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The Royal Beat: Book Club - Raising The Royals
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's death, and the publ...
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The Royal Beat - The Waleses: Plans For The Future
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...
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The Royal Beat: Back In Time - Royal Lives: From Adolescent to Adult
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 lives of some pretty not...
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The Royal Beat: Princess Catherine Finishes Chemotherapy
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...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club - Prince Philip: The Man Behind The Headlines
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 presents the show and ...
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The Royal Beat - The Death of Princess Diana, 27 Years On
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...
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The Royal Beat: Back In Time - Mary I: The Murderous Queen of England
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 Church, we discover how c...
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The Royal Beat: No Rest For The Royals
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...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club - Catherine: Becoming The Future Queen
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 Princess of Wales’, Hello! M...
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The Royal Beat - Prince Harry Takes on the Tabloids
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...
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The Royal Beat - Back In Time: The Windsors: Love, Theft and Jewels
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 from? Did the Duke - as ...
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The Royal Beat - The Royals Back in Full Force
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...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club: Royal Wives at War: The Queen Mother and Wallis
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 periods the royals have...
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The Royal Beat - The Royals Celebrate Scotland
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...
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The Royal Beat - Back In Time: A Very Suspicious Death Of An English Queen
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 of Katherine Parr - fr...
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The Royal Beat – Princess Catherine Returns To Royal Duty
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...
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The Royal Beat – Book Club: The Life of a Royal Photographer
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 he's taken pictures at...
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The Royal Beat - The Royals Mark D-Day 80
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...
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The Royal Beat – Back In Time: The Secrets Of The Tudor Jewels
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 you the stories behind...
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The Royal Beat - The 'Unofficial' Royal Tour
This week on The Royal Beat, Kate Thornton is joined by Assistant Editor at The Times, Kate Mansey, ITV News' Royal Editor Chris Ship and the Mirror’s Royal Editor Russell Myers. The experts discuss the upcoming British election and what it means for royal engagements. They also unpack the Duke a...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club – The Queen’s Cousin
Kate Thornton is joined by the daughter of The Duke of Kent, Lady Helen Taylor, to discuss the book about her father's upbringing and work. Author of 'A Royal Life', Hugo Vickers, and former press secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, Ailsa Anderson, also join the show to talk about the Duke's dedicat...
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The Royal Beat - Prince Harry Is Back In The UK
This week on The Royal Beat, Prince Harry returned to the UK, but a reunion with his father was not on the cards. Meanwhile, the King returned to public duty with a visit to a cancer ward at a London hospital and spent some quality time with extended family at the Windsor Horse show.
Kate Thorn...
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The Royal Beat – Back In Time: Ladies In Waiting
On this episode, we discuss the often overlooked ‘Ladies in Waiting’ who have served the female monarchs of this country and beyond for centuries. We go all the way back to King Henry VIII’s reign to meet a myriad of women who rose through the ranks of society sometimes through their extreme devo...
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The Royal Beat - Prince William Returns to Work
This week on the Royal Beat: Prince William is moved by the public's support as he returns to work for the first time following Catherine's announcement.
And we get a glimpse at the first statue commissioned of Queen Elizabeth II since her death, featuring her beloved corgis.
Joining Kate Th...