Sally Norris © BBC 2012
As Queen Elizabeth II began her Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK today in Leicester, it’s perfect time to introduce two special DVDs in the works. The Diamond Queen is a 3-hour television profile that aired last month. Our British colleagues, who have witnessed a number of jubilees and television retrospectives over the years, were impressed by this series’ unprecedented access to the Queen, and to members of the Royal family, who speak quite candidly in interviews. The Diamond Queen premieres in Canada on CBC News this Saturday, March 10th, at 7pm ET/PT. Broadcast information for the US has not been announced.
The Queen’s Palaces is currently making the rounds of PBS stations, and an episode aired on British Columbia’s Knowledge last night. The series devotes episodes to Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, and relates their fascinating history in relation to the various monarchs who hand a hand in their development. Both DVDs should be available shortly before the Jubilee celebrations, which begin Saturday, June 2nd.
If you’re already thinking of stocking provisions, Darvilles of Windsor has a special Diamond Jubilee tea blend in the works, which we will list soon. In addition to the regal Diamond Jubilee mug we brought in earlier this year, we’ve brought in a more playful mug in the inimitable Dunoon style. Also newly added to the mix is a commemorative tea towel from Ulster Weavers, a holder of the Royal Warrant.
Contest Alert: If series like Planet Earth and the upcoming Frozen Planet have instilled a desire to meet a polar bear up close and personal, The Ultimate Polar Bear Adventure contest is open to citizens of the US and Canada.
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