Royal family honour Prince Philip in BBC documentary

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“The Princes And The Press”, a two-part documentary incarnated by Amol Rajan is to air on BBC2 on the 22 and 29 November. Mr Rajan conducted more than 80 hours of interviews with royal experts and journalists who have close ties with the Firm.

His role in the documentary series is unexpected as he has said before that the monarchy was “absurd.”

He wrote in 2012: “When I write about our absurd Monarchy, the really stupid stuff comes flying in. So today, in order to save some of your precious time, I thought I’d do some clarifying.

“I love my country and want it to be a place where any boy or girl could grow up to be our head of state, not one where Charles Windsor is appointed by birthright.”

According to a senior royal source, the Queen, Charles, William and Kate are reportedly upset that they were not given the right to a first viewing before the official broadcast nor a right to respond.

No trailers have been released so far but the documentary is set to analyse the relationships between Prince William, Harry and the press.

The first episode will focus on the Princes after the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 until 2018 with Harry and Meghan’s wedding.

The second episode will take a deep dive into the “tumultuous time” the royals went through between 2018 to 2021 according to the BBC website.

A senior royal source condemned the unseen documentary as “tittle-tattle” and said the row over the programme had left the 95-year-old Monarch “upset.”

The source told the Daily Mail: “There is upset about it.

“The households are all united in thinking this is not fair. No one at the Palace has seen it.”

The BBC and the Firm held meetings according to the insider, but the producer still refused to show the programme to courtiers before broadcast.

Claims by Omid Scobie, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s unofficial biographer, that Prince William and his staff had leaked a story about Prince Harry’s mental health were cut from the primetime documentary “Harry And William: What Went Wrong?” hours before it was broadcast on ITV in July.

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Earlier this year, a list of high profile royals participated in a BBC documentary honouring the late Prince Philip.

A few weeks later, Prince William’s Earthshot Prize was promoted through a five-part series about climate change for which he was followed by BBC cameras for weeks.

However, it is understood that unless Monday’s documentary removes the allegations that the Princes used their press aides to plant smears against each other in the media, the three households have threatened to withdraw co-operation for future BBC projects such as interviews or documentaries.

The BBC told the Daily Mail the documentary did not breach any of the BBC’s editorial guidelines on impartiality.

The source added: “You can’t make a documentary about royal journalism without mentioning briefings. It doesn’t point the finger at any individuals.

“The programme is about how royal journalism is done and features a range of journalists from broadcast and the newspaper industry.”

Express.co.uk has approached Buckingham Palace for comment. 

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