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The Crown is back! Join us for our recaps of the third season of Netflix’s royal drama…

As the season comes to a close, our final instalment focuses on episodes nine and ten. Personal and political tensions flare as the family colludes to split up Prince Charles and Camilla, while the country is on the brink of collapse. Princess Margaret’s marriage reaches breaking point, and Wallis Simpson issues a dire warning...

*SPOILERS*
The Crown is back! Join us for our recaps of the third season of Netflix’s royal drama…

In our third instalment, we’re discussing episodes seven and eight. Prince Philip moons after the world’s most famous astronauts and confronts his own insecurities, while Camilla Shand makes a show-stopping appearance and sets Charles’s (and our) world alight...

*SPOILERS*
The Crown is back! Join us for our recaps of the third season of Netflix’s royal drama…

In our second instalment, we’re covering episodes four, five and six. A royal documentary raises questions about The Crown’s approach to facts vs fiction, the Queen’s visit to a stud farm stokes rumours of an illicit fling, and Prince Charles gets the spotlight (and wins over staunch republicans) as the action moves to Wales.

*SPOILERS*
The Crown is back! Join us for our recaps of the third season of Netflix’s royal drama…

It’s 1964, and just a few months have passed since the season two finale, but we’ve got a brand new cast. We’re discussing the first three episodes, including sibling rivalries, political upheaval and the Queen’s emotional detachment in the face of tragedy.

It was billed as the big reunion for Prince William and Prince Harry following months of rumoured conflict… but we aren’t seeing any show of unity. The royal family come together for Remembrance Day tributes, yet Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are pushed to the back, behind the beleaguered Prince Andrew. Andrew loses his “master of the dark arts” spin doctor, just as an ABC News anchor claims the network buried its story about Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein in 2015. Camilla Parker Bowles misses out on some events this week due to a chest infection, but she finds solace in the wonders of CBD oil, while we receive an important dental update on Master Archie. And finally, to celebrate being able to read on her own, Kate Middleton slips out for a night at the pub.

This week sees the release of a new book by Angela Kelly, the Queen’s dresser and stylist of 25 years. We’re running through our favourite moments, from her run-ins with courtiers to her pranks on the Queen, plus the major fashion moments and score-settling on behalf of her boss. Elsewhere, Meghan Markle is busy with a surprise engagement at the new Luminary Bakery site, speaking about healing and vulnerability, and trying her hand at cake decoration. She also gets the backing of 72 female MPs, who share an open letter criticising the “outdated, colonial undertones” in press coverage of Meghan. But can she consider Kate Middleton an ally? Meanwhile, Prince Charles is feeling paranoid about the upcoming season of The Crown, while he’s happy to take a starring role in his Inside the Duchy documentary series.

We’re sure the royals have been glued to the telly this week, with three revealing documentaries and a torrent of press attention. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle open up about mental health and media attacks, and the rest of the family fires back. While Prince William “worries” about his brother, Kate Middleton takes matters into her own hands at the Sainsburys self-service checkout. Prince Andrew flies under the radar after an unflattering programme covers his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, and Prince Charles rages that everyone’s forgotten about him, as Camilla Parker Bowles escapes to a cheese farm.

Howzat for a royal tour? Prince William and Kate Middleton fly high during their triumphant visit to Pakistan, where they play cricket, talk geography and reveal Prince George’s reptilian preferences. Back home, the Queen makes sure Boris Johnson’s homework is in on time ahead of her big speech at the State Opening of Parliament, and then quickly heads off on a rare girls trip with Camilla Parker Bowles to recover. After a morning at church with her mother-in-law, Camilla achieves her ultimate book club goals by meeting BOTH winners of this year’s Booker Prize. We also get an update on the Sussex state of mind, with Prince Harry’s emotional speech at the WellChild Awards and a preview clip of Meghan Markle’s heart-rending interview from the upcoming documentary about their tour of Africa.

The royals are busy promoting mental health this week, so we’ve been balancing our chakras with a Meghan Markle-approved gong bath in Notting Hill, while Meghan has been practicing vocal warm-ups for a series of voiceovers. The ‘Fab Four’ reunite for a major new mental health campaign, Prince Harry teams up with Ed Sheeran for a comedy sketch and Prince William enjoys some cyder with football fans in the pub. Kate Middleton offers the Windsors a lesson in sibling support by attending therapy sessions with her brother James, who continues to speak candidly about depression as well as his newly-announced engagement (#Jalizee!). And ahead of Princess Beatrice’s big royal wedding, we discuss her shining press and why she’s been named “Britain’s most popular royal”...

Things are hotting up at the palace this week, in more ways than one… We’re kicking off with Prince Harry’s bombshell statement about the “relentless” media attacks on Meghan Markle, as well as Meghan pulling a Rachel Zane on the Mail on Sunday and Harry’s further legal action over phone hacking claims. Elsewhere, Prince Andrew came under fire for evading press during his Australia visit (and being greeted by a single fan) and trying to explain away his final fling with Jeffrey Epstein at his home in 2010. Prince William isn’t so good with heat, if Kate Middleton’s curries are anything to go by, although Princess Charlotte has a fireproof stomach — and on a cooler note, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles indulge in some scrumptious Scottish ice creams.