54. Why was Elizabeth II never supposed to be Queen

Our special guest tells us all about why King George VI was called 'Bertie' and why his daughter should never have become Queen! THIS EPISODE IS PARTICULARLY RECOMMENDED AS SUITABLE FOR OUR YOUNGER LISTENERS! In this royally mad episode – which features a record number of majestic jokes – we are joined by a very special guest. Children's author Susan Webb, who wrote 'Bertie: The Best Stuttering King', reveals what you should know about Princess Elizabeth (the current British queen) and why she expected to never be queen. You can find out more about Susan and her writing at This episode has been released shortly ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022 - look out for the special events on TV! At the end of today's episode (after our outro theme song), there are bags of extras – including the King and Queen of Dad jokes! Also after the main episode, we've got some TRUE or FALSE questions – how many can you get correct? True or False: King Edward VIII was Elizabeth's uncle True or False: Bertie was the King George VI's nickname True or False: King George VI's real first name was Louis True or False: Princess Elizabeth was in Asia when she became Queen True or False: Queen Elizabeth II is about to celebrate her Golden Jubilee True or False: James never gets nervous Read industry reviews of Dad's World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance , at paulletters.com . Available as e-books, as well as in paperback. Dad's first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, is a love-story/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague. The Slightest Chance follows the remarkable true story of the only escape from Japanese imprisonment by a Western woman during World War II. Please rate and review us wherever you get podcasts. And share our podcast on social media and recommend it to friends – that's how we'll keep going. We will bring you episodes throughout the year, so stay subscribed on your podcast app! Podcast cover art by Molly Austin All instrumental music is from and composed by Kevin MacLeod ( ) License: CC BY ( ) Sound effects used under RemArc Licence . Copyright 2022 © BBC

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54. Why was Elizabeth II never supposed to be Queen is an episode from Dad and Me Love History by Paul Letters.

This episode is 25:41 long.

This episode was published on May 28, 2022.

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