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6 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 1, 201760 mins
New research with access to the archives at Windsor Castle reveal fresh insights into King George V's re-branding of the Royal Family in 1917 and the Edward VIII abdication crisis.

Episode 2
46 mins
As post-war Britain was hit by the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Elizabeth and her ailing father George VI kept up appearances by embarking upon a politically strained tour of South Africa.

Episode 3
47 mins
This is a story about how Prince Philip was the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960's he harnessed the medium of television to revamp the Royals' public image.

Episode 4
45 mins
Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.

Episode 5
47 mins
Coverage of Prince Charles' relationship with his mentor Lord Mountbatten, Charles' love life and search for a suitable (virginal) wife, and his marriage to and divorce from Princess Diana.

Episode 6
46 mins
Prince Charles is the most outspoken heir to the throne in the Windsors' history and has promised a radically different vision for the monarchy. But will his reign make or break the Windsor dynasty?
