Series
Secrets of the Royals: Births, Marriages and Deaths
Documentary
Royal Births, Marriages, and Death is a captivating new ten-part documentary series featuring a dynamic and fresh cast of contributors with specialist expertise, extraordinary archive, ancient documents that reveal incredible insight. This stunning new series tells the story of a thousand years of monarchy through these powerful and pivotal moments.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Episode 122 Nov 2025 · 45mThe story of a thousand years of monarchy told through milestones of royal families through the ages, beginning by looking at the death and funeral of Queen Victoria, with biographer Shrabani Basu, author Stewart Richards and historian Lisa Hilton piecing together what went on behind palace walls. Historian Kate Williams tells the story of George IV, whose catastrophic wedding to Caroline of Brunswick went ahead even though he'd already illegally 'married' his mistress a decade before.
- 2Episode 229 Nov 2025 · 45mA look at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1947, which lifted spirits in bleak post-war Britain, with historian Lisa Hilton delving into the royal archives to dig out the wedding menu. Biographers Andrew Morton and Andrew Lownie take viewers through the birth and christening of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son Prince Archie, while Kate Williams examines the life of Mary, Queen of Scots.
- 3Episode 36 Dec 2025 · 45mThis time: the most diverse wedding in royal history and the shocking deat...
- 4Episode 43 Jan 2026 · 45mIncluding the funeral of Diana, with accounts detailing how the press had to wear crosses on their backs - or risk being a target for police snipers.
- 5Episode 510 Jan 2026 · 45mThe love story of Edward VIll and Wallis Simpson - far from the greatest romance of the 20th century, and the Tudor version of Tinder as Henry VIll sought his fourth bride.
- 6Episode 617 Jan 2026 · 45mThis time: the craftswomen behind Kate Middleton's wedding dress fabric, and how Princess Margaret broke protocol, insisting she was laid to rest with her beloved father.
- 7Episode 745mTBC
- 8Episode 845mTBC
- 9Episode 945mTBC
- 10Episode 1045mTBC
Details
- First aired
- 22 Nov 2025
- Last aired
- 17 Jan 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- 5
- Episodes
- 10
Cast
Barbara FlynnNarrator
