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Act II: The Angel of Death

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The Kaiser arrives unexpectedly to say farewell to his Grandmamma.

The Kaiser arrives unexpectedly to say farewell to his Grandmamma, as the Queen take her last breath. Stars Hywel Morgan.

As the Kaiser arrives unexpectedly at Osborne House to say farewell to his Grandmamma, the Queen breathes her last surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Not many get this close to history.

Michael Chaplin’s continuing drama about the death of Queen Victoria.

Based on the book Curtain Down at Her Majesty’s, an eyewitness history by Stewart Richards. 

For two weeks the nation stopped in its tracks, mesmerised by the mortality of a little old lady who had sat on the throne for over 60 years. Her children squabbled, her doctors quarrelled, her army bickered and the public were misled and kept in the dark. 

This is the remarkable story of Queen Victoria's final days and the chaos and confusion surrounding her funeral, told by those who were there. 

Queen Victoria …... Brigit Forsyth
Old Winnie Powell …... Marcia Warren
Interviewer …... Carl Prekopp
Young Winnie Powell .….. Lauren Cornelius
Sir James Reid …... Ross F Sutherland
Sir Frederick ‘Fritz’ Ponsonby .….. Tom Turner
Kaiser Wilhelm ...... Hywel Morgan
Prince of Wales …... Gerard McDermott
Princess Mary …... Wendy Nottingham

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Director: Carl Prekopp

Producers: Lucinda Mason Brown & Stewart Richards

A Stewart Richards / Goldhawk Essential co-production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.

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