History Series / ThePalace

Not to be confused with ''The Royals'', a show debuting in 2015 with a very similar premise.

A short-lived 2008 Creator/{{ITV}} series about the machine behind the British Crown. Originally conceived as a ''[[Series/TheWestWing West Wing]]''-esque program about "a woman operating within the shadow of power", what resulted instead was a tongue-in-cheek soap opera in the style of ''Series/{{Dynasty1981}}'' centered around a spectacularly dysfunctional fictional royal family.

A short-lived 2008 Creator/{{ITV}} series about the machine behind the British Crown. Originally conceived as a ''[[Series/TheWestWing West Wing]]''-esque program about "a woman operating within the shadow of power", what resulted instead was a tongue-in-cheek soap opera in the style of ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'' centered around a spectacularly dysfunctional fictional royal family.

* NobodyOver50IsGay: Averted with Jeremy.

* AtTheOperaTonight: The whole family is supposed to go to a [[Creator/RichardWagner Wagnerian]] opera at the start of the first episode, but Izzy flakes out by claiming she has to study, and Abigail gets Rich and George out of it by lying for them. Richard later expresses regret at "bugger[ing] off to the club," since his father dies during the opera.

A short-lived 2008 {{ITV}} series about the machine behind the British Crown. Originally conceived as a ''[[Series/TheWestWing West Wing]]''-esque program about "a woman operating within the shadow of power", what resulted instead was a tongue-in-cheek soap opera in the style of ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'' centered around a spectacularly dysfunctional fictional royal family.

A short-lived 2008 {{ITV}} series about the machine behind the British Crown. Originally conceived as a ''[[Series/TheWestWing West Wing]]''-esque program about "a woman operating within the shadow of power", what resulted instead was a tongue-in-cheek soap opera in the style of ''{{Dynasty}}'' centered around a spectacularly dysfunctional fictional royal family.

A short-lived 2008 {{ITV}} series about the machine behind the British Crown. Originally conceived as a ''[[TheWestWing West Wing]]''-esque program about "a woman operating within the shadow of power", what resulted instead was a tongue-in-cheek soap opera in the style of ''{{Dynasty}}'' centered around a spectacularly dysfunctional fictional royal family.

* WalkAndTalk: Given that the creators were inspired by ''TheWestWing'', this one was inevitable.

[[caption-width-right:289:The most photogenic royals since ''TheTudors''. (From left: Princess Eleanor, Queen Charlotte, Prince George, King Richard IV, and Princess Isabelle.)]]

* HypocriticalHumour: Vinny and Ruby assemble a collection of hair, toenail clippings, etc. left behind by the royals and search the internet for a [[CollectorOfTheStrange weirdo willing to pay for it]]. Their plan works, as they find someone who offers two cigarette butts smoked by a member of the ManicStreetPreachers:

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* BritishRoyalFamily: An [[AlternateUniverse AU]] version, anyway (possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfStuart the Stuarts]] -- there was at least ''a'' James II in the show's universe).

* BritishRoyalFamily: An [[AlternateUniverse AU]] version, anyway (possibly [[TheHouseOfStuart the Stuarts]] -- there was at least ''a'' James II in the show's universe).

* PropRecycling: Eleanor gleefully runs her hands through newspaper clippings disgracing Richard, but it's obvious that some of the clippings are identical -- a rare example of recycling props within a single shot.

-->'''Abi:''' "My-penis-mer Abbey."

* AdiposeRex: George is very fat.

* UpperClassWit: The royals have their moments.
-->'''George:''' It's just another story for the comics. Half the country will be thinking "what a lucky bastard"!
-->'''Eleanor:''' Yeah, and the other half will want to burn us at the stake.
-->'''Charlotte:''' That's witches, sweetheart. They cut our heads off.
-->'''Izzy:''' With Eleanor, you'd probably have to do both.

* ArmourPiercingQuestion: When the Prime Minister learns who will be interviewing the king live on the air, he thinks the royal PR team is mad: "You know she made [[MuammarGaddafi Gaddafi]] ''cry?''" Later, the journalist does indeed push Richard's buttons, particularly by asking him what his father thought of him.

* Adipose Rex: George is rather plump.