Tim Pigott-Smith & Charlotte Riley Get the Royal Treatment

Published: May 15, 2017, 1 a.m.

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for *King Charles III.

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Mike Bartlett\u2019s Tony-nominated play \u201cKing Charles III\u201d imagines the contentious ascension of Prince Charles to the throne. The new monarch\u2019s refusal to play by the rules turns nearly everyone against him\u2014from the members of Parliament to his daughter-in-law, Kate. In the wake of the television adaption, the late actor Tim Pigott-Smith (Charles) and Charlotte Riley (Kate) explore playing the real-life royals, the ghost of Princess Diana, and \u201crebranding\u201d the British monarchy.