Secrets of the Royal Palaces

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Saturday 16 August
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Palace Retreats

Season 5 Episode 2 of 4

Behind-the-scenes tales of palace retreats, exploring former royal yacht Britannia's hidden history and unravelling why its loss caused such public sorrow on its decommissioning at Portsmouth dockyard. Plus, the secrets of George IV's seaside palace Brighton Pavilion, while Kate Williams tells the astonishing story of how George V's doctor hurried the dying monarch to his death at Sandringham in order that it could be reported in the morning's edition of the Times

Secrets of the Royal Palaces airs on 5 +1 at 8:00 PM, Saturday 16 August. (Subtitles, repeat.)
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Ben Kelly
Series Producer
Luke McLaughlin
Executive Producer