C4 orders royalty series

The Queen with former UK prime minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie

NEWS BRIEF: Commercially funded UK pubcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a three-part series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II from UK factual producer Blink Films.

Royals Declassified (working title, 3×60’) uses declassified documents – letters, diaries, eye-witness testimony and audio recordings – along with interviews with royal insiders, historians and politicians to tell three stories about Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. The series follows Blink’s C4 special Diana: The Truth Behind the Interview.