Tag Archives: King George VI

The ‘Special Relationship’ – A History of Meetings Between British Monarchs and U.S. Presidents

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on December 24th, 2012

Bill Murray, seated, playing FDR, welcoming Olivia Coleman, as Queen, and Samuel West, as King George, in 'Hyde Park on Hudson.' (Focus Features)

This post is brought to you by Focus Features’ new film Hyde Park on Hudson, directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill) and starring Oscar nominees Bill Murray and Laura Linney. In theaters now.

WATCH: Interview with Bill Murray on FDR, British Royals and ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’

By Tom Brook | Posted on September 27th, 2012

The new 1930s period film Hyde Park on Hudson, featuring King George VI, will be screened at the New York Film Festival this weekend amid talk that it is this season’s The King’s Speech.

Royals and Military Service: Could Prince William See Combat, Post-Wedding?

By peterhunt | Posted on March 1st, 2011

Kate Middleton will be a military bride when she walks down the aisle on April 29. Prince William has expressed wishes to see the front lines of war, but is this even possible for a man who will one day be King? BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt looks at the history of the royals and military service.

WATCH: ‘King’s Speech’ Scribe Weighs in on William and Kate

By Tom Brook | Posted on February 27th, 2011

The King’s Speech screenwriter David Seidler thinks Prince William and Kate Middleton can look to the marriage between George VI and the Queen Mother as a source of inspiration. He’s one of a growing number of people who take this ...

William, Kate, and the Marriage Lessons of ‘The King’s Speech’

By Laura Trevelyan | Posted on January 20th, 2011

As Prince William and Kate Middleton prepare for their married life together, they have a timely cinematic reminder of a successful and important royal marriage from the last century.