Series 6, Episode 20: On The Royal Beat, Kate Thornton takes you to the heart of royal matters alongside a panel of experts. On this week’s show, Kate is joined by ITV News' royal journalist Lizzie Robinson, Vanity Fair's royal correspondent Katie Nicholl and Good Morning Britain presenter Charlo...

Series 1, Episode 10: On the Royal Beat - Book Club this week, the panel discuss the impact of Prince Harry's best selling memoir Spare. With the paperback version having just been released, Kate Thornton is joined by Royal commentator Afua Hagan, NBC’s Royal Commentator Daisy McAndrew, and Newsw...

Series 6, Episode 19: On The Royal Beat, Kate Thornton is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the King and Queen's tour of Australia and Samoa. Alongside Royal Contributor at The Washington Post, Sarah Hewson, Former Press Secretary for Queen Elizabeth II, Ailsa Anderson, and Royal Commentato...

Series 1, Episode 10: What if the monarch's eldest daughters - instead of their sons - had been crowned throughout history? This week on The Royal Beat: Back in Time we ask exactly that. Kate Thornton is joined by historians Dr Fern Riddell, Kate McCaffrey and author of 'Regina, The Queens Who Co...

Series 6, Episode 18: On The Royal Beat, Kate Thornton is joined by three royal editors – ITV News’ Chris Ship, The Sunday Times’ Roya Nikkhah and The Mirror’s Russell Myers – to discuss recent news about the House of Windsor. From the Sussexes new 'solo' PR strategy, the revelations in Boris Joh...

Series 1, Episode 9: This week on The Royal Beat: Book Club, guest presenter Sarah Hewson is joined by Author Katie Nicholl, Royal Biographer Ingrid Seward, and former Spokesperson to Queen Elizabeth II, Dickie Arbiter, to discuss the legacy of Elizabeth II. Two years on from both the late Queen'...

On The Royal Beat, the Waleses have been busy with Princess Catherine's return to duties and Prince George taking to the skies for his first flying lesson. Also, is there a reconciliation on the cards between Princes William and Harry? And what do we learn from the new drama series all about Prin...

Series 1, Episode 9: On this week’s episode of The Royal Beat: Back In Time, we discuss royal figures around the world from their childhood up until their 18th birthday. From young Empress Matilda who shaped the fate of the nations, to Elizabeth I who exceeded all expectations, we explore the liv...

On The Royal Beat this week, Kate Thornton is joined by Assistant Editor at The Times Kate Mansey, Former Communications Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Ailsa Anderson, and Royal Commentator Wesley Kerr to discuss all the latest royal news - starting with the positive health up...

Series 1, Episode 8: On this week's episode of The Royal Beat: Book Club we discuss the wonderful life of Prince Philip. Known for his straightforward demeanour and at times controversial remarks, he’s a public figure that has been and continues to be of great interest. This week Gareth Russell p...

This week on The Royal Beat, Kate Thornton is joined by The Sun's Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson, Royal Commentator Afua Hagan, and Royal Editor for ITV News, Chris Ship. With this Saturday marking 27 years since the untimely death of Princess Diana, the panel reflect on that fateful day, and the co...

Series 1, Episode 8: Kate Thornton is joined by historians Alison Weir, Nicola Tallis and Sarah Gristwood to discuss the dramatic life of England's first ruling Queen, Mary I - often known as 'Bloody Mary'. From her father Henry VIII's multiple marriages, to England's break from the Catholic Chur...

On this week's episode of The Royal Beat, the King has officially retired to Scotland for his annual summer holiday, but with riots breaking out across the UK in recent weeks, we ask: what exactly is a monarch’s role at a time of national crisis? Plus the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on their n...

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...

This week on The Royal Beat, Kate Thornton is joined by Newsweek's Chief Royal Correspondent Jack Royston, Royal Correspondent Richard Palmer and Majesty Magazine’s Editor in Chief, Ingrid Seward. Prince Harry’s at the top of the royal agenda after his latest interview in a brand new ITV document...

Series 1, Episode 7: On this week's episode of The Royal Beat: Back in Time, we look at the Duke and Duchess of Windsor through a new lens, as we explore their love of all things opulent and expensive - especially jewels. But where exactly did their enviable collection of precious stones come fro...

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...

Series 1, Episode 6: On this week's episode of The Royal Beat: Book Club we discuss the extraordinary life of The Queen Mother and her frosty relationship with her sister-in-law Wallis Simpson. Over her incredible 101 year life, 6 different monarchs ruled and she witnessed some of the rockiest pe...

This week on The Royal Beat, Kate Thornton is joined in studio by Royal Editor of The Mirror, Russell Myers, Assistant Editor of The Times, Kate Mansey, and Former Communications Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, Ailsa Anderson. With the royals in Scotland for Holyrood Week, the panel discuss thei...

Series 1, Episode 6: On this week's episode of The Royal Beat: Back In Time we discuss the ultimate survivor. The Queen of England who outlived her husband, Henry VIII, to become one of the most powerful figures in Tudor England. But in this show, we dissect the suspicions surrounding the death o...

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...

Series 1, Episode 4: The royals are the most photographed family in the world and today we’re interviewing the man responsible for some of the most iconic shots of The Windsors. Arthur Edwards MBE began photographing the monarchy back in 1977 for the Sun newspaper, and for nearly half a century h...

On this episode of The Royal Beat, we mark 80 years since D-Day and highlight the royals’ commitment to this historic anniversary. They also look ahead to Trooping the Colour and discuss King Charles's scaled-back role as he continues his cancer treatment. And, the Duchess of York has been in con...

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...