{"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/6a355cfbf1612f1c69c5cb2f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Royal X-Files","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/1781881984644-0abd885a-9090-451b-a199-fab5ed0ff577.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>A wonderfully strange-but-true episode of Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things with Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>From a mysterious sighting over Lord Mountbatten's estate at Broadlands to Prince Philip's fascination with UFO reports, the story takes in royal astronomers, Victorian visions of life on other worlds, Cromwell-era plans for a gunpowder-powered \"space chariot\", and the curious tale of an alleged extraterrestrial named Janus who reportedly wanted an audience with the Duke of Edinburgh.</p><p><br></p><p>Along the way, discover how George III became one of Britain's most enthusiastic royal stargazers, why Queen Elizabeth II left a message on the Moon, and how the modern monarchy found itself connected to everything from the Space Race to concerns about space junk.</p><p><br></p><p>Part history, part science, part mystery and just a little bit Mulder and Scully, this is a journey through the royal family's surprisingly close encounters with the final frontier.</p><p><br></p><p>The truth may be out there. 🚀👽🌙</p>","author_name":"Daily Mail"}