The film begins with the initial meeting between the then Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.

The television drama then moves on through their courtship, marriage, and succession to the throne after the abdication of Edward VIII.

We also see the two royals dealing with the events of the Second World War, as Buckingham Palace is hit and partially destroyed by a Luftwaffe bomb.

The film portrays Bertie's struggle to overcome his stammer, the fear he felt towards his father and the punishing stress the Duke was placed under during the abdication crisis of 1936.

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