Queen Elizabeth Finds The King's Speech "Moving and Enjoyable"

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• Ilse Schaffner | April 5, 2013 2:50 PMReply

  Correction of article : Queen Elizabeth's title is "Her Majesty", not "Her Royal Highness" as listed in the article.

• Dani3l | June 2, 2012 5:26 AMReply

  @ Pam - this story has carried in other papers as well, but apparently citing The Sun's source. It is -Buckingham Palace- policy not to discuss anything about HM the Queen's private entertainment, but this was screened at Sandringham. And obviously the staff there have to be discreet, but a bit is known regarding the Queen's holiday time. She does use it to catch up on films and television, which she does enjoy but for which she can make little time while working. Sandrinham and Balmoral are where she gets to have some time off. On that basis, this report is credible, including the amusement at the lighter parts - i.e. the swearing made her giggle. Totally in character for what little we know of the private side of the Queen, who does love to laugh.

• Brad Whitley | February 8, 2011 4:22 AMReply

  Stupid! It's not "Her Royal Highness" -- that's for a princess.
  The monarch is always "Her Majesty". Duh!

• @OrsomWhales | February 5, 2011 7:09 AMReply

  Still feels like a meditation on the dangers of in-breeding.

• Laura | February 5, 2011 5:52 AMReply

  My personal preference is that I would rather see films rewarded which have something positive and meaningful to contribute to society.
  
  I actually enjoyed both movies -- though I liked both of them less than the critics -- but for me THE SOCIAL NETWORK was pretty much the DALLAS soap opera translated to the world of backstabbing college computer geeks, with Sorkin's "walk and talk" style from THE WEST WING mixed in. Entertaining, but far from great art. It doesn't work for me as Picture of the Year on multiple levels.
  
  This is merely one person's opinion, which is what makes the world -- or the Oscars -- go 'round.
  
  Best wishes,
  Laura

• bee | February 5, 2011 4:05 AMReply

  OK Laura I don't get what you're saying, a good movie has to say something positive about "human condition" to be a good one huh?...
  btw this The King Speech vs The Social Network "feud" needs to end, the Oscars are nothing more than a popularity contest, it's meaningless. They're both good movies. enough

• Laura | February 5, 2011 3:52 AMReply

  Funny thing given another comment here, but THE SOCIAL NETWORK struck me as nothing more than the level of a high-quality TV movie. It also doesn't have much positive to say about the human condition. It's interesting, but I think someday people may wonder why critics were so slavish in their praise of it.

• Luis | February 5, 2011 3:49 AMReply

  Get ready for Sir Colin Firth and Dame Helena Bonham Carter?

• Pam | February 4, 2011 11:35 AMReply

  Is there another source for this? Because the Sun is pretty much Britain's version of the National Enquirer. Also, I thought it was palace policy not to comment on fictional portrayals of the royal family.
  
  I love this movie and would love to believe this is true, but I don't buy it unless a more reliable source comes forward.

• Michelle | February 4, 2011 10:46 AMReply

  Her Majesty has spoken. Can we just give Tom Hooper & Co. the Oscar already? Long live the Queen! :D

• Mark | February 4, 2011 9:57 AMReply

  The King's Speech is the happy-happy joy-joy TV movie of the moment. The Social Network is art for the ages. The Oscars are meaningless, why do so many film critics devote 90% of their year slavishly covering them?