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Secrets of the Royal Palaces

Private Life

Season 5 Episode 502

Recounts the royal family’s desperate race to Balmoral Castle during Queen Elizabeth’s final hours, William I the Conqueror’s odorous burial in St. Stephen’s Abbey in Caen, France, and the quest to discern the full extent of the 1943 Greville Bequest—a remarkable collection of jewelry and personal items bequeathed by philanthropist Margaret Greville.

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Royal Duty
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Includes the controversy around Russian spy Anthony Blunt’s stay at the Palace in the '80s and more.
Royal Scandals
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43:49
Details the art scandal of the forged masterpieces in King Charles’ Dumfries House and more.
Love and Marriage
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43:32
Includes the “Squidgygate” phone recording of Princess Diana at Sandringham with James Gilbey.
Kensington Palace
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43:38
How Nottingham House was renovated by William III and turned into Kensington Palace.
Osborne House
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43:50
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Osborne House in 1840 as their perfect hideaway.
St James's Palace
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43:15
Exploring the palace at the heart of the monarchy.
Hampton Court: Upstairs, Downstairs
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43:39
Henry VIII made Hampton Court a palace masterpiece that could help track his household.
Greenwich Palace
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43:29
Exploring Greenwich Palace, which includes Henry VIII's wine cellar and the Queen's house.
Windsor Castle
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43:24
Windsor Castle is the largest permanently lived-in castle in the world.
Westminster
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43:28
Secrets of Westminster, including a secret tunnel and hologram portrait of the Queen.
Buckingham Palace
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43:36
Historian Kate Williams reveals the accidental origins of Buckingham Palace.
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