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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She delivers one to Tommy and Elizabeth, telling them that the working for the Royal family damages the family and marital relations of their employees.

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: After reading Winston's memoirs, she is inspired to make her own mark on the world however she can. She does just that, but only in death, which makes enough of a mark on Winston that he calls for a public inquiry into the cause of the Great Smog, which eventually leads to the Clean Air Act 1956.

* HeroWorshipper: To Churchill.

* MoralityPet: To Winston; her death during the Great Smog finally makes him see it as more than just extreme weather.
* PluckyOfficeGirl: She manages to get her friend to a hospital amidst the toxic fog and vows to get the government involved...only to get run over [[SurpriseCarCrash by a bus]].

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: After reading Winston's memoirs, she is inspired to make her own mark on the world however she can. Her death makes enough of a mark on Winston that he calls for a public inquiry into the cause of the Great Smog, which eventually leads to the Clean Air Act 1956.

* GirlFriday: To Winston.

* PluckyOfficeGirl: She manages to get her friend to a hospital amidst the toxic fog and vows to get the government involved...only to get run over [[SurpriseCrash by a bus]].

* PluckyOfficeGirl: She manages to get her friend to a hospital amidst the toxic fog and vows to get the government involved...only to get run over by a bus.
* SatelliteCharacter: Subverted. While most of what we know of her character revolves around her relationship with Winston, we also get to meet her roommate, see her neighbourhood and learn a little bit about her family.
* SurpriseCarCrash

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold
* HeroWorshipper

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: After reading Winston's memoirs, she is inspired to make her own mark on the world however she can. [[spoiler: Her death makes enough of a mark on Winston that he calls for a public inquiry into the cause of the Great Smog, which eventually leads to the Clean Air Act 1956.]]
* {{Determinator}}: After walking her sick roommate through the Great Smog to the hospital, she tells the skeptical doctor she can get the Prime Minister to supply more money. After he mocks her, she immediately sets off to do just that, [[spoiler: with tragic results]].

* LookBothWays: [[spoiler: Subverted in that the Great Smog basically makes this impossible.]]

* MoralityPet: To Winston; [[spoiler: her death during the Great Smog]] finally makes him see it as more than just extreme weather.
* PluckyOfficeGirl: She manages to get her friend to a hospital amidst the toxic fog and vows to get the government involved...[[spoiler: only to get run over by a bus]].

* TheJeeves: He's often called on for help in his introductory episode, as his the Duke was in the advanced stages of cancer at the time.

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: He has his own interesting story in real life, having worked for the Duke and Duchess in his native Bahamas and then after resigning following the death of the Duke, he came back to help curate a collection of the Duke and Duchess's belongings after Mohammed al-Fayed rented their villa as a museum in the 1980s.
* TheJeeves: He is often called for help in his introductory episode, justified as his boss is suffering from cancer.
* OldRetainer: Has been working for the Duke and Duchess since the 1940s when he was 16 and David was governor of the Bahamas.

* MamaBear: One of her motivations to finally get a divorce, occurs when Mike neglected to call their young daughter to wish her happy birthday.

!!Dr Edward "Tedi" Millward MP

* AwfulWeddedLife: She is married to Mike and is very unhappy with him, and it doesn't help that he isn't there for the children and cheats on her. She decides to get a divorce as soon as she could.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Elizabeth and Tommy are astonished that Eileen should speak to them so bluntly and harshly.
* MamaBear: One of the this is one of the things that motivate her to finally get a divorce, he neglected to call their daughter to wish her happy birthday.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She delivers one to Tommy and Elizabeth, telling them that the work with the Royal family damages family and marital relations of their employees.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: He has an interesting story himself in real life, having worked for the Duke and Duchess in his native Bahamas and then after resigning post death of the Duke, he came back to help curate a collection of the Duke and Duchess's belongings after Mohammed al-Fayed rented their villa in the 1980s to be a museum.

!!John Armstrong

* AggressiveCategorism: Absolutely ''hates'' the Royal Family, and writes withering columns in his newspaper about their exploits.

-> '''Played by:'' Colin Morgan

A journalist for "The Guardian" who holds very critical views of the Royal Family.

[[folder:Marcia Williams]]
!!The Right Honourable Marcia Williams, Baroness Falkender
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-> '''Played by:''' Sinead Matthews

The private secretary, then political secretary, and then Labour politician under Wilson.

* AggressiveCategorism: Absolutely ''hates'' the Royal Family.
* FieryRedhead: Has strawberry blonde hair and a hot temper to match -- she even openly bollocks the PM when she feels he's acting weakly.
* NumberTwo: To Harold Wilson -- As ''The Guardian'' wrote in her obituary, everyone agreed that Williams “was the single most influential figure among his staff."

[[folder:John Armstrong]]
!!John Armstrong
-> '''Played by:'' Colin Morgan

A journalist for "The Guardian" who holds very critical views of the Royal Family.

