Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Tribute to the Queen

(Rochester, NY) – Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Tribute to the Queen, premiering Sunday, September 2 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV/HD (DT21.1/cable 1011 and 11), celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee in a documentary narrated by Charles, Prince of Wales. Join viewers across the United States as PBS and WXXI present unique commentary and detail into the lives of the Royal Family and the Queen.

In this touching, personal film, Charles, Prince of Wales reflects on Her Majesty’s 60-year reign — both as the nation’s queen and as his mother. Providing a rare glimpse of the everyday private life of the royal family, Prince Charles narrates the documentary, adding his own insight and commentary to archival newsreels, never-before-seen home movies and previously unseen photographs from Her Majesty’s private collection. Included in the program is footage of a young Prince Charles and his sister Princess Anne on a family holiday — filmed by Queen Elizabeth herself.

Royal Memories includes exclusive camera footage taken behind the scenes on Coronation day at Buckingham Palace, and clips of the family on board the Britannia, at the royal residence of Windsor Castle in Berkshire, and on holiday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The result is a documentary that depicts Queen Elizabeth in her dual role as the Queen of England and as a loving mother, providing an unprecedented glimpse of the private life of the royal family throughout the monarch’s six-decade reign.