It's a fashion journey unlike any other; from red carpet glamour to Royal bride. There is no handbook for dressing like a Princess so how did Meghan handle her sartorial challenges?

08/27/2021 - The Royal Beat looks at the life and scandals of Princess Margaret, and talks us through the Royal Style in the Making exhibition currently on display at Kensington Palace. The panel also updates us on Princess Charlene of Monaco and discusses whether Prince Andrew should keep his mi...

04/22/2021 - On this week’s The Royal Beat we look back at the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral, wish happy birthday to the Queen and take a look forward to Kate and William’s 10th wedding anniversary.

Series 1, Episode 7: From a normal upbringing to becoming the wife of a future King and mother to two Princes and a Princess, we explore the story of how Kate Middleton became the Princess of Wales. Host Kate Thornton is joined by Robert Jobson, the author of new biography ‘Catherine, The Princes...

Series 1, Episode 2: Host Kate Thornton goes back in time to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s reign to analyse how they influenced modern day society. From the big white wedding to the Great Exhibition, discover the footprint that still exists in Britain and across the world today.

Series 1, Episode 5: On this episode of The Royal Beat: Back in Time, we explore the fascinating history of the Tudor royal jewels. From the consort necklace which connects an entire dynasty, to the coded message in Princess Elizabeth's necklace from her mother Anne Boleyn, Kate Thornton brings y...

09/01/23

On the 26th anniversary of Princess Diana's death, Kate Thornton and the panel take a look back on her extraordinary life; aided by photographs taken by Arthur Edwards MBE.

Plus, we explore the main take-aways from Prince Harry's new 'Heart of Invictus' documentary, and with Prince Wil...

11/10/2023

It's been a week of formalities for King Charles who make his first Commonwealth State visit to Kenya. On returning to the UK, His Majesty attended his first State Opening of Parliament this week, before ending his busy week with his 75th birthday celebrations.

Meanwhile, Prince Wil...

05/27/2022
The Royal Beat celebrates The Platinum Jubilee! We discuss plans for four days of festivities across the UK, and look back at Her Majesty's glorious seventy years on the throne.

This week, Kate Thornton is joined by The Sun's former royal editor, Duncan Larcombe, the Press Associatio...

This week on The Royal Beat, guest host Russell Myers brings you the latest royal news - including Princess Catherine and Princess Anne's return to royal duties, the King and Queen's visit to the Channel Islands and the State Opening of Parliament. There's plenty to dissect and analyse with our g...

08/18/23

As Princess Anne turns 73, Kate Thornton and the panel look back on the fascinating life of this indomitable royal; from her trailblazing ways, to her steely calm in the face of danger.

Plus, with Prince William beating the U.S. President in a recent popularity poll, we ask if the roy...

This week on The Royal Beat, Kate Thornton is joined in the studio by Royal Editor for ITV News, Chris Ship, The Sunday Times’ Royal Editor, Roya Nikkhah, and Editor of woman&home magazine, Hannah Fernando. With the Princess of Wales making an unexpected return to public duties for the King’s bir...

11/19/2021 - On this week's Royal Beat we discuss the Queen's health, explosive revelations from Meghan's privacy lawsuit and the cheeky compliment Princess Anne received from a child that left her laughing.

06/10/2022
On this episode of The Royal Beat, we look back at the highlights from the Platinum Jubilee weekend, and forward to the next era of the reign.

Kate is joined by Vanity Fair's Katie Nicholl, royal biographer Hugo Vickers, and Duncan Larcombe, former royal editor of The Sun.

04/03/2022 - As the Queen recovers from covid, the spotlight falls on the Duchesses of Cornwall and Cambridge. Our panel discusses how they have risen to the moment, whether Camilla can ever shake off the ghost of Princess Diana, and whether we can expect baby Cambridge number four.

This week w...

08/13/2021 - The Royal Beat covers the latest Prince Andrew news, Meghan's new 40 x 40 initiative and Princess Anne's possible new role. Kate also leads the panel through discussion of the legend of King Arthur, and some of Victoria and Albert's amazing art collection.