A look at the life of King George VI through his speeches. This first part of this audiobook includes King George V's final Christmas Speech and the announcement of his death, followed by the abdication speech of King Edward VIII. It then includes King George VI's first speech and the now famous "In this hour" speech accompanied by Beethoven's Symphony No.7. It also includes other speeches from the war years and finally his last Christmas Speech which was the first that he didn't broadcast live due to his deteriorating health.