Televised Royal Death Announcements: 1972 - 2022

Duke of Windsor died today in Paris he was 77 years old and they don't say yet what he died of in recent years the Duke and Duchess of Windsor had become Royal curiosity whose glamor was wearing a bit thin but 35 years ago their story was a fairy tale the story of the king who married the commoner the Duke of Windsor was then King Edward VII the king of England he was the eldest son of King George V destined or doomed to rule the British Empire as Prince of Wales he toured the kingdom and became perhaps the world's best known and one of the world's most beloved Royal Playboys George V died and the prince of Wales became Edward VII but into the King's life had come a commoner Wallace Warfield Simpson An American divorcee in an agonized decision that shook the Empire and delighted much of the rest of the world King Edward gave up his throne for the woman he loved they were married in France and went into a life of Exile as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor until the most recent years almost completely cut off from the royal family in Britain the news at 5 45 with Aleister Stewart The Duchess of Windsor Mrs Wallace Simpson is dead she'll be buried on Tuesday alongside her husband at Frogmore the bombers strike at the heart of London and the government shelves its plans to sell BL ah good evening The Duchess of Windsor whose love affair with King Edward VII split the nation and cost him his throne has died in Paris she was 89. Buckingham Palace announced her death from bronchial pneumonia this morning with deep regret she used to be buried next to her husband at Frogmore in Windsor next Tuesday 50 years ago King Edward stepped down from the throne to marry the then Mrs Wallace Simpson an American divorcee the royal family never really forgave them the couple lived their lives in Exile but the Duke said he had no regrets pool programming has been suspended and we now join Martin Lewis in the news Studio this is BBC television from London Diana Princess of Wales has died after a car crash in Paris the French government announced her death just before five o'clock this morning Buckingham Palace confirmed the news shortly afterwards normal programs have been suspended while we bring you the latest developments throughout the morning foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] the Queen's younger sister 71 year old Princess Margaret has died peacefully in her sleep after suffering her fourth stroke in three years renowned for her Vitality she was the original English Rose but in recent years the world watched as her health abandoned her this is BBC One we're interrupting our program for an important announcement this is BBC television news Buckingham Palace has just announced the death of the Queen Mother in a statement the palace said the queen mother has died BBC television is broadcasting this special program reporting the queen mother's death foreign [Music] normal programs to bring you an important announcement you're watching BBC news from London a short while ago Buckingham Palace announced the death of his Royal Highness Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh in a statement the palace said it is with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen announces the death of her beloved husband his Royal Highness the Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh his Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle further announcements will be made in due course the royal family joined with people around the world in mourning his loss BBC television is broadcasting this special program reporting the death of the Duke of Edinburgh foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] a few moments ago Buckingham Palace announced the death of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II the palace has just issued this statement it says the queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon the king and the queen consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow within the past few minutes Buckingham Palace has announced the death of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II to recap on the statement the queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon King what is Charles and the queen consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow a Majesty was 96 years old she became Queen on the 6th of February 1952. on the death of her father King George VI she heard the news while staying at a Game Lodge in Kenya at the age of 25. and her coronation Westminster Abbey was watched by more than 20 million people she was married to Prince Philip for 73 years until his death in April of 2021. and Charles the first child was born in 1948 he now becomes the new king in 2015 Her Majesty passed Queen Victoria to become the longest reigning monarch in British history and in February 2022 we saw the 70th anniversary of her becoming Queen and she made more than 250 visits to commonwealth countries and was head of state in Australia and Canada New Zealand ston Churchill was Britain's prime minister when she came to the throne and Liz Truss was the 15th prime minister the BBC is interrupting its normal programs to bring you an important announcement this is BBC news from London Buckingham Palace has announced the death of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II in a statement the palace said the queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon the king and the queen consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow BBC television is broadcasting this special program reporting the death of her majesty the queen foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music]

Channel: HistoryFrontier

Views: 414,805

Keywords: Queen Elizabeth, Royal Announcement, Royal Death Announcement, Royal Family

Id: E2EasG8_Jjc

Length: 12min 11sec (731 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 15 2022