QUEEN ELIZABETH BTHDAY

he Queen’s six glorious decades - a unique collection of six DVDs including the millennium, starts tomorrow FREE with the Daily Mail

1954: Presenting the Silver Salver to Australian tennis champion Lewis Hoad at Centre Court, Kooyong, during her trip to Australia.

Over six DVDs, covering each of her six decades on the throne, this unique documentary series traces the human drama and tumultuous political and cultural events of the last 60 years.

The first DVD – covering the 1950s – is offered free with tomorrow’s Daily Mail. The second – on the 1960s – comes with this weekend’s Mail on Sunday. Then, by picking up the DVDs at Tesco or WHSmith, you can complete your collection free with the Daily Mail next week.

Scroll down and you can view a preview of this magnificent series.

The Queen’s Diamond Decades is not only an intimate portrait of her reign but also of Britain and the rest of the world.

Unavailable in the shops, this six-part documentary has been created exclusively for the Mail by Andy Goodsir, who made the acclaimed TV series The Queen’s Castle and The Royal Family at Work, where he and his team were given unprecedented behind-the-scenes access.

1962: Regal. Her Majesty adorned in jewels at the Royal Variety Performance

1986: Braving the rain on a Royal Tour of New Zealand

In the Mail’s series, every aspect of the Her Majesty is caught on archive film footage, much of it not seen for many years.

Among the poignant scenes captured in this series is the Queen’s joy as she names the new royal yacht Britannia, delight as she plays on a picnic blanket with newborn Prince Andrew and laughter as she tests the first long distance telephone call.

We see her pride as she welcomes home troops from the Falklands, dignity as she comforts Wallis Simpson at the funeral of the Duke of Windsor and sorrow as she attends the Queen Mother’s funeral.

And wait and see how the Queen reacts as she meets Marilyn Monroe…

All these extraordinary moments in her 60-year reign – and many, many more – are captured in the Queen’s Diamond Decades.

This magnificent documentary series also chronicles six decades of momentous events and social change in Britain and abroad.

From post-war austerity, the Suez crisis and rock ‘n’ roll of the 1950s, to the terrible events of 9/11, the global economy in meltdown and the wedding of William and Kate in the new millennium, the Queen’s Diamond Decades examines her reign in the context of the tumultuous world around her.

2004: Smiles in the sunshine at a star-studded luncheon to celebrate the centenary year of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with this magnificent DVD collection by picking up all six DVDs free with the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday at Tesco or WHSmith – or see the paper for details of how you can get the full set sent to your door.

Don’t forget, your first disc – the 1950s – is free with tomorrow’s Daily Mail. The second disc – 1960s is free with this weekend’s Mail on Sunday. You’ll then be able to collect the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and the new millennium next week only with the Daily Mail.

For our readers outside of the UK,  you will be able to download this “Daily Mail Diamond Decades” DVD series from iTunes from early June, 2012.  Specific details to follow soon.