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!!Marcia Williams, The RT. Honorable Baroness Falkender

* FieryRedhead: Has strawberry blonde hair and has a hot temper to match.

[[folder:Edward Millward]]
!!Dr Edward "Tedi" Millward MP
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-> '''Played by:''' Mark Lewis Jones

A proud Welsh nationalist and republican who finds himself tutoring Prince Charles in the Welsh language ahead of Charles' investiture as Prince of Wales.

* BerserkButton: He's enraged by intellectual laziness, especially when Charles cheerfully confesses to have not yet visited the university's library and demonstrates complete ignorance of Welsh history.
* GoodParents: He and his wife Silvia are a very happy and close family with their young son Andras. It's telling how much Charles longingly notices this.
* HappilyMarried: Met his wife at a Welsh independence march and is clearly affectionate with her and their son.
* PatrioticFervor: Wales is part of the United Kingdom, though he yearns for the days when Wales can call itself an independent republic, as opposed to a principality within the U.K.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Unloads on Charles for not taking his Welsh education seriously and compares Charles unfavorably to Edward VIII and Edward VII (and presumably George V as well), who all showed little to no interest in Wales despite being past Princes of Wales.
* SeriousBusiness: He despises the monarchy, but he also won't give up the chance to teach and promote the Welsh language and impart some knowledge of Wales and its history on someone in an influential position like Charles.
* SympathyForTheDevil: For Millward, Charles represents a repressive force that's been holding down Wales for centuries. But he also comes to see Charles as a lonely soul who's been profoundly damaged by his upbringing.

[[folder:Silvia Hart Millward]]
!!Mrs Silvia Hart Millward
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-> '''Played by:''' Nia Roberts

A proud Welsh Nationalist and wife of Edward who is less than pleased about her husband tutoring a member of the Royal Family in the Welsh language.

* EasilyOverheardConversation: She is talking with someone on the phone about her husband bringing Charles round for dinner (in Welsh) when she sees the guest of honour has arrived (though luckily he is not fluent yet).
* GoodParents: Enjoys a happy and close life with her husband and soon-to-be two children.
* HappilyMarried: Enjoys an affectionate lifestyle with her husband, even sharing similar political interests.
* {{Housewife}}: A classic example with the apron over a feminine and stylish dress and cooking in the kitchen.
* SympathyForTheDevil: As a mother herself, she feels sympathy for Charles and his cold relationship with his own mother.
* TranquilFury: Her mood when her husband brings Charles home as a guest counts as this, to say the least.

[[folder:Sydney Johnson]]
!!Mr Sydney Johnson
-> '''Played by:''' Connie M'Gadzah

A valet of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: He has an interesting story himself in real life, having worked for the Duke and Duchess in his native Jamaica and then after resigning post death of the Duke, he came back to help curate a collection of the Duke and Duchess's belongings after Mohammed al-Fayed rented their villa in the 1980s to be a museum.

* OldRetainer: Has been working for the Duke and Duchess since the 1940s when he was 16 and David was governor of Jamaica.

A manservant of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.

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* CompassionateCritic: He only criticizes Elizabeth because he wants the monarchy to succeed and the last longer. and part of that means modernizing the monarchy and for the monarchs to connect with the common people.

!!Edward "Tedi" Millward

* BerserkButton: He's enraged by intellectual laziness, especially when Charles cheerfully confesses to have not yet gone to the university's library and demonstrates complete ignorance of Welsh history.
* GoodParents: He and his wife Silvia are a very happy and close family with their young son Andras. It's lampshaded how much Charles longingly notices this.
* HappilyMarried: Met his wife at a march is clearly affectionate with her and their son, they even share the same in-jokes.

* SeriousBusiness: He despises the monarchy, but he also won't give up the chance to teach and promote the Welsh language and impart some knowledge of Wales and its history on someone in an influential position.

!!Silvia Hart Millward

* EasilyOverheardConversation: She is talking with someone on the phone about her husband and Charles (in Welsh) when she sees the guest of honor (luckily he is not fluent yet).

* MamaBear: She is clearly devoted and protective and loving with her son and seems appalled at the idea that Charles never knew about having warm parents.
* PinkIsFeminine: Her default choice of wardrobe color, every time we have seen her (even in her nightgown) she is wearing pink (sometimes with different color) tying in to her role as a defender of her home (both homeland and family) and role as a Mother.
* PregnantBadass: She is clearly showing her second pregnancy (to real-life singer Llio) and a fierce defender of her culture and language.
* SympathyForTheDevil: Similar to her husband regarding Charles.
* TranquilFury: Her mood about her husband bringing Charles home as a guest counts as this, to say the least.
* TrueBlueFemininity: When she watches the Investiture of Charles, she is wearing a blue shift dress while rubbing her pregnant belly.

!!Sydney Johnson

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