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For 70 years, The Queen saw herself as the protector of the crown, through every era and every scandal. The Real Crown is the gripping inside story of The British Royal Family told by the people who really know it.

Documentary | Season 1

The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor

Marking the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, multi-award winning investigative journalist and former police detective, Mark Williams Thomas embarks on a ground-breaking investigation.

Documentary | 1 episode

Diana: The Ultimate Truth

Princess Anne invites CBC Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault into her sitting room and opens up about her brother’s coronation, the monarchy’s future, and her lifetime of service.

Season 1 | Princess Anne | Adrienne Arsenault Reports

Adrienne Arsenault Reports

With rare royal archive and revelatory interviews, Charles: The New King explores pivotal moments in King Charles’ life that shaped him from royal infant to the monarch he is today.

Documentary | 2 parts

Charles: The New King

As Prince Charles, the longest serving heir apparent, ascends the throne as King, those who know him well discuss what he has achieved and what he will bring to the new role.

Born to be The King

This is the epic story of Camilla before Charles, a tale of love, betrayal and redemption.

Documentary | 47 min

Camilla Before Charles

Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, we examine how Queen Elizabeth II balanced her duties as head of both her family and her country.

The Queen: Mother and Monarch

Using rare private footage, informal archive and newly digitised material from around the world, we see The Queen as she has never been seen before.

Documentary | 45 min

The Queen Unseen

Two brothers, two very different experiences. Learn how the new generation of Royals are navigating their relationships with modern Britain’s most powerful force – its press.

Documentary | 1 season

The Princes and the Press

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II shares her memories of her 1953 Coronation ceremony, marking the 65th anniversary of the occasion. Viewing rarely seen film footage, and looking at some of the priceless Crown Jewels themselves, the Queen recalls the day the Crown and the hopes of a nation were placed on her shoulders.

Season 1 | The Coronation

The Passionate Eye

This original documentary from CBC News Studios examines the connection and sometimes complicated relationship between The Queen and Canada. This one-hour documentary features rarely seen archival video, untold anecdotes, and exclusive access inside Windsor Castle, where the Queen permanently resides.

Documentary | 44 min

The Queen and Canada

An intimate look at Prince William's global mission to champion action for the natural world and celebrate the pioneering work of local heroes.

Documentary | 48 min

Prince William: A Planet For Us All

Five exceptional home bakers create an extraordinary pudding fit for the Queen in a national competition, hoping to be crowned winner of the jubilee pudding and go down in history.

Game and quiz show | 58 min

The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking

A look at how the royal family celebrate Christmas Day at the Queen's country estate in Norfolk, combining archive footage with interviews from royal insiders and former staff.

A Very Royal Christmas: Secrets of Sandringham

This landmark documentary follows Her Majesty the Queen as she launches an ambitious project to create a global network of protected forests, spanning the 52 countries of the Commonwealth. At the heart of the film is a rare, informal conversation between the Queen and her good friend Sir David Attenborough about their shared passion for nature, filmed in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. With exclusive access to members of the Royal Family, the programme follows those involved in helping the Queen realise her dream of a Commonwealth Canopy, from Prince Harry planting trees in the Caribbean, to Prince William and his family in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. Even Hollywood star Angelina Jolie and her family are involved, working with the Namibian government on a project to plant trees in the growing desert. The film charts the progress of an extraordinary passion project that the Queen sees as a lasting legacy to the natural world, and the citizens of her beloved Commonwealth.

Documentary | 49 min

The Queen's Green Planet

Celebrate Victoria Day all month long with these regal specials, featuring rarely-seen footage of the Royal Family.

Compelling new insight into his tragic romance with Diana.

Biography | 68 min

Diana and Dodi: The Princess and the Playboy

From cradle to crown, life of a future King.

A ground-breaking investigation into the Princess' death.

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