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	{{Infobox television		{{Infobox television
	~~\| name = Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute~~		\| image = Elizabeth at 90, A Family Tribute.jpg
	\| image = Elizabeth at 90, A Family Tribute.jpg		\| caption = DVD cover
	\| caption = DVD cover		\| genre = [[Documentary film]]
	\| genre = [[Documentary film]]		\| writer =
	\| writer =		\| director = [[John Bridcut]]
	\| director = [[John Bridcut]]		\| presenter =
	\| presenter =		\| narrated = [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]
	\| narrated = [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]		\| composer = Edmund Jolliffe
	\| composer = Edmund Jolliffe		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| language = English
	\| language = English		\| num_episodes =
	\| num_episodes =		\| executive_producer = BBC
	\| executive_producer = BBC		\| producer = John Bridcut
	\| producer = John Bridcut		\| location =
	\| location =		\| runtime = 90 minutes
	\| runtime = 90 minutes		\| company =
	\| company =		\| channel =
	\| channel =		\| released = {{Start date\|2016\|04\|21\|df=y}}
	\| ~~picture_format = Colour~~		\| related = {{Plainlist\|
	~~\| audio_format =~~		* ''[[The Diamond Queen (TV programme)\|The Diamond Queen]]'' (2012)
	~~\| first_aired~~ = {{~~start~~ date\|2016\|4\|21\|df=y}}		* ''[[The Coronation (documentary)\|The Coronation]]'' (2018)
	\| ~~last_aired~~ =		}}
	~~\| preceded_by =~~ ''[[The Diamond Queen (TV programme)\|The Diamond Queen]]'' (2012)
	~~\| followed_by =~~ ''[[The Coronation (documentary)\|The Coronation]] (2018)
	~~\| related =~~
	~~\| website =~~
	}}		}}
	'''''Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute''''' is a 2016 television documentary film made to commemorate the 90th birthday of [[~~Elizabeth II\|~~Queen Elizabeth II]]. It was produced by the [[BBC]] and directed by [[John Bridcut]], and narrated by [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]. Aside from archive footage, the programme featured extensive footage shot by the Queen, [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], [[Princess Margaret]], [[~~George VI\|~~King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth ~~The~~ Queen Mother]]. The footage had never been publicly shown and came from the Queen's private archive of homemade films. The footage shown was interspersed with members of the [[British royal family]] commenting on the films.<ref name=BBCPress>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/16/elizabeth-at-ninety\|title=Elizabeth At 90 – A Family Tribute\|date=April 2016\|work=BBC\|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> The film featured contributions from the Queen, the Prince of Wales, [[Anne, Princess Royal]], [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge]], [[Prince Harry]], [[Lady Sarah Chatto]], [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]], [[Princess Alexandra~~, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy~~\|Princess Alexandra]], [[Margaret Rhodes]] and [[~~Margrethe II of Denmark\|~~Queen Margrethe II of Denmark]].<ref name=GuardApr16>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/22/elizabeth-at-90-family-tribute-bbc1-queens-birthday-tv-review\|title=Elizabeth at 90 – A Family Tribute review – so much for one to learn about one's monarch\|author=Sam Wollaston\|date=22 April 2016\|work=The Guardian\|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>		'''''Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute''''' is a 2016 television documentary film made to commemorate the 90th birthday of [[Queen Elizabeth II]]. It was produced by the [[BBC]] and directed by [[John Bridcut]], and narrated by [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]. Aside from archive footage, the programme featured extensive footage shot by the Queen, [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], [[Princess Margaret]], [[King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother]]. The footage had never been publicly shown and came from the Queen's private archive of homemade films. The footage shown was interspersed with members of the [[British royal family]] commenting on the films.<ref name=BBCPress>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/16/elizabeth-at-ninety\|title=Elizabeth At 90 – A Family Tribute\|date=April 2016\|work=BBC\|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> The film featured contributions from the Queen, the Prince of Wales, [[Anne, Princess Royal]], [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge]], [[Prince Harry]], [[Lady Sarah Chatto]], [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]], [[Princess Alexandra (born 1936)\|Princess Alexandra]], [[Margaret Rhodes]] and [[Queen Margrethe II of Denmark]].<ref name=GuardApr16>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/22/elizabeth-at-90-family-tribute-bbc1-queens-birthday-tv-review\|title=Elizabeth at 90 – A Family Tribute review – so much for one to learn about one's monarch\|author=Sam Wollaston\|date=22 April 2016\|work=The Guardian\|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

