EPISODE · Jan 21, 2025 · 1H 19M
"A pretty kettle of fish" - part 6 of our Abdication crisis series
from Royal Revolutions, a Royal History Geeks podcast · host Royal History Geeks
In this episode we pause the continuity of the crisis to take a look at how the events of 1936 affected members of the Royal family.Despite it having huge repercussions on their lives, Britain's premier pedigree were not major players in the crisis (apart from the King, of course). However, this is a ROYAL history podcast so we wanted to take a moment to look at events from the family's vantage point.In this episode, RHG founder Gareth Streeter and Royal commentator James Taylor discuss:Queen Mary, her background and reaction to the crisisThe Duke and Duchess of York's fears as they prepare to assume powerThe beginnings of the Duchess of York's (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) feud with Wallis SimpsonThe closeness between Edward VIII and Princess Mary, the Princess RoyalThe wayward Duke of Kent and how some thought he should be KingThe cool relationship between Henry, Duke of Gloucester and his eldest brotherThis episode also features comments by Elizabeth Basford, author of "Princess Mary: The First Modern Princess."
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