The queen herself has granted Bbc Studios exceptional permission to access the family footage which is jealously guarded in the archives of the British Film Institute and which no one outside the Crown has ever seen before. The producers of the documentary, therefore, were able to view over 400 reels of material, which include old lost news bulletins and numerous behind-the-scenes scenes of state events that no one had ever documented before. According to reports, Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen will show some truly extraordinary and never-before-seen episodes, such as Prince Philip's first visit in 1946 to Balmoral Castle, just before the announcement of their engagement went public, or the rati meetings. between the future monarch and her uncle, Prince George, Duke of Kent, or some moments spent by the royal family reunited before the death of George VI.
The editing of the film will alternate these unpublished scenes with public speeches of Queen Elizabeth, which will thus replace a continuous narration or interviews that are usually typical of this type of story: "This documentary is an extraordinary look on one side extremely personal of the royal family that is very rarely seen, and it is extraordinary to be able to share it with the nation as we celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, ”said Simon Young, editor of BBC's historical productions. Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen, directed by Simon Finch, will be broadcast at the end of May on Bbc One and on the streaming Bbc Iplayer, waiting to understand how it will also be distributed by us in Italy.