Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown

Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
2021
★★★★☆ 8.0/10
📅 Released
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DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
No profession, no say, no freedom of expression. Life as a prince consort is not exactly pleasure taxing. No constitution ascribes any function to the husband of a queen. Nowhere does it say what he must or must not do. A life in the shadow of the crown. Can that go well?

Cast

Philipp Schepmann
Philipp Schepmann
Self (voice)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Self (archive footage)
Prince Claus
Prince Claus
Self (archive footage)
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Self (archive footage)
Roya Nikkhah
Roya Nikkhah
Self

Crew

Director
Julia Melchior
Writer
Julia Melchior
Producer
Vera Bertram, Felix Gottschalk, Leopold Hoesch

Production

Broadview TV, ARTE, ZDF

Keywords

netherlandsfamily historyunited kingdomconsortbritish monarchyhistoric peoplehistoryqueen elizabeth iiprince consort