‘And I admit fully that my judgment was probably coloured by my tendency to be too honourable – but that’s just the way it is. ibid.
He’s a royal prince. He lives in Kensington Palace and he’s a cousin of the Queen … Prince Michael of Kent appears willing to use his royal status to seek favours from Russian president Vladimir Putin. We show how Prince Michael is happy to use a royal palace and his links to the Queen for personal profit. And use his royal heritage to get to the top in Moscow. Dispatches: Royals for Hire, Channel 4 2021
Last year Peter Phillips, the Queen’s grandson, found things turn sour when he appeared in an advert for a Chinese dairy company. ibid.
When Prince Harry and Meghan announced their decision to step back from the Royal Family and be financially independent, the controversy about the royals and how they earn money flared up again. ibid.
We reveal how another five women want to call Prince Andrew as a witness to events in Jeffrey Epstein’s homes. We investigate the woman Prince Andrew still calls his friend. And we uncover new information about the photo at the heart of a royal scandal. Panorama: The Prince and the Epstein Scandal, BBC 2019
The Prince’s interview has been widely judged to have been disastrous. ibid.
Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein was accused of sexual assault by more than 30 underage girls in 2006 … Earlier this year he was charged with sex trafficking. ibid.
There are pictures of him from the same period where he appears to be sweating. ibid.
The British Royal Family: one of the most famous dynasties in the world. For more than a century the lives of the Windsors have enthralled the nation. Mesmorised the press. And inspired popular films and dramas. But as the royal family survives a very bumpy year, and comes under ever more scrutiny, we ask, what’s fact and what’s fiction? Inside the Crown: Secrets of the Royals s1e1, ITV 2019
Eighteen months after their spectacular wedding, the [Harry and Megan] Sussexes are struggling with the pressures of Royal life. In January they made a public announcement without informing the Queen that has shaken the Royal Family to its core. ibid.
Edward [VIII] was hugely popular. But behind the scenes, many insiders were concerned about his obsession with an American socialite divorcee. ibid.
The Palace however thought her [Elizabeth’s] choice – Prince Philip of Greece – was also unsuitable. ibid.
In marked contrast to the extravagance of Charles’ and Diana’s wedding, when Elizabeth and Philip got married in 1947, the country was in the grip of post-war austerity and gloom. ibid.
Princess Margaret’s love for a married man would threatened the bright new era for the royal family. ibid.
We explore the complex relationship between the royal family and the press. From the news blackouts of the 1950s to the feeding frenzy of the ’80s and ’90s. Inside the Crown: Secrets of the Royals s1e2: Front Page News
In January the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s announcement that they were quitting their roles as senior members of the Royal Family sent shockwaves through the monarchy … [with] an unofficial official statement condemning press treatment of Meghan. ibid.
Charles and Diana were on a private holiday in the Caribbean, and Ken was dispatched by the Daily Star to land the royal scoop. ibid.
Almost as soon as the documentary was broadcast the royal family had second thoughts. ibid.
With the arrival of Diana everything changed … ‘The [Taj Mahal] picture said it all’ … ibid.
From divorce and disaster to tragedy and murder to international scandal, we find out what it takes to be Queen when your family and the nation test you to the limit. Inside the Crown: Secrets of the Royals s1e3: Trials & Tribulations
Just three weeks before Grenfell the Queen had gone to Manchester. ibid.
In 1972 the Queen would attempt to make peace with the man who had nearly brought down the monarchy. ibid.
The Queen was forced to ask her favourite son to withdraw from public life indefinitely. ibid.
‘The Squiggygate tapes of late night conversations between Diana and her lover recorded and broadcast to the nation.’ ibid. Penny Junor, royal biographer
The [Windsor] fire had destroyed over a hundred rooms. ibid.
In recent years the princes seemed to have drifted apart. ibid.
The Queen and her family have always had a love of horses. From the Queen’s sixty-year obsession with breeding racehorses, to the family’s devotion to polo that crosses four generations. So where did the Queen’s love of horses begin? What are the secrets of the Queen’s racehorses? What are the Royal Family’s most famous equine dramas? All the Queen’s Horses, Channel 5 2020
She owns them, studies them, breeds them and races them. ibid.
