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Lady Sarah Chatto watches footage of the royal family on the Royal Yacht Britannia

Posted by Karen on September 24, 2026, 2:14 pm

Re: Lady Sarah Chatto watches footage of the royal family on the Royal Yacht Britannia

Posted by Cynthia on September 24, 2026, 5:24 pm, in reply to "Lady Sarah Chatto watches footage of the royal family on the Royal Yacht Britannia"

Wow, her accent! Still *veddy* posh!

Accents

Posted by Karen on September 25, 2026, 6:44 am, in reply to "Re: Lady Sarah Chatto watches footage of the royal family on the Royal Yacht Britannia"

It's interesting how as through the generations the Windsor Accent has declined. With King George VI and his children (Elizabeth & Margaret) it was very pronounced. Then in the next generation (Charles, Anne, Andrew, Edward, Lady Sarah etc) the accent is still there but is softer and less pronounced. Then we come to William's generation (Zara, Peter, Beatrice etc) and the accent can hardly be heard. I think with George, Charlotte, Louis and their cousins the Windsor Accent will be non existant.

Re: Accents

Posted by Cynthia on September 25, 2026, 7:45 am, in reply to "Accents"

It's not just the Windsors but the whole upper class, cut glass, Received Pronunciation thing. Lady Glenconnor still has it. Queen Margrethe of Denmark still does. I mourn its passing (I love accents in general).

Re: Lady Sarah Chatto watches footage of the royal family on the Royal Yacht Britannia

Posted by Hollie24 on September 24, 2026, 5:32 pm, in reply to "Lady Sarah Chatto watches footage of the royal family on the Royal Yacht Britannia"

I bought Elizabeth At 90, the documentary this snippet is from, when it first came out. It's absolutely wonderful. Each family member who participated provided lovely stories and background . Lady Sarah's section was to do with her mother and how close the two sisters were. It was fun seeing them playing and singing together and being with their parents and Lady Sarah's comments added so much.

I would also recommend watching the sections with Anne in them. She was a hoot and a half.

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