Secrets of the Royal Traditions
Season 1 Episode 2 of 6
The history of state visits, in which the royal family are given a chance to use all the traditions at their disposal to champion Britain on the world stage, from banquets and public processions to multiple gun salutes. The programme also reveals the secrets of more everyday conventions, including how royal make-up can send powerful messages of defiance, to the successes and failures of royal statues through the centuries
Secrets of the Royal Traditions airs on 5 HD at 8:00 PM, Saturday 3 May. (Subtitles, new.)
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Michael Douglas
Series Producer
Oliver Wright
Executive Producer
Mark Hanford
Editor