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Season 3

Jan. 25, 2026

29. Two Brothers

Christmas through the years reveals how William and Harry's bond fractured. From grief-stricken boys in 1997 clinging to each other, to 2015 when they can barely speak. The tragedy that united them ultimately pushed them apar...

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Jan. 18, 2026

28. Charles and Camilla

By 2016, Camilla is more accepted, but Diana's ghost haunts everything. Flashbacks reveal the brutal rehabilitation from "Rottweiler" to Duchess. Charles has spent decades defending his love, but at what cost to his relations...

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Jan. 11, 2026

27. The Queen's Legacy

Elizabeth becomes the longest-reigning British monarch in September 2015, but privately fears her grandsons are tearing the family apart. At 89, she surveys the wreckage: Charles frustrated at 66, William reluctant, Harry str...

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Jan. 4, 2026

26. Heads Together

William, Kate, and Harry launch their mental health campaign, asking the nation to open up about struggles while their own family falls apart in silence. Harry's April 2017 Telegraph interview shocks the palace with unprecede...

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Dec. 28, 2025

25. The Cambridge Family

Behind the perfect family photos, the House of Windsor fractures. Harry finds purpose in the Invictus Games while watching William's domestic bliss from the outside. Prince Andrew's associations with Jeffrey Epstein begin to ...

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Dec. 21, 2025

24. Fifth In Line

The birth of Princess Charlotte on May 2, 2015 - the first royal daughter protected by new succession laws. Kate faces the cameras just hours after giving birth, and Charlotte's arrival pushes Harry to fifth in line to the th...

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Dec. 14, 2025

23. The Reluctant Prince

William continues his air ambulance work instead of committing to full-time royal duties. Charles and palace officials pressure him to step up, but William clings to the meaningful work and normal life he's built in Norfolk. ...

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Dec. 7, 2025

22. The Spare's Shadow

Tabloid photos of Harry looking worse for wear at a London party reignite concerns about the party prince. William and Harry's relationship reaches a breaking point as tensions over Harry's behavior threaten the Cambridges' c...

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Nov. 30, 2025

21. The Lost Prince

Harry leaves the military and his life collapses. His relationship with Cressida Bonas implodes under media pressure. Alone and seemingly directionless, he experiences what he would later describe as being very close to a com...

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