The British Royal Family's appearances in documentaries about their lives are rare, but to honor the memory of Prince Philip, even Queen Elizabeth II has confided in front of the camera.

Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers

was originally planned to celebrate the Duke of Edinburgh's 100th birthday.

Following his death in April, two months before his 100th birthday, the project became commemorative.

A dozen members of the royal family took part in the program, including the queen, their children and grandchildren, said the BBC, which will broadcast the documentary on September 22.

Members of the prince's staff were also questioned.

The channel promises "poignant memories, lots of humor and lots of details about the character and legacy of this pioneer of the royal family."

Unpublished sequences

Some interviews were shot before the death of Prince Philip, he himself took part.

Others were filmed after his funeral.

Elizabeth II also opened her personal archives to paint a portrait of her late husband, "with special access to the Queen's collection of private films and videos."

The royal family also allowed cameras to film “his personal office and his library”.

The emphasis seems to be on the innovative side of the Duke of Edinburgh, who understood the importance of the media very early on.

It was he who insisted that the coronation of the queen, in 1953, be broadcast on television.

He was also the first, at Buckingham Palace, to work on a computer.

Prince Philip is also the first member of the British royal family to give a television interview.

It is also to him that we owe the first documentary on the Windsors, a format far removed from the protocol of the time (1969), since we saw them in their privacy, he taking care of the barbecue and his wife. with their four children, Princes Charles, Andrew and Edward and Princess Anne.

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Prince Philip is greatly missed by the British royal family

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