On June 21, 1969, the documentary ‘Royal Family,’ which chronicled a year in the life of Queen Elizabeth II and her family, began airing on Britain’s BBC One. It was in part an attempt to reconnect the monarchy with the public in the run-up to a review of their pubic funding through the Civil List

It had them grilling and having a barbecue, sitting around watching TV and talking like regular people.

the show was a disaster & backfired to the degree the queen ordered the tapes to be confiscated from the TV station & locked away in a secrete location never to be seen ever again.

It was in part an attempt to reconnect the monarchy with the public in the run-up to a review of their pubic funding through the Civil List https://t.co/I0mJEpahbE

— David McClure (@davidjmcclure) June 22, 2020