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00:05The Royals are the most talked-about family on the planet.
00:09There's not another family that has that kind of notoriety.
00:13They have to mind their P's and Q's wherever they are and be careful of what they say.
00:17But what if we could find out what they're saying when they think nobody is listening?
00:23William glances at Catherine and she says, stop arguing.
00:27To if the Queen replies, let's stop this now, of course I don't want you to suffer.
00:32In this programme, we will show the Royals as you've never seen them before.
00:36Andrew is saying, all of this is not true, absolutely not true.
00:42I've followed the Royal Family for many years and I've never had this kind of insight.
00:47Because a crack team of lip readers are scarring through the Royal Archives.
00:52It's like I'm listening through my eyes, my eyes are my ears.
00:56This is what they believe they're saying in their most unguarded moments.
01:00Meghan is very jealous and a scaremonger.
01:03They will be lifting the lid on the pomp and ceremony.
01:07And then Charles, half joking, says, what if you're nude?
01:12It's nice that they're actually laughing on the balcony because it's a very difficult thing to do the balcony appearance.
01:18William continues by saying, everyone seems to be having a jolly time. Celebrate it with us.
01:22Now we've got the words to go along with this. Wow, does it come alive?
01:26These insights were unprecedented. We didn't know any of this before the lip readers told us.
01:31This is the Royals as you've never heard them before.
01:44Fan-favorite Prince William is our most popular and dependable royal.
01:50People love William.
01:52There's a great deal of respect internationally for Prince William.
01:58He consistently ranks as the most popular member of the British royal family.
02:04And in a recent YouGov poll, 77% of us Brits hold a favourable view of him.
02:11His wife, Princess Catherine, is much loved too.
02:16Well, without a doubt, they are the most popular members of the royal family.
02:20In fact, Catherine, I think, recently topped a poll as being the most popular member of the royal family.
02:25Which is, you know, quite a burden for her to bear.
02:29They absolutely are adored all over the world.
02:33I think, in a way, Catherine has the kind of adoration that Diana used to evoke.
02:40I haven't met a single person, during the time that I was there and since I've left, that has anything
02:46negative to say about them.
02:51They are the royal family's dependable power couple.
02:55And they will be key to ensuring the relevance of the firm in decades to come.
03:02I think that William, our future king, has been instrumental in securing the future of the royal family.
03:11You know, the royal family is changing and they are becoming, definitely becoming more emotional and very much the hearts
03:19are on their sleeves, which is not a bad thing.
03:21And that's why I think the royal family has a future and will survive.
03:29Their children, 12-year-old Prince George, 10-year-old Princess Charlotte and 7-year-old Prince Louis, are considered
03:37major assets to the British monarchy and everyone loves them.
03:45Yes, there will be ups and downs in terms of its popularity.
03:48That is human nature.
03:50One minute they'll like them, the next minute they won't.
03:52The succession is assured with William in the fullness of time.
03:56He will be succeeded by George in the fullness of time.
04:04William and Catherine understand the importance of the royal family and how key they and their children are to the
04:11future.
04:14They're showing us their hands-on parents.
04:16They're not leaving it to nannies to go and educate and engage the children.
04:20They're aware it's their job to do.
04:22And we're seeing a warm, close family unit.
04:24Today you see parents disconnected with their children.
04:27They talk to their children.
04:29So many parents don't talk to their children because kids today are so busy looking down at their telephones.
04:34They're hardly able to speak English properly or let alone write it, which is important to them.
04:40Well, dare I say they look like a normal family.
04:42I know they've got the world's press on them and they're having to wave and do all of that,
04:45but they actually just look as normal as a royal family can look.
04:50This is our first in-depth look at conversations they're having in plain sight,
04:55which we knew nothing about until now.
04:59And our lip readers have been analysing the Platinum Jubilee pageant 2022
05:03and reveal what they believe is why everyone loves the Waleses and their brood.
05:14So I've got a really interesting clip here of the royal family out there,
05:18Platinum Jubilee pageant in 2022.
05:21There's a series of exchanges happening here between the royal family
05:24that eventually lead to Louis sitting on King Charles' lap.
05:30So initial exchange here between Camilla and William, where she appears to be saying Charles seems to be really enjoying
05:35himself,
05:36which prompts William to call over to Kate and Louis to ask if he wants to go and sit with
05:41Grandpa.
05:43Kate is just repeating that back to him.
