THE ROYAL BEAT - BOOK CLUB
The Royal Beat presents the most seminal books on royalty! Led by host Kate Thornton, royal experts and authors themselves bring the pages to life discussing the very best titles on all things monarchy. From princes to palaces, affairs to abdications, look no further for your next royal read…
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The Royal Beat: Book Club - The Royals and Their Gardens
Series 1, Episode 11: This week we go outdoors to discuss royal gardens. From the educational and scientific realms of Kew, to The Castle of Mey’s more personal and intimate feel, we look at what makes these gardens so beautiful and discuss their importance when it comes to conservation. This sho...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club - The Return of Spare
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...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club - Raising The Royals
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'...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club - Prince Philip: The Man Behind The Headlines
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...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club - Catherine: Becoming The Future Queen
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...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club: Royal Wives at War: The Queen Mother and Wallis
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...
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The Royal Beat – Book Club: The Life of a Royal Photographer
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...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club – The Queen’s Cousin
Series 1, Episode 5: 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 abo...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club - The Challenges of Being Queen and Mother
Series 1, Episode 3: Kate Thornton interviews respected royal writer Ingrid Seward about her latest book 'My Mother and I' which draws on the loving but often misunderstood bond between Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Wales, now King Charles III. Alongside royal photographer Arthur Edwards and ...
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The Royal Beat Book Club - Diana: In her own words
Series 1, Episode 1: It’s the book that should be on every royal fan’s bookcase, ‘Diana: Her True Story – In Her Own Words’. As the only book Princess Diana ever cooperated with, Kate Thornton dissects the process to publication with the author Andrew Morton and relives some of the revelations wi...
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The Royal Beat: Book Club - The Real King Charles
Series 1, Episode 2: Kate Thornton interviews acclaimed author Robert Hardman about his latest book, 'Charles III. New King. New Court. The Inside Story', which draws on his unrivalled access to the Royal family. As the oldest monarch in British history to take the throne, there has been a lot of...