The Royal House Of Windsor

9PM, CH4

In 1947, with crises looming on every front and George VI determined to keep up appearances, the royal family embarked on a tour of South Africa, leaving behind a Britain that was being ravaged by post-war austerity and the worst winter on record. The second episode of this major six-part series exploring the past century of royal history draws on new evidence from the Queen’s personal family archive to reveal the truth behind a tour that appeared to be sun-drenched and celebratory, but was in reality plagued by dark clouds.