05:45William is saying, yeah, you're OK with that.
05:48Louis starts to walk over.
05:49William has just given Charles a heads up on that.
05:56But that's what makes Louis the most special child in the royal family right now.
06:01Every family has to have someone that's a little bit naughty that we kind of enjoy.
06:05We enjoyed that about Harry when he was little, and now we're enjoying Louis.
06:10The Brits do love a royal event.
06:12I mean, you take the Platinum Jubilee.
06:15There were people from the Palace Railings all the way back to Admiralty Arch, which is Trafalgar Square,
06:21along the Mall, which is about half a mile long, just jam-packed with people.
06:26We love it day out.
06:27We love to party.
06:28And the Jubilee is all of that, with people able to celebrate.
06:35He is a very playful character, yet somehow that kind of works in the royal family.
06:41You need that in it to keep people entertained.
06:46So in some ways, and I think that the Wales have always done this for Charles,
06:51they've helped broaden his appeal.
06:59So this is adorable, and it shows, I think, what any family out there would appreciate
07:05is sort of what grandparents are there for.
07:09So all the family are gathered together, they're watching the Platinum Jubilee concert,
07:14and Prince Louis got hands in his pants, won't sit still,
07:18and of course his parents, William and Kate, are trying to amuse him.
07:23Then Camilla pipes up, Charles seems to be really enjoying himself.
07:30Almost, maybe, as a hint to say, there's someone over there who might not mind taking the load
07:38when it comes to Louis.
07:40Quick as a flash, Louis is dumped on Charles' lap.
07:45Literally, there you go, you can deal with him, and that's what he does.
07:50Because it ends up being actually a really, really lovely moment.
07:56But it really worked for the cameras, it worked for the tabloid moment,
07:59and it served rather wonderfully Charles.
08:03It cast him in a softer light,
08:05and I think that's what Charles is always longing to be cast in,
08:08this more lovable light.
08:09There is a side of Charles that is affectionate and does care,
08:13and we see that in that moment.
08:18Louis has garnered a reputation as a cheeky and charming young royal,
08:22and the lovable rogue's public antics have made him a crowd favourite
08:26with us Brits and the world alike.
08:34Eager to catch a glimpse of their favourite royals,
08:36the Christmas Day church service is a popular event for loyal royalists.
08:44It's December 2023, and Louis is centre stage again.
08:50So it's Christmas 2023,
08:53and the royal family are about to leave Sandringham Church,
08:57and Charles, bleeding the way,
09:00he speaks to the priest, and he says,
09:02Oh, I thought it was slightly rude.
09:05To which the priest replied,
09:08Oh, absolutely.
09:10And then the king lets out a little laugh,
09:13and says there's no excuse to have an outburst.
09:17To which the priest replies,
09:20It's not acceptable.
09:22However, the timing was wrong.
09:24I pray you all have a happy Christmas,
09:27and a good new year.
09:31Oh, I wonder what Louis did.
09:33He's only a little kid,
09:35and, you know, he's in a service,
09:38and all kids get irritated during a service,
09:41and he might have done something a bit silly.
09:43And I guess, I guess,
09:45King Charles is trying to kind of either apologise
09:47or defuse or whatever he needs to do,
09:49but that's what grandpas do,
09:52and that's what little boys do.
09:55They have staff right, left, and centre,
09:57they have valets,
09:58they have nannies,
10:00they have everything they could possibly need,
10:02but it doesn't stop little Louis playing up.
10:06Now, that boy is incredibly sweet.
10:09Maybe Louis was being Louis.
10:11Louis is a character all by himself,
10:15and it could have been, you know,
10:17to take a young one to his service.
10:19By Charles' response, he wasn't angry.
10:23So he was prepared to let it go.
10:27However much we think that the royal family
10:29are overly privileged and have a stress-free life,
10:34we're brought back to earth with this clip,
10:37as the lit-readers have revealed
10:38that they've got the same trials and tribulations
10:40as any family that have small children
10:44who are trying to get through an important
10:46and quiet event.
10:51Not many of us, though,
10:53have a big crowd and the world's press looking on,
10:56but William and Catherine prove why
10:59they are the nation's favourite royals,
11:01as they handle the situation with grace.
11:08As Catherine and William come out of the church
11:11with their children,
11:13and they're following Charles to the gate,
11:16William turns to George,
11:18answering George's question,
11:20of course I'm annoyed.
11:22He was very destructive.
