Secrets Of The Royal Palaces
Secrets Of The Royal Palaces is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 12 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2024.
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42:46Secrets Of The Royal Palaces
This time, we uncover secret stories of palace duty, as we go behind the scenes of the Queen's final balcony appearance and we discover how not to look after the crown jewels.
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43:36We uncover secret stories of palace scandal, as Diana confesses all to one of her closest member of staff, King Charles tries to move out his scandal-hit brother and we reveal the shocking link between Queen Victoria's favourite lapdog and a palace massacre.
43:16We uncover secret stories of palace private life and the moments the royals wish were private, beginning with the royal family's race to be by the Queen's side in her final moments at Balmoral.
43:20In this episode, we uncover secret stories of love and marriage from within palaces walls, beginning with the strange mystery of Squidgygate.
Season 1
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Hidden in central London is the Palace of St James, often overlooked but in fact it is the real seat of royal power. Built by Henry VIII for his second wife, Anne Boleyn, but when finished, seven years later, he was on to wife number four. The Chapel Royal's ceiling is dedicated to Anne of Cleves. 43:12 Expired
Holyrood House in Edinburgh is the royal's official residence in Scotland - a fortress which has seen bloody struggles for power. It was the home of Mary Queen of Scots who saw her secretary David Rizzio murdered in front of her there. And it's where her second husband, Lord Darnley, was murdered too. Her tragic history is... 43:21 Expired
In this episode we explore Kensington Palace, home to the extended royal family, the aunts and cousins who need somewhere suitable to live. Its first royal occupants were William and Mary, who reigned from 1688. They employed architect Christopher Wren, then halfway through a massive building program on St Paul's Cathedral... 42:54 Expired
Highgrove House in Gloucester is the smallest royal residence currently in use, with only nine bedrooms. It is Prince Charles’s own creation - he bought it, renovated it and made an extraordinarily innovative and inspiring garden in the 12 acres that surround the house. Described as an organic oasis, they include a sewage ... 43:27 Expired
Sandringham in Norfolk is one of the few royal residences owned personally by the Windsors. It was purchased in 1861 for the rakish Prince Edward in the hopes of settling him down in the countryside. Instead, he turned it into the perfect party palace with a bowling alley, billiards and endless hunting and shooting. 43:35 Expired
Windsor Castle is a fortress, built over 900 years ago to house an army as well as the court. Edward III, obsessed with tales of Camelot, guided the reconstruction. Building works were made difficult in the wake of the bubonic plague, which had wiped out a third of the population, but the result is a building of mythic str... 43:27 Expired
We explore Balmoral, built by Prince Albert as a highland getaway for himself and Queen Victoria. Part medieval fortress, part French chateau, it's not to everyone's taste. But its function today is just as Prince Albert intended - to provide the royal family with a retreat from prying eyes. 43:34 Expired
Our series begins with Buckingham Palace, the brainchild of George IV, who hired architect John Nash to turn modest Buckingham House into a palace on a grand European scale. Nash doubled its size and made it the focus of central London. Queen Victoria added another major expansion, shifting George’s beloved entrance, Marbl...