Antiques Roadshow

Royal Jubilee Special

Radio Times
Review by:
Alison Graham

This isn’t a run-of-the-mill Roadshow because it’s really not about the monetary worth of treasured objects; it’s the sentimental values that are incalculable. After an appeal last year, members of the public responded with their mementos and stories about the Queen.

So, in the grounds of Kensington Palace, we meet a lady who sewed the buttonholes on to the then Princess Elizabeth’s wedding dress, and actor Charles Collingwood tells a touching story about his godmother. Elsewhere there are signed letters and a Christmas card touchingly bearing the signature “Lilibet”.

About this programme

In an edition to mark the Diamond Jubilee, Fiona Bruce and the team head to Kensington Palace in central London, where members of the public recall their encounters with the Queen over the past 60 years. Accounts shared include stories from the last surviving member of the team led by Norman Hartnell that made the Queen's wedding dress, and there are recollections of events at the coronation in 1953.

Cast and crew

Cast

Presenter
Fiona Bruce

Crew

Producer
Louise Hibbins
Series Editor
Simon Shaw
Categories
Education

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