The king's speech

Today we are going to talk about a movie based on the old real story of King George VI.

This story is all about the stammering of the King and the process in which he learned to speak clearly with the help of an Australian speech and language therapist, Lionel George Logue. They become friends through out this journey of preparing the King for his speech.

The main character of the story is forced to take control of the throne but due to his speech impediment, his wife, Elizabeth, hires Lionel to help him overcome his stammer. The therapist uses extraordinary and unconventional means to teach the monarch how to speak with confidence, because as a king he has to be able to talk to his people clearly and with confidence. 

At the end of the movie the King was able to make his first wartime radio broadcast on Britain´s declaration of war on Germany in 1939.

Here you can see a real video of the real George VI giving a speech. (You can see Lionel George Logue at the back of the King).

            

           

By Paola Montano