11:24Later on, when the priest was speaking to William,
11:28William says that he was noisy,
11:30and then he turned to Louis and saying,
11:33were you trying to be naughty?
11:35As if the child's going to say,
11:37yeah, yeah, I did it.
11:38He's going to be like, what's the big deal?
11:40So what?
11:41And he would probably listen,
11:43and then two minutes later do it again,
11:45because that's kind of him,
11:46that's his, like, personality that's really funny.
11:49He was probably messing about and being a bit noisy,
11:53as most kids are,
11:55but, yeah, I think it's actually a very sweet moment.
12:00Hopefully they'll forgive Louis.
12:03Louis was obviously being Louis.
12:06Louis will always be Louis.
12:08Maybe a little bit of his uncle's temperament,
12:10I hope not,
12:11but Louis was being Louis,
12:14and he was living up to his age.
12:20Coming up,
12:22the king reacts to some devastating news.
12:25Charles is quite visibly emotional at this point,
12:28and he's hard knowing that life is going to be different.
12:31And a disgraced Andrew makes a shocking request
12:34to the future king.
12:37And Andrew continues,
12:39I've learnt from what I've done,
12:41but before I forget,
12:43I'd like to ask you if you can forgive.
12:55The royals are tied to our national identity.
13:00When people think of the United Kingdom,
13:02one of the things that I think gives them real joy
13:05is our royal family,
13:07especially the late Queen Elizabeth.
13:12We hang on their every word,
13:15and now our lip readers are going to tell us
13:17what they believe is being said
13:19and reveal a whole new side to the royals.
13:24I believe that Keir says to William,
13:28it's not easy for him right now.
13:30We all love Easter,
13:32and that's what we're now going to be doing
13:34with some of the most important people in the world.
13:37That's why these insights are going to be so explosive.
13:45Catherine has been part of the royal fold
13:47for over 20 years now.
13:52Kate is the embodiment,
13:54although she wouldn't want anyone to say that
13:57because, you know, she's her own person,
13:59but she is the embodiment of Diana.
14:01People love her as much.
14:03Princess Catherine is known for her dedication
14:06to royal duties,
14:07mental health advocacy,
14:09and providing strong support
14:11to her family behind the scenes.
14:17Catherine is incredibly supportive of the institution,
14:20as our next look at the royals shows.
14:24Our lip readers have dissected this conversation
14:27she had with Sophie Wessex
14:28at the Garter Day in 2022.
14:39Kate then says,
14:40I couldn't believe it twice in six months.
14:43Sophie then says,
14:45can we go easy a little bit and advise her?
14:49Kate then says,
14:50no, William,
14:51to which Sophie replies,
14:53no, you need to be more influential.
14:56Sophie then says,
14:57she clearly needs us to be here for her.
15:00Kate then immediately replied with yes,
15:02to which Sophie says,
15:04no pressure,
15:05we are the only girl she sees,
15:06we owe them that.
15:10But this conversation is so interesting.
15:12It's just two women having a bit of a gossip.
15:15She needs that support.
15:16That's actually a very heartfelt,
15:18heartfelt moment.
15:19The lip readers have dissected
15:21a conversation here
15:22between Princess Catherine
15:24and the now Duchess of Edinburgh,
15:27which is really interesting.
15:29Who is it that they're talking about?
15:33They talk about this person
15:34needing to be influenced,
15:36needing to be helped.
15:41In February 2024,
15:43it was announced that King Charles had cancer,
15:46and no doubt Catherine and William
15:48would have provided much needed support.
15:52Cancer diagnosis of King Charles
15:54was an absolute shock to everyone.
15:58And also in the fairy tale of royal life,
16:02where this man had waited
16:04to ascend to the throne
16:06for decades,
16:08and then to get that job
16:10and to find out
16:11that he's actually fighting cancer
16:13is just such a cruel twist of fate.
16:16If you know somebody
16:18who is suffering from a cancer
16:20and receiving treatment,
16:22you would be concerned for them.
16:26But in March 2024,
16:29Princess Catherine announced
16:30her own diagnosis,
16:32and it was she who needed support.
16:37And then just when we thought
16:38we'd heard everything with the King,
16:41of course,
16:41with his diagnosis,
16:42we then discover
16:44that Princess Catherine,
16:46the future Queen,
16:48herself diagnosed
16:50two of the most senior members
16:52of the royal family,
16:54those whom the future
16:56of the royal family
16:57is in their hands,
16:58both facing a cancer battle.
