Her love of Strictly Come Dancing is well known, but it seems Queen Camilla has a varied taste in TV shows after she revealed she watched the first season of Netflix hit Bridgerton.
The period drama, known for its passionate romantic scenes, may seem like a surprising choice for the king’s wife. However, it will certainly resonate with the high society and grandeur themes of it.
Camilla revealed she had “watched the first batch” of the popular series when she attended the Chelsea Flower Show in London yesterday, alongside King Charles, 75, as she continues her return to public duties amid her cancer diagnosis.
The Queen was touring a majestic ‘Bridgerton’ garden designed by Holly Johnston and inspired by the hit series Penelope Featherington (played by Nicola Coughlan) when he made the admission.
It’s not the only Netflix show that royals have apparently watched; The royals “definitely” watch The Crown, according to the King’s former communications director, who also admitted that the series does not “pique” Her Majesty’s interest in her.
Camilla’s choice of streaming service and shows will surprise some, considering Netflix’s support of Prince Harry and The Crown portraying the tamponade scandal.
Her love of Strictly Come Dancing is well known, but it seems Queen Camilla (pictured at the Chelsea Flower Show yesterday) has a varied taste in TV shows after she revealed she watched the first season of Bridgerton, the hit Netflix series.
The intimate bedtime conversation between Charles, then Prince of Wales, and Camilla was recorded by a ham radio enthusiast who claimed to have stumbled upon the couple’s conversation in 1989, while changing audio channels.
During the call, which has been widely dubbed ‘tamtengate’, the then-prince referred to his reincarnation as the Tampax tampon brand, and told Camilla he wanted to ‘live inside’ her.
The audio recording along with a transcript of the six-minute call was sold to a tabloid and published. The People circulated it again in 1993, following the separation of Prince Charles and Diana.
Netflix bosses were criticized for the “rude” and “poor taste” decision to portray the infamous conversation that sparked a royal scandal, according to The Telegraph.
But it appears that The Crown’s depiction of Charles and Camilla’s relationship has not deterred the Queen from watching the show, according to Kristina Kyriacou, who advised the monarch when he was the Prince of Wales between 2009 and 2016.
Speaking on This Morning in November 2022, she said the explicit phone conversation between Charles and Camilla would have been painful for the family.
She told the ITV show: “I think the Queen Consort will definitely have been watching it… (she) keeps in touch with her family, her friends, it’s a huge series.”
It’s not the only Netflix show that royals have apparently watched; The royals “definitely” watch The Crown, according to the King’s former communications director, who also admitted that the series does not “pique” Her Majesty’s interest in her. Pictured is Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker-Bowles.
Bridgerton (pictured), known for its passionate romantic scenes, may seem like a surprising choice for the King’s wife. However, she will certainly resonate with the high society and grandeur themes of it.
Camilla said she had watched the first season of Bridgerton, starring Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne and Rege-Jean Page as the Duke.
‘I don’t think the King has time. I don’t think it’s a program that piques his interest.
Kyriacou added: “It’s a one-sided narrative that’s 30 years old. Out of respect for his ex-wife and deceased children, I would never talk about that situation.
‘It is a dialogue fueled by speculation. It doesn’t do much good for anyone to keep repeating things.
It came after a royal expert said the previous month that the Queen ‘watch The Crown’ with a stiff drink.
Katie Nicholl told Talk TV: “I think it’s good for her because she sees it and takes it in the spirit in which it’s intended, which is with a good pinch of salt.”
Camilla isn’t the only royal who watches The Crown, as Prince Harry previously revealed that he watches and reportedly even fact-checks the show.
The Duke of Sussex, 39, who has been estranged from his father and brother, Prince William, since leaving royal life, admitted as much during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2023.
“Yes, I’ve actually seen The Crown,” Harry, who has a production deal with Netflix worth $100 million, told Colbert after the late-night host asked him if he’d seen the series. “The oldest things and the most recent.”
Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker-Bowles, Dominic West as Prince Charles in season five of The Crown
Harry then laughed and pretended to take notes as Colbert asked him if he “fact-checked” the show, before admitting, “Yes, I actually do.”
He then suggested that The Crown does not offer an entirely factual version of events, before pointing to his explosive memoir Spare as an apparent example of accuracy, saying: “That’s why it’s so important that history is right.”
Netflix not only features The Crown and Bridgerton, but also the Sussexes’ explosive 2022 Netflix documentary, ‘Harry & Meghan’.
The series contains a series of revelations and accusations about Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, how the couple met, their first dates, ‘unconscious bias’ in the Royal Family and why the Sussexes ‘had to give up’ their royal duties in March 2020, sinking the House. of Windsor in crisis.
Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Queen Camilla’s fractured relationship came to light after the Duke claimed in his book Spare last January that his stepmother was leaking stories about the Royal Family to the media to boost her image.
He also called her “dangerous” and a “villain” and claimed that she had “sacrificed” him to improve her reputation.
Three months after the book’s publication, an aide told the Sunday Times of Camilla’s response to Harry’s claims, saying: “It wasn’t a stomping or gnashing of teeth; it was much more of an eye-rolling response.” “.
Camilla’s close friend Fiona Shelburne, Lady Lansdowne, also told the newspaper: “Of course it bothers her, of course it hurts.”
But she doesn’t let that get to her. Her philosophy is always: “Don’t give it any importance and everything will calm down: the less said, the sooner it will be settled.”
Camilla speaks with Prince Harry at Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Color in June 2015.
Charles, Camilla and Harry watch a flyover from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in July 2005.
But Netflix’s close relationship with Prince Harry hasn’t stopped Camilla from watching the streaming service.
The Queen revealed yesterday that she watched the first season of Bridgerton after touring a garden inspired by the hit series at the Chelsea Flower Show.
While exploring the garden, Camilla admitted that she likes watching TV as a guilty pleasure and has seen the opening series, which is notoriously racy.
Speaking about the show, she revealed: “I watched the first batch.”
The first season of 2020, which the Queen watched, starred Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke of Hastings (Rege-Jean Page), and captured the hearts of viewers with its stunning scenes and impressive attention to detail. .
Meanwhile, Channel 4’s Royal Family spoof The Windsors is also said to be “very popular” at the Palace, according to Daily Mail royal editor Rebecca English.
She tweeted in 2020: ‘I can’t express how fun this show is. Very sharp and well researched. All the performances are tremendously fun (Princess Anne is hilarious). Well worth watching and laughing. She is also very popular in the palace.