TV Review - The Royals

It could be the Windsor's

I must have been really bored last night because while searching my favourite iffy internet streaming site I spied the new TV show ‘The Royals’ which is yet to premier on this side of the pond, I was intrigued

 

Since that dress many moons ago I have been a bit of a Liz Hurley fan and from the press releases, I knew she was playing the Queen so I thought I would show my support and I wish I hadn’t bothered. One thing for sure Americans should stick to making gangster and cop shows that they do superbly more often than not and stay away from royalty.

Back to the Royals it was bad, possibly the worst TV show I have ever watched once because I can guarantee I will not be watching episode two. Trashy TV at its best something the E! channel can do with gusto, for Christ sake, they have given the world the ‘Kardashians’ the American royal family.

The story line is basically, states of undress, drugs, drunkenness, and a lot of bed action and you could care less about the characters and I didn’t care. In this opening episode, the royal family of England are thrown into disarray when the heir to the throne is killed in a military accident. I cried with happiness for the actor playing the dead prince he is out of this piece of rubbish he could well get away without putting it on his CV.

 

The new heir to the top job Prince Liam is knocking off commoner Ophelia, the daughter of the royal family's security chief who also happens to live in the palace. Princess Eleanor beds her new bodyguard Jasper who drugged her and being a loyal subject films the encounter. He then proceeds to blackmail her for more sexual favours. Why I asked myself! she would probably drop her knickers if you were to mumble the national anthem.

What the Footman saw

The aforementioned Liz Hurley as Queen Helena's is all cleavage and I don’t think King Simon is seeing much action between the sheets, he always looks miserable. I can’t see her going short in that department. Good old Simon is so disillusioned he’s become a republican and is contemplating asking Parliament to call a referendum to vote on the future of the monarchy.

 

King Simon’s brother, Cyrus is far from impressed, along with the rest of the family. Cyrus is a lecherous piece of work who has well as trying to knock off the king likes to relax with a maid or two who under his orders must dress in short dresses and stockings. He has two dim-witted ginger daughters who like to party.

I have had a taste and really hated it so I have decided it will never be seen in my house ever again. The only plus side it's so awful it's funny. Some out there will love it because there is a market for trashy TV and possibly some will actually believe it’s like the real royals.

 

Favourite quote … An aide tells Queen Helena: “Sir Elton John would like to pop round and say hello”. Hurley witheringly replies: ”Pop round and say hello? You give someone a title and they treat the place like it’s a Starbucks.”

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