Drawing on newly available info, this show traces how the British royal family has survived the last 100 years of power struggles, politics and more.
This episode reveals fresh insights into how George V rescued the monarchy by dumping his family's German roots, and explores the Edward VIII abdication crisis
In 1947, as Britain suffers from crippling post-war austerity and the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Elizabeth and her ailing father, George VI, visit South Africa on a fraught royal tour
The story of Prince Philip, the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960s he harnessed the medium of television to revamp the Royals' public image.
Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.
This episode examines the huge challenge that Diana's popularity and tragic death posed to the royal family.
Prince Charles is the most outspoken heir to the throne in the Windsors' history and has promised a radically different vision for the monarchy. But will his reign make or break the Windsor dynasty?
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
King Charles III of the United Kingdom
Diana, Princess of Wales
Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom
William, Prince of Wales
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Princess Margaret
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Wallis Simpson
King George V of the United Kingdom
Louis Mountbatten
Gwilym Lee
Narrator (voice)
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