Million Dollar American Princesses

Million Dollar American Princesses

Documentary 2015

Available on Prime Video, iTunes, Smithsonian Channel

While Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s romance bears many similarities to the royal courtships of other American actresses like Rita Hayworth and Grace Kelly, see how this modern fairy tale is challenging the monarchy’s attitude on race and class.

Documentary 2015

PG

Starring Elizabeth McGovern

EPISODE 1

Cash For Class

Follow snubbed new-money American families as they take England by storm and find love, and sometimes misery, as British royalty.

45 min Jan 4, 2015 PG
EPISODE 2

Wedding Of The Century

Enter the world that inspired the popular show “Downton Abbey," where America's richest heiresses trade cash to become British royalty.

45 min Jan 11, 2015 PG
EPISODE 3

Movers and Shakers

Witness the series’ epic ending and the scandalous events that nearly toppled a kingdom.

45 min Jan 18, 2015 PG
EPISODE 1

Queens Of The Screen

Meet three actresses who became real-life princesses. Follow Grace Kelly, Gloria Swanson, and Rita Hayworth on their rise from Hollywood royalty to members of European nobility, which brought unparalleled glamour to the aristocracy.

45 min Jan 10, 2016 PG
EPISODE 2

Queens Of Culture

Meet the “Queens of Culture”: three empowered American princesses who blazed trails through the international arts world. See how Winnaretta Singer, Sara Murphy, and Peggy Guggenheim inspired some of the most innovative artists of the 20th century.

45 min Jan 17, 2016 PG
EPISODE 3

Beautiful And Doomed

Witness the tragic tales of Barbara Hutton, Clara Ward, and Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, women of beauty, wealth and power who married into European nobility, but ended up shunned by society, family, and the happy endings they hoped to achieve.

46 min Jan 24, 2016 PG

Elizabeth McGovern

Host
Sue Summers

Producer
David Royle

Producer
Charles Poe

Producer

About

Million Dollar American Princesses

DOCUMENTARY

While Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s romance bears many similarities to the royal courtships of other American actresses like Rita Hayworth and Grace Kelly, see how this modern fairy tale is challenging the monarchy’s attitude on race and class.

Information

Studio: Smithsonian Channel
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015
Rated: PG
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio and Subtitles: English (Canada) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.