The Queen’s Worst Year
1992 was a year of scandal, tragedy and turmoil for the royal family that stretched the monarchy’s credibility to near breaking point. From Fergie’s topless scandal to Charles and Di’s separation to the Great Fire at Windsor – to the point where no one could quite believe the Queen’s bad luck.
This film argues that the impact of the events of 1992 threw the monarchy into a profound identity crisis. The Monarchy had long since lost its religious mandate, but in 1992 it lost something almost as profound – its ‘fairytale’ reputation, its glitz, glamour and romance, its image as the perfect model family. But what would it become instead, and how did the Queen weather the storm of 1992 to become more popular than ever in 2016?
This film charts the Queen’s worst year month by month, headline by headline, through the chronology of the scandals and setbacks that plagued her in 1992. It began with the announcement of Fergie’s separation from Prince Andrew, continued with the publication of Andrew Morton’s revelatory book about Diana and worsened with the release of the ‘Camilla-gate’ tapes that revealed Charles and Camilla’s long running affair.
This Day in History
December 9
TV Guide
- 4:00am London: 2000 Years of History
- 4:45am A Royal Tour Of The 20th Century
- 5:30am Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History
- 6:30am Ultimate Mysteries Rec
- 7:30am Inside The Tube: Going Underground Rec
- 8:30am Time Team Rec
- 9:30am London: 2000 Years of History Rec
- 10:30am A Royal Tour Of The 20th Century Rec
- 11:30am Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History Rec
- 12:30pm Ultimate Mysteries Rec
- 1:30pm Black Ops Rec
- 2:30pm Tanks Rec
- 3:30pm The War Rec
- 4:30pm World War II in HD Colour Rec
- 5:30pm America In Colour Rec
- 6:30pm Digging For Britain Rec
- 7:30pm Inside Windsor Castle Rec
- 8:30pm History Erased Rec
- 9:30pm The 2000s Rec
- 10:30pm American Dynasties: The Kennedys Rec
- 11:30pm Apollo 17: The Last Men On The Moon Rec
- 12:30am Black Ops Rec
- 1:30am Tanks Rec
- 2:30am The War Rec
- 3:15am World War II in HD Colour Rec