I found this movie on Netflix streaming movies. My wife was not interested in seeing it.
The premise is based in fact, on VE day in May 1945 the two young Princesses, Elizabeth (19) and Margaret (15), who had been home- schooled and never out of sight during WW2, asked to be allowed to go out into the crowds in London, to mingle, to see how all the commoners were reacting to the victory over Nazi Germany. Their mum was against it but Elizabeth (future Queen, and still Queen today) was persistent and their dad, King George, gave permission.
In this fictional expansion of that rather quiet event two soldiers are sent along to make sure the sisters would be safe. However the girls soon gave them the slip and had many experiences overnight, some in particularly shady parts of London.
We know today that Elizabeth was then, and remained, "feisty". Her character here is depicted that way. As history records she married two years later, and less than 7 years after VE Day she became Queen of England when her dad, King George, died.
It is a small movie but interesting to see how things might have been for the royal family back then. Sarah Gadon, a Canadian, is very good as Elizabeth. Bel Powley is her younger sister Margaret. Emily Watson is good as their mother, the Queen. And I didn't actually recognize that Rupert Everett played King George.
Overall an interesting and entertaining 90 minutes.
The premise is based in fact, on VE day in May 1945 the two young Princesses, Elizabeth (19) and Margaret (15), who had been home- schooled and never out of sight during WW2, asked to be allowed to go out into the crowds in London, to mingle, to see how all the commoners were reacting to the victory over Nazi Germany. Their mum was against it but Elizabeth (future Queen, and still Queen today) was persistent and their dad, King George, gave permission.
In this fictional expansion of that rather quiet event two soldiers are sent along to make sure the sisters would be safe. However the girls soon gave them the slip and had many experiences overnight, some in particularly shady parts of London.
We know today that Elizabeth was then, and remained, "feisty". Her character here is depicted that way. As history records she married two years later, and less than 7 years after VE Day she became Queen of England when her dad, King George, died.
It is a small movie but interesting to see how things might have been for the royal family back then. Sarah Gadon, a Canadian, is very good as Elizabeth. Bel Powley is her younger sister Margaret. Emily Watson is good as their mother, the Queen. And I didn't actually recognize that Rupert Everett played King George.
Overall an interesting and entertaining 90 minutes.