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• TV series and reports:
  • The Crown, Stephen Daldry, 2016.
  • The Royal House of Windsor, Richard Sanders, 2017.

• Films:
  • Elisabeth, Shekhar Kapur, 1998.
  • The Queen, Stephen Frears, 2006.
  • The King's Speech, Tom Hooper, 2011.
  • Victoria and Adbdul, Stephen Frears, 2017.
  • The Queen's Corgi (Animation), Ben Stassen, 2019.

• determined (adj.)
• a strong personality (exp.)
• comply with / stand firm (v.)
• head / lead /'liːd/ / rule over (v.)

You are in charge of one film.
Look at the poster and watch the trailer. Be ready to present it.
Focus on the main character. Who is she? What do you learn about her personality?

Look at the quotes below. Select the ones from your video. Justify.

1. “A life of traditions defines her.”

2. “The crown must always win.”

3. “70% of people believe that your actions have damaged the monarchy”

4. “A new sovereign, young and a woman.”

5. “Maybe it is time to hand it over to the next generation.”

6. “For better or worse, the crown has landed on my head.”

7. “She is the job.”

8. “Are you my wife or my Queen?” - “Both.”

What are the similarities? The differences?

Would you rather watch the series or the movie? Why?

Debate: “Elizabeth II: bridge or breach between the old and the new monarchy?”