{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/693ad67ae1890fb6cb6daac2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Royal Pantomime","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/1766149220390-2e814990-fbc1-459a-810d-acc75f99688a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Behind every coronation, balcony wave and solemn procession lies a simple truth: <strong>royalty is theatre.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this sparkling, story-packed episode of <em>Queens, Kings &amp; Dastardly Things</em>, Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams pull back the velvet curtain on the royals’ surprisingly long, and often hilarious, love affair with pantomime.</p><p><br></p><p>From Henry VIII discovering Anne Boleyn through a masked performance, to the Restoration actresses who scandalised a queen, to Queen Victoria’s sentimental family tableaux, the stage has always been a royal playground. But nothing compares to the Second World War pantomimes at Windsor Castle, where a teenage Princess Elizabeth donned tights as Aladdin, Princess Margaret stole scenes as Cinderella, and a young naval officer named Philip watched from the audience.</p><p><br></p><p>History, romance, and panto all in one room… <em>oh yes it was.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Hosts: Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams</p><p>Series Producer: Ben Devlin</p><p>Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini&nbsp;</p><p>Executive Producer: Bella Soames</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Daily Mail"}