17:03Here we had another senior member
17:05of the family
17:06also now having cancer,
17:08and there was concern there
17:09because William's day will come,
17:13and I think probably
17:14what might well have been running
17:15through Charles' mind
17:17is will be Catherine
17:19there to support him.
17:24The King returned
17:25to royal duties
17:26on the 30th of April 2024,
17:30and in June,
17:31he was at the Trooping of the Colour,
17:32but a notable change was
17:34that he was in a carriage
17:35and not on horseback.
17:39This must have been
17:40an incredibly difficult day
17:41for King Charles,
17:42where the battle
17:44that he's facing
17:45against cancer
17:46would have really hit home
17:47because, of course,
17:48normally he would be
17:49riding himself on a horse,
17:51but this time
17:51he was in a state carriage.
17:55And now,
17:56our lip readers
17:57can reveal
17:57what they believe
17:58was being said
17:59inside the state carriage
18:01when Charles and Camilla
18:02were alone.
18:07Camilla says,
18:08I feel like you.
18:09I might be being bored here,
18:10but perhaps you should ask her.
18:12Charles then replied with,
18:13I don't know,
18:14why am I feeling emotional?
18:16They will have to do it someday.
18:19To which Camilla responds,
18:21you know,
18:22Charlie is the best thing.
18:23Come on, Charlie.
18:24We need to be strong for her.
18:25Charles is quite visibly
18:27emotional at this point
18:28and he said,
18:29it's hard knowing
18:29that life is going
18:30to be different.
18:31He continued to say,
18:32here we are
18:33doing this grand finale
18:34and she is suffering.
18:36Devastating.
18:39Camilla responds with,
18:40how do we support them
18:41is important.
18:42And Charles replied
18:42to say,
18:45we see quite a reflective
18:46conversation here.
18:48There's no anger,
18:48there's no grumpiness.
18:50Looks more like pain to me
18:51and that could be
18:52emotional pain
18:53rather than physical pain.
18:54There's no tenseness
18:55in their body
18:56and their body language.
18:58But there is quite a seriousness
19:00about this conversation.
19:01But very difficult
19:02to come to terms with that.
19:04And which is probably why
19:05he was emotional
19:07on that particular day.
19:08Here he was riding
19:09in a carriage
19:10to a Trooping the Colour
19:12where he was taking
19:13the salute.
19:14One day,
19:14William will do it.
19:15Charles had Camilla
19:16beside him.
19:18Will William have
19:19Catherine beside him?
19:20And that was probably
19:21what was running
19:21through his head.
19:29One person with cancer
19:30is hard enough
19:30in a family
19:31but you double that up
19:32and it shows
19:34that there is love there,
19:35there is care there,
19:36there's worry there
19:37as parents
19:39for how different life
19:41might be,
19:42you know,
19:42end up being.
19:43That's actually
19:44a really poignant
19:45kind of moment
19:46between the two of them
19:47and talking about
19:48the practicalities
19:49of what's coming up.
19:50but the fact
19:51that he's emotional,
19:52you know,
19:52wipes a tear
19:53from under his eye.
19:55That's actually
19:55beautiful to see.
19:57This is an incredibly
19:58emotional conversation
19:59that is now
20:00taking place
20:01between the king
20:01and his wife
20:03Queen Camilla
20:04where he acknowledges
20:07essentially
20:08that Prince William
20:10and his wife
20:11Princess Catherine
20:12will have to
20:13do this themselves
20:14one day
20:15and then he gets
20:16really quite tearful
20:19it looks like
20:19which perhaps
20:20is bringing home
20:21the fact
20:22that Princess Catherine
20:23at that point
20:24is incredibly ill
20:26fighting cancer
20:27herself.
20:28He actually
20:29looks like
20:29he's been crying
20:30his eyes are red
20:32and looks really
20:33emotional
20:34and it's really
20:34affecting him
20:35so he's obviously
20:36close to Catherine
20:37they both are
20:38they both
20:40obviously love her
20:41and they're worried.
20:51our selfless king
20:53continued to balance
20:54official duties
20:55with cancer treatment
20:57with his daughter-in-law
20:58Catherine
20:59stepping back
21:00from the spotlight
21:01due to ill health.
21:04This meant much
21:05of the official duty
21:06fell to the next
21:07in line to the throne
21:08his son
21:09Prince William.
