
Episode 1 Preview | Queen Elizabeth II
Preview: Season 1 Episode 1 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Follow Queen Elizabeth II’s remarkable life from youth through her 60-year reign.
Follow Queen Elizabeth II’s remarkable life, from her youth to her uncle’s abdication, her father’s coronation as King George VI, her experience during World War II, her sudden ascension to the throne and her eventful reign of more than 60 years.

Episode 1 Preview | Queen Elizabeth II
Preview: Season 1 Episode 1 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Follow Queen Elizabeth II’s remarkable life, from her youth to her uncle’s abdication, her father’s coronation as King George VI, her experience during World War II, her sudden ascension to the throne and her eventful reign of more than 60 years.
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