of Prince William’s and Prince Harry’s roles in the forces featuring a fascinating interview with Prince Harry in which he discusses a planned secret deployment in Afghanistan.

This is the story of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration in 2012. From the nationwide street parties to the spectacular pomp and pageantry on the river Thames, millions turned out to thank Queen Elizabeth II for 60 years of selfless devotion.

We see Prince Harry charming Jamaica and even ra...

Alexander Armstrong celebrates the 65th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation on 2 June 1953. Illustrated with the very best colour footage, Royal insiders who were at the centre of this momentous occasion reveal what happened behind the scenes, including the Queen’s cousin HRH Prince Michael of ...