THE YOUNG VICTORIA PRODUCTION NOTES - Thecia

Henderson Presents. Shircore worked on Kenneth Branagh’s As You Like It, Starter for
Ten for Tom Vaughn, Amazing Grace for Michael Apted, and reunited with Shekhar
Kapur for the sequel to Elizabeth on Elizabeth: The Golden Age. She most recently
worked on Inkheart, directed by Iain Softley starring Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany and Jim
Broadbent.
ALASTAIR BRUCE OF CRIONAICH - Historical Advisor
Alastair Bruce is the Royal, Constitutional and Religious Commentator for Sky News, the
UK’s premier 24hr satellite news channel, and regularly commentates and contributes to
FOX News, ABC and the BBC giving an insight to modern events with a historical
perspective.
Alastair has written many books, including "Days of Majesty," "Keepers of the Kingdom"
and "The Oldest." He likes to tell history in an entertaining way in order to open the rich
culture of the United Kingdom, its style and romance, to as wide an audience as he can
reach. He has worked with many independent production companies in the preparation of
TV documentaries. Many are regularly aired on Public Broadcasting, Discovery and A&E
channels. Among these are "Nicholas and Alexandra," "Victoria and Albert" and "Days of
Majesty."
In 1998, The Queen appointed Alastair one of her Officers of Arms, with the title of
Fitzalan Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary. This means that he is engaged with the
heraldic and ceremonial heritage of Britain, its Royal Family and the history it tells. He
also offers advice to the Palace and Government on how the nation should ‘celebrate’
itself, and in due course he will help to plan the coronation of the next monarch, using his
knowledge of the ancient rites handed down from Ancient times and the Middle Ages.
Alastair has also been one of The Queen’s Body Guards in Scotland since 1990, which is
called the Royal Company of Archers. He is an Extra Equerry in the Royal Household of
TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex.
Alastair was an officer in the Regular Army for four years, seeing active service in the
Falklands War of 1982. He is still a Reservist, serving as a Colonel responsible for Media
and Communications. He has commanded his unit, called the Media Operations Group.
In March 2004 he completed his period of mobilized service on active operations in Iraq,
serving in what in the UK is called Operation TELIC but which the US calls Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM.
Alastair has lectured widely in Britain, Europe and the United States. His subjects range
from British Imperial History, the Vatican to the Royal story.
ILAN ESHKERI - Composer
Ilan is a British film composer who has established himself as an exciting young talent in
the world of film music. Born in London into a musical family, Ilan grew up playing violin
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