The Princes and the Press

The Princes and the Press

Documentary 2021

Available on BBC iPlayer

Amol Rajan tells the story of one of the most dramatic periods in royal history for a generation. He documents the years in which the younger royals have charted very different courses in their relationship with the media.

Documentary 2021

Starring Amol Rajan

EPISODE 1

The New Generation

Amol Rajan explores the years following the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the positive media reaction to the emergence of a new generation of royals. The film charts the years leading up to and including the engagement and marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Providing context for the princes' relationship with the media, the film examines some of the illegal activities engaged in by some newspapers in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including hacking and `blagging'.

45 min · 10 Feb 2022
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Amol examines the period from 2018 to 2021, a tumultuous time for the royals that includes the birth of Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and the royal tours of the Sussexes and the Cambridges. He also looks at the circumstances surrounding the Sussexes' decision to step down from their senior royal roles.

45 min · 17 Feb 2022

Amol Rajan

Host
Grace Hughes-Hallett

Director
Grace Hughes-Hallett

Producer
Mike Radford

Producer
Clare Hix

Producer

About

The Princes and the Press

DOCUMENTARY

Amol Rajan tells the story of one of the most dramatic periods in royal history for a generation. He documents the years in which the younger royals have charted very different courses in their relationship with the media.

Information

Studio: BBC
Released: 2021
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.