Dunfermline was bred to compete in the British classics … 4 June 1977 Oaks: three days before the Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebrations. ibid.
More than 1,600 horses owned by the Queen have won races over the last 70 years. ibid.
She’s the Queen’s only daughter. To many the princess is symbolised as the best of the royal family. But how much do we really know about Princess Anne? How has her relationship with her family defined her? And what is she really like? Princess Anne: The Daughter Who Should Be Queen, Channel 5 2020
Princess Anne spent much of her time separated from her family. ibid.
Often referred to as the hardest-working Royal. ibid.
She never wanted to be a fairytale princess … becoming one of the hardest working royals. Anne: The Princess Royal at 70
Meghan: ‘I did not have any understanding just what it would be like.
Harry: ‘I tried to warn you as much as possible.’ Harry & Meghan: Two Troubled Years, televised interview, Channel 5 2020
It turned out to be anything but a fairytale. Two years after the nation celebrated, how has it all gone so wrong? When did the cracks start to show? Where did the problems really lie? And was it ever really going to work? ibid.
They’ve also swapped the royal court for the high court. ibid.
Thomas Markle couldn’t walk Meghan down the aisle. But he did carry out a string of interviews for the British press. It meant he continued to dominate headlines even after the wedding. ibid.
Meghan’s celebrity lifestyle seemed to jar with royal protocol. ibid.
‘Meghan was unhappy here and Harry wanted to protect her and make her happy.’ ibid. observer
They are the most famous family in the world. For generations they’ve symbolised tradition, integrity, power and privilege. How they act in public and private matters. But they are also just like us. So behind the perfect image there often lies a different story. And royal rows mean upset at the very heart of the British establishment. The Windsors: Royal Rifts & Feuds, expert, Channel 5 2000
Royal relationships playing out like the ultimate soap opera whether it’s a very public breakdown, speculation of a feud with a future queen, or constitutional crisis – it can get very bitter. ibid.
Diana’s jealousy and paranoia about Camilla had continued in the first few years of her marriage with Charles. ibid.
Camillagate: Read The Royal Tape In FULL. ibid. The People headline
Panorama: An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales: perhaps the most brutal and explosive interview a member of the Royal Family has ever given. ibid.
‘Diana seemed to have suspicions about the pair right from the start ... ‘Just before the wedding Diana intercepted a package that arrived at Charles’ office and she insisted on opening it, and it was a gold bracelet with the initial F & G for Fred & Gladys, their nicknames for each other.’ The Royal Family at War, Channel 5 2020
‘He said at least I’ve got my heir and spare.’ ibid. Paul Burrell the Butler
‘Out came this cascade of emotion; she was speaking like a prisoner in a cell.’ ibid. Andrew Morton re the Diana tapes and base of Diana: Her True Story
‘It [press] feasted on the misery of this family.’ ibid. expert
The royal war went public … ‘She wanted to hurt him. She wanted to punish him.’ ibid.
Edward fell in love with a woman named Wallis Simpson … ‘There was scandal attached to her; she had been divorced twice.’ ibid.
‘Wallis couldn’t stand the Queen Mother.’ ibid. Edward Morton
A hint of a rift between the fab four means a rift at the very heart of the future of the monarchy. ibid.
Despite shows of public unity from some quarters, the backlash has continued [Meghan] from the tabloids and the trolls. ibid.
‘Sarah and Diana really did get on’ … but sometime friends can become rivals. ibid. expert
Perhaps the royal behind her fair share of squabbles and controversies is Princess Michael of Kent. ibid.
When the Queen speaks, her words are recorded for history. Every crafted one of them. Constructed to show a monarch in control. The Queen in Her Own Words, Channel 5 2020
‘We will be with our families again. We will meet again.’ ibid. 2020
For 67 years at 3 p.m. Christmas Day the Queen’s words have been transmitted across Britain and the Commonwealth. ibid.
Altrincham’s critique had cajoled the Queen into becoming a more modern monarch. ibid.