THE QUEEN - TV Film Review 31/12/07

Having already missed this at least 3 times I was determined to burn it to disc so I could finally watch it at last! Luckily I managed to catch this well put together drama and Helen Mirren really does come across very well in this. Exuding a rare quality this brings the Royal Family to life with a selection of archive footage of Diana in the aftermath of her tragic death and the repercussions that faced the Royal Family and the new Labour Government at the same time. Stuck in an outmoded past the Queen is faced with an upheaval from the general public with her and her family's lack of response to Diana's death. Years of a rigid social upbringing show the Queen having to break with tradition and embrace the modern world in a different way. This intriguing drama is fine and covers a short space of time in the years of the Sovereign's life but as to it's accuracy I would say we only get half the truth here and you can read into it anything you like?