Born to Royalty [HD]

A Brisk And Entertaining Peek At Royal Children And The Evolution Of Child Rearing
With our never ending fascination with the Royal Family, there is certainly no shortage of information to be found on the DVD market. "Born to Royalty" is a rather opportunistic special that runs about 1 hour and 15 minutes and was timed to coincide with the birth of the new Prince. Mind you, it isn't about the new Prince, per se, but about how child rearing has evolved over the decades in relationship to the Royal Family. Experts weigh in on matters both historical and contemporary and the focus is on famous personalities when they were children. From the tumultuous relationship that King George VI had with his father to the bold independence of Elizabeth (and her protectiveness of Margaret), the special covers stories that aren't particularly earth shattering with new revelations but they are quite interesting. We also get tidbits about Charles and Anne, William and Harry, and much speculation about the newest Royal (who I don't think was even named when this was pushed to...

Royal enthusiasts will enjoy this peek inside royal childrearing
My mother is a great fan of British royalty and I admit I inherited a little of her fascination for all things British royalty. It was a happy day reading that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, i.e. William and Kate had become new parents to bouncing baby boy, Prince George. This DVD does not focus on the new royal baby, but instead takes a look at the world into which royal children past and present have been brought up in, with lots of archival footage that should delight fans of British royalty.

"In 1948, Prince Charles was born in a Buckingham Palace bathroom which had been converted into a royal operating theater." Now that is a peppy little anecdote for you! Interviews with royal watchers such as royal biographer Ingrid Seward reveals how Charles' imminent arrival was an anxious time for Prince Philip, husband of then Princess Elizabeth, who would in a few years, ascend the throne of England and become Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Archival footage shows the...

Gift for myself
I love this video and have looked at it more than once and loaned it out. I look forward to the next vide about Kate and William.

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