Prince Charles is sent to Aberystwyth to learn Welsh from an ardent nationalist in preparation for the ceremony for his investiture as Prince of Wales.
- Directed by
- Christian Schwochow
- Written by
- James Graham, Peter Morgan
Guest stars
Josh O'Connor
Prince Charles
Lorraine Ashbourne
Barbara Castle
Mark Lewis Jones
Edward Millward
Nia Roberts
Silvia Millward
David Rintoul
Michael Adeane
Sinéad Matthews
Marcia Williams
David Summer
Thomas Parry
Mark Dexter
Tony Benn
Sam Phillips
Equerry
Patrick Ryecart
Duke of Norfolk
Stuart McQuarrie
George Thomson
- D
David Charles
George Thomas
All episodes — Season 3
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S3 E1Olding
Nov 17, 20197.547 min
The royal family mourns the passing of Winston Churchill. The United Kingdom ushers in a new prime minister, the Labour Party's Harold Wilson whom Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth hear might be a Soviet spy.
S3 E2Margaretology
Nov 17, 20197.747 min
While Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visit the USA, the queen, at the bidding of Harold Wilson, asks them to make a side trip to Washington, D.C. to ask President Johnson for financial assistance for the United Kingdom.
S3 E3Aberfan
Nov 17, 20198.555 min
A horrible disaster in the Welsh town of Aberfan leaves scores of children dead, but when the Queen takes a week to decide to visit the town to offer solace to its people, she must confront her reasons for postponing the trip.
S3 E4Bubbikins
Nov 17, 20198.159 min
Left without a home by a political coup in Athens, Philip's eccentric mother, Princess Alice of Greece, is invited to live in Buckingham Palace by the Queen.
S3 E5Coup
Nov 17, 20197.557 min
While the Queen travels abroad to learn about horse training, unhappiness among the British elite with the devaluation of the pound involves Lord Mountbatten in a plan to oust Harold Wilson.
S3 E7Moondust
Nov 17, 20197.756 min
The 1969 moon landing occasions a mid-life crisis in Prince Philip, who thinks of the adventures he has missed as the Queen's consort.