Lords Ladies and Gentlemen: Liz and Tony

Rating: 8/10 (15 October 2006)

The tragic death of princess Dianne brought about an out pouring of emotion against the establishment. in this retelling of the legend recently elected tony Blair is on edge in meeting with the sovereign. he'd like to modernize the realm and do away with some of the old foppishness of privilege.
indeed the royals find themselves very much out of step with public sentiment when princess Dianne is killed and the new PM Tony Blair proclaims Dianne the people's princess as the royals remove themselves from public sight and keep mum on the subject of lady Dianne.
can the iconoclast Blair save the throne? The performance of Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II and James Cromwell, an American no less as Prince Philip are nothing short of regal. They continue their vacation in Scotland with a certain majestic aloofness from their country in mourning.
Alex Jennings plays Prince Charles the way wimpy Charlie will always be remembered a wimp. It had not occurred to Charles to go out and use the occasion to shore up the monarchy and protect his interests. on later occasion, the real life Tony Blair would prove equal to Prince Charlie's wimpishness when he suckered England into President Bush's wars.
But Helen McCrory simply stole the show as the acerbic Cherie Blair disliked by her majesty for not curtsying low enough. "Every Labour PM goes in there to rout out privilege only to become enthralled with the monarchy. *** Is it a mother sort of thing."