21:13We have a king
21:15in waiting
21:15in William
21:16who is a monarchist
21:19and he's sincere
21:20about the monarchy
21:21he is sincere
21:22about the role
21:24that he plays
21:25in the monarchy
21:26today
21:26and he's looking
21:28ahead to the role
21:29that he will play
21:30in the institution
21:31in the future.
21:32not only is he
21:33the future
21:34but also
21:35I believe
21:36he's the backbone
21:37to his father's reign
21:39as well
21:39taking on some
21:40of the responsibilities
21:41of his father
21:42during his cancer fight.
21:47William remains
21:48a calm and steady
21:49presence
21:50during a time
21:51of great personal stress
21:52and he shows
21:54the monarchy
21:54is safe in his hands.
21:59But his personal burdens
22:01are never far away
22:02from his official duties.
22:04At a VE Day
22:0580th Thanksgiving service
22:06William and Prime Minister
22:08Keir Starmer
22:09are filmed together
22:10and now our lip readers
22:12can reveal
22:13what they believe
22:14was said.
22:21I believe that Keir
22:23says to William
22:24it's not easy
22:25for him right now
22:26and William
22:27goes on to say
22:28quite openly
22:30he feels it
22:31very hard
22:32especially
22:33when he aches.
22:36Keir says
22:37he has to ensure
22:39that he continues
22:40with his treatment
22:41to which
22:42William replies
22:43yes
22:44and Keir goes on
22:45to say
22:46with all of the
22:47tablets and treatment
22:48he's going through
22:50a lot.
22:52I can't believe it
22:54and again
22:54this is something
22:55we didn't know
22:55we knew
22:56that King Charles
22:58was having
22:58this treatment
22:59but we've never
22:59really had a gauge
23:01publicly
23:01of how the treatment's
23:03going.
23:04Well it's admiration
23:05from the Prime Minister
23:06of Charles
23:08having
23:09been diagnosed
23:11with cancer
23:11at the beginning
23:12of 2024
23:13still undergoing
23:14treatment
23:15weekly treatment
23:16and carrying out
23:17the engagements
23:18that he was
23:19carrying out
23:21he never lets up
23:22he was always
23:23a bit of a workaholic.
23:28The King continued
23:30to receive weekly
23:31sessions as an outpatient
23:32and it was believed
23:33in March 2025
23:34that he was briefly
23:36hospitalised for observation
23:37following temporary
23:39side effects
23:40from his ongoing treatment.
23:44But he carries out
23:45more and more
23:46public engagements
23:47throughout the year
23:48as he works
23:49towards full health.
23:54In fact
23:55in 2025
23:57he did the most
23:58engagements
23:59out of all
23:59the royal family
24:00he was always
24:01sort of lying
24:01second to his sister
24:02Princess Anne
24:03but for the first time
24:05he did the most.
24:07He does his job
24:08he wants to do his job
24:09and he wants to do
24:10the job
24:10for as long
24:11as possible.
24:14Coming up
24:17the royal family
24:19face the fallout
24:20of a disgraced
24:21Andrew's actions.
24:22And Andrew
24:23continue
24:24I've learnt
24:25from what I've done
24:26and then William
24:28replies to her
24:29and say
24:30do you think
24:31I deserve that?
24:32Is that what you mean?
24:34And what does
24:36the future hold
24:37for Beatrice
24:38and Eugenie?
24:39And then Beatrice
24:40says
24:41it's a really
24:42anxious time.
24:51The royals
24:52are the most
24:53followed family
24:54in the world
24:55and we Brits
24:56can't get enough
24:57of them.
24:58If you don't like them
24:59you're in trouble
24:59don't move to England.
25:00There is a love
25:01for them
25:02that is
25:03so intense
25:04you kind of
25:05want them
25:05to succeed.
25:08Now a team
25:09of forensic
25:09lip readers
25:10are going to try
25:11to find out
25:12what they believe
25:12is being said
25:13when they have
25:14public conversations
25:15we couldn't hear.
25:20I believe
25:21that Keir
25:22says
25:22he has to
25:24ensure
25:24that he continues
25:25with his treatment
25:26to which William
25:28replied
25:28yes.
25:36Prince Andrew
25:37is the royal
25:38outcast
25:39and is clearly
25:40the most unpopular
25:41royal
25:41trailing well behind
25:43Meghan and Harry
25:44an unsurprising
25:4587% of us
25:47hold a negative
25:48view of him.
