Channel 4 has acquired A Royal Tour of the 20th Century, which is set to premiere on the More4 service next week.
From the Queen’s first tour of the Commonwealth in 1953-4 and a visit to India in 1961—a first since Partition—to her 1995 visit to South Africa at the end of Apartheid and Princess Diana’s trip to Angola to raise awareness of landmines (recently revisited by Prince Harry), it shows how the royal family has changed with the times, always striving to connect with people all over the world. Across four episodes, the series charts the royal family’s journey through post-war optimism, colonial power struggles, the Cold War, a declining influence over the Commonwealth and the rising media intrusion that remains such a prevalent topic today.
