Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Queen of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions, and Emperor and Empress of India in Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937, the date previously scheduled for Edward VIII. Elizabeth's crown was made of platinum and was set with the Koh-i-Noor diamond. Edward and Simpson married and became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, but while Edward was a Royal Highness, George VI withheld the style from the Duchess, a decision that Elizabeth supported. Elizabeth was later quoted as referring to the Duchess as "that woman", and the Duchess referred to Elizabeth as "Cookie", because of her supposed resemblance to
Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of the Queen Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of the Queen Elizabeth R is a 1992 television documentary film about Queen Elizabeth II. It was produced by the BBC and directed by Edward Mirzoeff. It was the second officially approved documentary about the British royal family since 1969's "Royal Family". "Elizabeth R" was followed by the BBC-RDF documentary "" in 2007. The film was produced by BBC to mark the 40th anniversary of the Queen's accession. The director and producer was Edward Mirzoeff. The writers of the screenplay were Mirzoeff and Antony Jay, who also wrote the script of the 1969