The Throne - Royal Documentaries

From their first meeting at university to a spectacular royal wedding watched around the world, discover the love story of Prince William and Catherine. Through the pressures of royal life, marriage and family, this documentary explores how their relationship developed and how they became one of the monarchy’s most prominent couples.

Journey alongside the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they travel through southern Africa on an official royal tour, where duty, compassion and personal challenges collide. Away from the ceremony and headlines, the documentary offers a revealing glimpse into their humanitarian ambitions, emotional experiences and the pressures of life in the royal spotlight. Through candid conversations and deeply personal moments, it explores how their time on the continent profoundly influenced their views on family, responsibility and service—and exposed the growing tensions surrounding their role as members of a modern royal family.

A deep exploration of the crisis that transformed the British Royal Family, this documentary chronicles Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's extraordinary departure from royal life. Drawing on revealing interviews, rare archive material, and expert analysis, it examines the forces that drove the couple from palace insiders to international figures. Against a backdrop of relentless media scrutiny, fractured family relationships, and shifting public attitudes, it uncovers how their decision to forge an independent path challenged one of the world's oldest institutions.

Go beyond the myths surrounding King George III in this revealing documentary that challenges the image of the monarch remembered as the "mad king" who lost the American colonies. Using recently uncovered royal archives, it paints a very different picture: an intelligent, hardworking ruler with a keen interest in science, government and the expansion of the British Empire. But was George III driven to madness—or has history simply judged him unfairly?

From the Queen's Silver Jubilee to the collapse of Charles and Diana's marriage, this episode chronicles the turbulent years that transformed the British monarchy. It explores Princess Margaret's divorce, Prince Charles's courtship of Diana, the rise of Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince Andrew's marriage to Sarah Ferguson, Windsor Castle's role in hosting world leaders, and the devastating 1992 fire that came to symbolize the Royal Family's darkest chapter. Through scandal, heartbreak, and public scrutiny, Windsor Castle remained the heart of the House of Windsor as it fought to rebuild its image.

In 1989, ITN covered the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to the Commonwealth nations of Singapore and Malaysia. Highlights include the Queen's introduction to a state-of-the-art computer at the British Council in Singapore, her witty address to Commonwealth dignitaries during a banquet aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, and several heartwarming moments shared between the Queen and Prince Philip throughout the tour.

After becoming Queen in 1952, Elizabeth II transformed Windsor Castle from a royal fortress into her family's home. But behind its historic walls, she faced constant battles—from managing Prince Philip's frustrations and the Queen Mother's lavish lifestyle to Princess Margaret's heartbreak, the changing face of Britain, and the romances that would shape the future of the monarchy. This episode reveals how Windsor Castle became the private stage where the modern Royal Family was forged.