摘要：This article analyses the production of prospective memories in the 2012 BBC documentary
A Jubilee Tribute to The Queen by The Prince of Wales. The contemporary British monarchy
relies heavily on memory products in order to connect to their subjects and to secure their
popularity. This entails the production not only of memories of the past, but also of memories
for the future, i.e. prospective memories. One way to fashion opportunities for the creation of
prospective memories is by sharing private recollections in the form of (royal) family photographs
and films. These media were once located in the family’s private archive, but through
forms such as documentaries commissioned by members of the royal family they were able
to travel into the public sphere. Through commodification, these formerly exclusive smallscale
memories reach vast audiences, who engage with them and might form new memories
of their own. While cultural memory studies still tends to favour research on traumatic events
and the actualisation of memories of the past, this case study demonstrates that a focus on
positive events and on memories’ prospective side opens up rich and fruitful research
avenues.
关键词：British monarchy ; media ; production of collective memories ; prospective memories ; family memories
