The Royals

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October 04, 2024 A hug from Kate
A poignant image emerged this week: The Princess of Wales, recovering from cancer, in an embrace with Liz Hatton, a teen battling the same disease, which came after a bucket list item was crossed off for the young photographer. That, and William and Harry's intriguingly similar diaries.
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31 min
September 27, 2024 Harry in New York and Kate at the ballet
Roya and Kate discuss Harry’s trip to New York while Meghan has also been in the headlines. Meanwhile the Princess of Wales has been gently adding to her activities with her recent visit to Sadler's Wells, the weekend trip to Balmoral and the upcoming Christmas carol service.
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28 min
September 20, 2024 Happy Birthday Harry!
Happy Birthday Harry! Roya and Kate delve into royal diplomacy on social media and in the flesh - who’s doing what, where? And will birthday well wishes mean any movement between Prince Harry and the Palace? Plus, the quiet work around the world of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
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24 min
September 11, 2024 Kate's recovery
“Out of darkness, can come light, so let that light shine bright” - Roya and Kate take stock of the Princess of Wales' update on her treatment, and discuss new details about the King and Queen's upcoming tour of Australia and Samoa.

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34 min
September 07, 2024 A Big Royal Reunion?
Liam and Noel were not the only brothers rumoured to be reuniting this week. Roya and Kate assess reports of a rumoured Royal comeback for Prince Harry. What really is the truth? Plus the latest on Prince William's beard and a look ahead to a packed Autumn calendar for the Royals!
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30 min
August 23, 2024 The Press & the Press Secretary
Kate is faced with a familiar challenge: how to glean as much information from the Royal Household as possible? Ailsa Anderson, Queen Elizabeth II's former press secretary, joins Kate in the studio for a one-to-one chat about journalism, royalty and what really goes on when you work behind the scenes at the palace.
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37 min
August 17, 2024 Prince Harry at 40: Where does he go next?
Roya Nikkhah looks ahead to the Duke of Sussex's big milestone in September with an in depth profile in the Sunday Times, and together with historian Hugo Vickers uses this as a starting point in considering whether the birthday might herald a reconsideration of the prince's “gilded exile”, and does his and Meghan's Colombia tour represents a moment of change?

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29 min
August 08, 2024 Portraits at the Palace (Part 2)
Roya and Kate continue their private tour of the King's Gallery, inside Buckingham Palace. In part two of their exploration of photographic portraits through the ages, they discuss Royal icons from 1980 to the modern day, where a contemporary approach dominates.
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25 min
August 01, 2024 Portraits at the Palace (Part 1)
This week, a special episode from an iconic royal landmark - Buckingham Palace. Roya and Kate are given their own private tour of the King's Gallery, currently home to more than 150 Royal photographic portraits, taken by the likes of Cecil Beaton, Dorothy Wilding, Annie Leibovitz and more. In the first of two parts, they look back at works from the 1920s to the 1980s and discuss the late Queen's coronation, and the relationship between the photographer and the sitter.
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23 min
July 25, 2024 The Royals at Westminster Abbey
It has been called "a House of God, and a House of Kings" and Westminster Abbey has been at the very heart of Royal occasions playing host to coronations, weddings, and funerals. And now a podcast, this podcast. In this special episode, Roya and Kate have the Abbey to themselves as they discuss its history, reflect on recent events there and explore the Royal family’s relationship with religion.
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36 min