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Sales Rank: 2870
Category: DVD
Actors: Queen Elizabeth Ii, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Cate Blanchett, Tony Blair
Director: Matt Reid
Publisher: Koch Vision
Studio: Koch Vision
Manufacturer: Koch Vision
Label: Koch Vision
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 330 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 6546
UPC: 741952654698
EAN: 0741952654698
ASIN: B001AZIRVI
Release Date: September 2, 2008
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.
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interesting look at the royal family January 8, 2009
I found this to be an interesting and, at times, surprisingly candid look at the Queen and royal family. I'm glad I bought this.
"Monarchy ... The Royal Family at Work (2007) ... Koch Vision (2008)" December 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Koch Vision and BBC presents "MONARCHY: THE ROYAL FAMILY AT WORK" (26 November 2007) (330 mins/Color) (Dolby digitally remastered) -- Join Queen Elizabeth for a exclusive look at the royal family and the modern monarchy --- In the year of her 80th birthday, Queen Elizabeth II granted the filmmakers of "Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work" an exclusive look inside the modern British monarchy --- In this intimate series, viewers join Queen Elizabeth II and the rest of Britain's most famous family as they travel abroad, work at the palace, and meet people from all walks of life --- he program follows the Queen as she visits the first permanent British settlement in the U.S. and spends time with President Bush at the White House --- The cameras also roll as she visits the newly democratic republic of Estonia -- where no British monarch has set foot before --- Back in England, the series goes inside Buckingham Palace for exclusive interviews with members of the royal family, preparations for elaborate formal occasions, and a behind-the-scenes look at the royal kitchens, the royal wine cellar, the royal car fleet and the jobs of footmen, ladies in waiting, the Yeoman of the Guard and the crown jeweler. "Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work" offers a glimpse behind the velvet curtain to reveal what life is really like as a member of the family firm.
Under the production staff of:
Matt Reid - Director
Denys Blakeway - executive producer
Martin Davidson - executive producer: BBC
Andy Goodsir - executive producer: HTI
Robert Hardman - associate producer
Matt Reid - series producer
Freya Sampson - producer
Samuel Sim - Original Music
Nick Fry - dubbing mixer
Chris Sheedy - sound recordist
Ross Sellwood - music supervisor
Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work: Series of Episodes:
Episodes 1 & 2:
The State Visit - (Follow the elaborate preparations in Virginia and Britain as the Queen gets ready to visit America)
Episode 3:
Headquarters - (Behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace, the nerve center of the British monarchy)
Episode 4:
Head of State - (Queen Elizabeth performs her royal duties as the symbolic leader of the British Government)
Episode 5:
The Queen and Us - (The Queen maintains her bond with the British public)
Episode 6:
Inside the Firm - (A look at life as a member of the royal family)
BIOS:
1. Queen Elizabeth II (aka: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of York)
Date of Birth: 21 April 1926 - London, England, UK
Date of Death: Still Living
2. Prince Philip (aka: Philippos Andreou of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderberg-Gluecksburg Prince of Greece and Denmark)
Date of Birth: 10 June 1921 - Villa of Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece
Date of Death: Still Living
3. Prince Charles (aka: Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten)
Date of Birth: 14 November 1948 - Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK
Date of Death: Still Living
the cast includes:
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Prince Charles
Cate Blanchett - Narrator
Tony Blair
Prince Harry Windsor
Prince William Windsor
SPECIAL FEATURES:
1. Includes an additional exclusive 30 minutes of previously unseen footage on this 2-DVD set.
Great job by Koch Vision --- looking forward to more high quality titles from their film market --- order your copy now from Amazon or Koch Vision where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector.
Total Time: 330 mins on DVD ~ KOCH 6546 ~ (9/02/2008)
The Queen At Her Best November 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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 her to take off her tiara because it was too dressy. The Queen snorted and said "What do you think this is?" gesturing at her Garter robes.
Another appealing aspect of this series is its focus on the preparations others make for The Queen when she makes an appearance, and how every detail is meticulously taken care of. Other segments deal with the servants who wait on The Queen, allowing us more insight into the running of a palace and how humdrum it can be, no matter how glamourous the settings may be.
Queen Elizabeth II's public life has been exhaustively chronicled almost from the moment of her birth. Now in this series we can get, for possibly the first time, a real sense of her as a private person.
Fascinating November 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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 life of the British Royal Family--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 her go to the White House and all that goes into that and her meeting President Bush and Laura. In anycase a real good show.
The Royal Family at work October 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
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