25:51In August
25:52of 2019
25:53he experienced
25:54a rapid
25:55fall from grace.
25:56A photo
25:57of Prince Andrew
25:58with his arm
25:59wrapped around
25:59a 17-year-old
26:00Virginia Dufresne
26:01first making
26:02headlines in 2011
26:04just didn't
26:05go away
26:06and further
26:07revelations
26:07in a defamation
26:08case only made
26:09matters worse
26:10for him.
26:15Andrew handled
26:17the public
26:18scrutiny
26:18on his
26:19issues
26:19in the most
26:21arrogant
26:21and
26:23cack-handed
26:24way
26:24you could
26:25possibly
26:26imagine.
26:27Unfortunately
26:28Andrew
26:29thought that
26:29he was
26:30far more
26:30intelligent
26:31than he
26:31actually is
26:32and his
26:33arrogance
26:34really
26:34really
26:35shone
26:36through.
26:37Andrew
26:38is not
26:39relatable
26:40the way
26:40that King
26:41Charles
26:41is.
26:42Obviously
26:42when you
26:43hear things
26:43about the
26:44character
26:44of someone
26:45it just
26:45puts you
26:46off them.
26:47Everything
26:47about Andrew
26:48feels sneaky
26:49and wrong
26:49and that's
26:50why you
26:51can't relate
26:51to someone
26:52like that.
27:02With the
27:02scrutiny
27:03intensifying
27:04Prince Andrew
27:05was pictured
27:06with top
27:06lawyer and
27:07reputation
27:07management
27:08expert
27:08Paul Tweed
27:09whilst on
27:10official
27:10duties
27:11at a
27:11golf
27:11tournament
27:15although
27:15Tweed
27:16allegedly
27:16met
27:17Andrew
27:17as a
27:17friend
27:18and
27:18not
27:18an
27:19advisor.
27:23His
27:24reputation
27:25was fast
27:26declining
27:27at this
27:28point.
27:28His reputation
27:29was in
27:31shatters
27:31so something
27:32had to be
27:33done
27:33and I
27:34think it
27:35really
27:35just goes
27:35to show
27:36that he
27:37still
27:37wanted to
27:38hold on
27:39to that
27:39life raft
27:40of being
27:41a prince.
27:49no one
27:49else knows
27:50what was
27:50said in
27:51their
27:51meeting
27:51until now.
27:53Our
27:54lip readers
27:54have been
27:54analysing
27:55their
27:55conversation
27:56and in
27:57a world
27:57exclusive
27:58can reveal
27:59what they
27:59believe
28:00was being
28:00discussed.
28:02At this
28:03point I
28:04can see
28:04that Andrew
28:05is becoming
28:06increasingly
28:07emphatic.
28:08He wants
28:09answered
28:09now.
28:10I believe
28:11he then
28:11says there
28:12has to be
28:13a way
28:13around
28:13this.
28:14Andrew
28:14goes on
28:15to say
28:15how would
28:16I get
28:16from here
28:17to my
28:18house?
28:19He finishes
28:20off by
28:20saying
28:21all of
28:22this is
28:22not true.
28:23Absolutely
28:24not true.
28:25It
28:25didn't
28:26happen.
28:30Andrew's
28:30body language
28:31in this
28:31clip he
28:32looks quite
28:33intent on
28:33what he's
28:34got to
28:34say.
28:34Is it
28:35a performance
28:36though?
28:36Is he
28:37playing for
28:38the cameras?
28:38His body
28:39language looks
28:40quite exaggerated
28:41when he does
28:41that.
28:42It's a
28:43really large
28:44movement
28:44making sure
28:46perhaps whoever
28:47is watching
28:47captures that
28:48on film.
28:49Clearly
28:50they're hatching
28:50a plan to
28:51go somewhere
28:52that's clearly
28:53some obstacle
28:54when it comes
28:55to the
28:55meeting.
28:56How would
28:57I get
28:57from there
28:58to my
28:58house?
28:59So I
29:00think that
29:01this is
29:01brokering
29:02some sort
29:03of high
29:04level meeting.
29:05He's clearly
29:06worried that
29:06whatever plan
29:07they're hatching
29:08cannot be
29:08known by
29:09anyone,
29:09which is
29:10why the
29:11lip readers
29:11revealing this
29:12is so
29:13explosive.
