After the deathof his father King GeorgeV and the scandalous abdication of King EdwardVIII (GuyPearce), Bertie is suddenly crowned King George VI of England.
Such was the predicament of the Duke of York (Colin Firth), when his father, George V (Michael Gambon), expired, and his brother, the feckless Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), relinquished the throne.