	==Reception==		==Reception==

->Peter Ormond at 08:46, 1 July 2021

2021-07-01T08:46:44Z

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{{italic title}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute
| image = Elizabeth at 90, A Family Tribute.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| genre = [[Documentary film]]
| writer =
| director = [[John Bridcut]]
| presenter =
| narrated = [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]
| composer = Edmund Jolliffe
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_episodes =
| executive_producer = BBC
| producer = John Bridcut
| location =
| runtime = 90 minutes
| company =
| channel =
| picture_format = Colour
| audio_format =
| first_aired = {{start date|2016|4|21|df=y}}
| last_aired =
| preceded_by = ''[[The Diamond Queen (TV programme)|The Diamond Queen]]'' (2012)
| followed_by = ''[[The Coronation (documentary)|The Coronation]] (2018)
| related =
| website =
}}
'''''Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute''''' is a 2016 television documentary film made to commemorate the 90th birthday of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]. It was produced by the [[BBC]] and directed by [[John Bridcut]], and narrated by [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]. Aside from archive footage, the programme featured extensive footage shot by the Queen, [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], [[Princess Margaret]], [[George VI|King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]]. The footage had never been publicly shown and came from the Queen's private archive of homemade films. The footage shown was interspersed with members of the [[British royal family]] commenting on the films.<ref name=BBCPress>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/16/elizabeth-at-ninety|title=Elizabeth At 90 – A Family Tribute|date=April 2016|work=BBC|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> The film featured contributions from the Queen, the Prince of Wales, [[Anne, Princess Royal]], [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge]], [[Prince Harry]], [[Lady Sarah Chatto]], [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]], [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy|Princess Alexandra]], [[Margaret Rhodes]] and [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Queen Margrethe II of Denmark]].<ref name=GuardApr16>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/22/elizabeth-at-90-family-tribute-bbc1-queens-birthday-tv-review|title=Elizabeth at 90 – A Family Tribute review – so much for one to learn about one's monarch|author=Sam Wollaston|date=22 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

==Reception==
''Elizabeth at 90'' was positively received by critics.

Sam Wollaston, writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'' likened the film to a royal version of [[Gogglebox]]. Wollaston wrote that "While the Duke of Kent points out himself and other dukes, William and Harry admire the dresses and the jewels, Charles says wonderful a lot, the Queen says very little and Anne scowls. ...And fascinating because, whatever you think of them, this particular family does have a place in the history of this country. In some ways, as her eldest son says, the birthday girl's life has defined our age. Plus, it is a rare glimpse behind high walls, at the private life of a private family that really is nothing like anyone else's. And yes, some of it is touching, such as the young Elizabeth, as yet unburdened by her destiny, singing happily with her younger sister".<ref name=GuardApr16/>

Writing in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', Gerard O'Donovan felt that it was "a triumph from start to finish. I cannot recall ever seeing a more charming, warm and – dare I say – human portrait of the Queen than this one...". O'Donovan wrote that the film "succeeded in blurring the boundary between public formality and private emotion...The result was a documentary that brilliantly sampled a full 90 years of a life both intensely public and guardedly private. A film that felt less like a tribute and more like a private view, and one you really didn't need to be a bonkers-mad Royalist to enjoy".<ref name=TelegApr16>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/04/21/elizabeth-at-90-a-family-tribute-review-a-brilliantly-sampled-in/|title=Elizabeth at 90: a Family Tribute review: a brilliantly sampled insight into the private life of the Royal family|author=Gerard O'Donovan|date=21 April 2016|work=The Telegraph|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Elizabeth II}}

[[Category:2016 television specials]]
[[Category:2016 in British television]]
[[Category:BBC television documentaries]]
[[Category:Documentary films about British royalty]]
[[Category:Films about Elizabeth II]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru]]

Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute - Revision history

Jina m. butchart at 18:58, 8 February 2026

->Peter Ormond at 08:46, 1 July 2021