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Secrets of the Royals: Births, Marriages and Deaths

2025 - 1 season 10 eps

Season 1

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Season 1

45 min

S1 · E1 Nov 22, 2025

Episode 1 Episode 1

The story of a thousand years of monarchy told through milestones of royal families through the ages, beginning by looking at the death and funeral of Queen Victoria, with biographer Shrabani Basu, author Stewart Richards and historian Lisa Hilton piecing together what went on behind palace walls. Historian Kate Williams tells the story of George IV, whose catastrophic wedding to Caroline of Brunswick went ahead even though he'd already illegally 'married' his mistress a decade before.

45 min

S1 · E2 Nov 29, 2025

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A look at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1947, which lifted spirits in bleak post-war Britain, with historian Lisa Hilton delving into the royal archives to dig out the wedding menu. Biographers Andrew Morton and Andrew Lownie take viewers through the birth and christening of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son Prince Archie, while Kate Williams examines the life of Mary, Queen of Scots.

45 min

S1 · E3 Dec 6, 2025

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This time: the most diverse wedding in royal history and the shocking deat...

45 min

S1 · E4 Jan 3, 2026

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Including the funeral of Diana, with accounts detailing how the press had to wear crosses on their backs - or risk being a target for police snipers.

45 min

S1 · E5 Jan 10, 2026

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The love story of Edward VIll and Wallis Simpson - far from the greatest romance of the 20th century, and the Tudor version of Tinder as Henry VIll sought his fourth bride.

45 min

S1 · E6 Jan 17, 2026

Episode 6 Episode 6

This time: the craftswomen behind Kate Middleton's wedding dress fabric, and how Princess Margaret broke protocol, insisting she was laid to rest with her beloved father.

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10 episodes in Season 1

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Royal Births, Marriages, and Death is a captivating new ten-part documentary series featuring a dynamic and fresh cast of contributors with specialist expertise, extraordinary archive, ancient documents that reveal incredible insight. This stunning new series tells the story of a thousand years of monarchy through these powerful and pivotal moments.

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Cast

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Barbara Flynn

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Elizabeth I

Anna Cox Director

Director

Anna Cox

Total runtime 7h 30m · Episode length 45 min · Type Documentary

Show info

Premiered

November 22, 2025

Latest episode

January 17, 2026

Status

Returning series

Network

5

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Documentary

Episode length

45 min

Total runtime

7h 30m

Original language

English

Production

C

Coming Up Roses

Production

O

Objective Media Group

Production

United Kingdom

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Spoken on screen

English

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