Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)

overview : The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward decides to put his love for a divorced American, Wallis Simpson, above dynastic duty, and ends up abdicating the throne, which now falls to Bertie, who reigns as George VI.

Release Date : Jul 07, 2002

Runtime : 1h 48m

Genre : Drama  History  Romance  

Companies : Whitehall Films, Carlton Television, GBH

Countries : United Kingdom

Keywords : england, world war ii, queen, royal family, royalty, divorcee, british history, london blitz, lung cancer, abdication