Episodes

  • 5: The Summer of '69

    5: The Summer of '69
    May 26 2023
    Join royal biographer Robert Hardman and fellow royal expert Wesley Kerr OBE for Tea at the Palace, the podcast that takes you behind the stories of the British monarchy.

    This week, Robert and Wesley explore the summer of '69 which featured the release of the fly-on-the-wall documentary Royal Family, as well as the investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales. The duo are also joined by Sir Jock Slater, Equerry to the Queen during this year of great change.
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    34 mins
  • 4: Dictators at the Palace

    4: Dictators at the Palace
    May 19 2023
    Join royal biographer and journalist Robert Hardman and fellow royal expert Wesley Kerr OBE for Tea at the Palace, the podcast that takes you beyond the palace gates and explores the great royal stories of modern times.

    This week, Robert and Wesley take a look at some of the most controversial house guests Her Majesty had to endure. The pair are also joined by James Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell, whose father was one of the few critics of the visit of dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. 
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    36 mins
  • 3: The Royal Yacht Britannia

    3: The Royal Yacht Britannia
    May 12 2023
    Join royal biographer Robert Hardman and fellow royal expert Wesley Kerr OBE for Tea at the Palace, the podcast that takes you beyond the palace gates, to hear the real stories behind the crown. This week, Robert and Wesley look back at one of the most tumultuous periods of the Queen's reign - late 1997. The pair are joined by the last commanding officer of the Royal Yacht Britannia, which set sail for the last time that year.
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    33 mins
  • 2: The Gardener King

    2: The Gardener King
    May 5 2023
    Join royal biographer Robert Hardman and royal commentator Wesley Kerr OBE for Tea at the Palace, the new podcast that invites you behind the palace gates, to hear the real stories behind the Crown. On the eve of the coronation, Wesley and Robert are joined by award winning garden designer Bunny Guinness to discuss King Charles III’s passion for all things green...
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    37 mins
  • 1: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

    1: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
    Apr 28 2023
    Join royal biographer Robert Hardman and royal commentator and historian Wesley Kerr OBE for Tea at the Palace, a new podcast that takes you behind the stories about the British monarchy.

    With Charles III about to be crowned, Robert and Wesley look back on Queen Elizabeth II's coronation 70 years ago in the company of two people who were inside Westminster Abbey that day: James Wilkinson, who was a chorister, and Julian James, who was page boy to Admiral Lord Cunningham.
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    42 mins
  • Trailer

    Trailer
    Apr 27 2023
    Join royal biographer Robert Hardman and royal commentator and historian Wesley Kerr OBE for Tea at the Palace, a new podcast that takes you behind the stories about the British monarchy.
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    2 mins