Prince William's Great-Grandpa Finds his WAR Voice..Inspires his Nation!

Rating: 9/10 (21 April 2011)

Nothing like well-told history to make a GREAT story!
Set mostly in late 1930s... The Current Queen of England (Queen Elisabeth)(Grandmother to Prince William... was a young girl when her father Albert became King George the 6th.
Albert (a shy, stuttering man) is shoved into the job after a lifetime of believing that his elder, popular brother David will be the next King. So...Morally Weak Older Brother is going to give back the Throne soon...he wishes to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson, a woman unacceptable as a potential Queen. But David is truly the Most Unacceptable One... David is a security and "courage" risk for the throne...and some historians today believe he was too friendly to Nazi leaders to have rallied Britain in World War 2.
So...David resigns. Albert must speak...for the nation. Who can help Albert overcome his huge stutter! Enter Lionel Logue and his bizarre personal speech techniques.
The self-educated Lionel Logue forms a friendship with this shy, but high born and sheltered leader. Logue eventually wins the King's trust...and helps him speak successfully (if slowly) in public.
Does a King speaking in public seem to be "no big deal"? Understand that radio was the social media...and that Brits faced the fight of their life...as most of their leaders had spent many years actually DISarming Britain...even as they KNEW the Nazis were acquiring armies and weapons!
I have a minor historical quibble...In real life, Churchill publicly supported Albert's controversial older brother David and wished him to stay a King...contrary to the movie's Churchill.
In Churchill's bio, he admits that his wife Clementine was right to stand by the new king--
Overall, My enjoyment of this movie was ENHANCED by my knowledge of World War 2; but viewers with little WW 2 knowledge will still be entranced...and who knows...some may get hooked on history!
May Prince William consider the valor of his great-grandfather as he someday leads the country!