29:16In November
29:172019,
29:19three months
29:19after his
29:20meeting with
29:20Tweed,
29:21Andrew took
29:22part in a
29:22quite remarkable
29:23Newsnight interview
29:24with Emily
29:25Maitlis.
29:302019,
29:31that
29:32disastrous
29:33Newsnight
29:33interview
29:34that Emily
29:36Maitlis
29:36conducted
29:36with the
29:38then Prince
29:38Andrew,
29:39now Andrew
29:40Mountbatten-Windsor,
29:41him making
29:42excuses for
29:43his friendship
29:44with pedophile
29:45and sex
29:46trafficker
29:46Jeffrey Epstein,
29:48not appearing
29:49to empathize
29:50with the
29:51women who
29:51suffered
29:52as a result
29:53of his
29:54antics
29:54and not
29:56appearing
29:56to apologize.
30:00Then at the
30:01beginning of
30:012022,
30:02the Queen
30:03stripped her
30:04son of a
30:04range of
30:05military affiliations
30:06and royal
30:06patronages.
30:09A month
30:10later,
30:11Prince Andrew
30:12reached a
30:12financial
30:13settlement
30:13with
30:13Dufres,
30:15which was
30:15allegedly
30:16paid for
30:16partly by
30:17his mother.
30:22The
30:23disaster
30:23of the
30:24Newsnight
30:24interview,
30:25the
30:25disaster
30:26of Andrew's
30:27strategy
30:28to try
30:28and deal
30:29with his
30:30friendship
30:30with Jeffrey
30:31Epstein
30:32culminated
30:33in the
30:34Queen
30:34having to
30:35contribute
30:35to Andrew
30:36paying
30:37Virginia
30:37Gouffray,
30:38it's reported
30:39around 12
30:40million pounds.
30:42Parents will
30:43understand that
30:44and they might
30:44not agree
30:45with it,
30:46but faced
30:46with the
30:47same situation,
30:48most parents
30:49would probably
30:49do the same.
30:52The attention
30:53of the press
30:54was never far
30:55away for
30:55Prince Andrew
30:56as public
30:57opinion of him
30:58plummeted.
31:01In September
31:022025,
31:04the death
31:04of the
31:05Duchess of
31:05Kent
31:05saw most
31:06of the
31:06key royals
31:07attend her
31:08funeral,
31:09including
31:09Prince Andrew.
31:12The shock
31:13at his
31:13appearance
31:13sent the
31:14world's
31:14media
31:15into overdrive
31:16and there
31:16was much
31:17speculation
31:17as to
31:18what was
31:18said.
31:21And now
31:22our lipreaders
31:23have analysed
31:23their conversations
31:24and can
31:25exclusively
31:26reveal their
31:27insights.
31:32So Andrew
31:33and William
31:33and Catherine
31:34are now
31:35together
31:35and Andrew
31:36says,
31:37good afternoon,
31:38William and
31:39Catherine,
31:40how are you?
31:41And Catherine
31:41responds by
31:42saying,
31:43good,
31:44thank you.
31:44At this point,
31:46William looks a
31:46little bit uneasy
31:47before saying
31:48to Andrew,
31:49what can I
31:50do for you?
31:51And Andrew's
31:52response to
31:53William is,
31:55we're really
31:55closing together.
31:57And William
31:57gives a simple
31:58response,
32:00yes.
32:00And Andrew
32:01continues,
32:02I've learned
32:03from what I've
32:04done,
32:04but before I
32:05forget,
32:06and if I can,
32:07I'd like to
32:08ask you if
32:09you can
32:09forgive.
32:12So we
32:13see Andrew
32:13come over
32:14to chat
32:14to William
32:14and Kate.
32:16William
32:16looks
32:16extremely
32:17uncomfortable.
32:18I think
32:19his body
32:19language
32:20is screaming,
32:21get away
32:21from me.
32:22I do
32:23not want
32:23to be
32:23photographed,
32:24particularly
32:25not engaging
32:25with you.
32:27It's a
32:27masterclass,
32:28actually.
32:29It is a
32:29masterclass
32:30in subtly
32:32telling someone
32:33to get the
32:33hell away
32:34from me
32:34without
32:35telling them.
32:36William's face
32:37said everything.
32:38You know,
32:38I don't want
32:38to converse
32:39with you,
32:39push off.
32:41And I think
32:42Andrew probably
32:42got the message.
32:43He was just
32:44the wrong person
32:46to be there
32:47in a family
32:48group because
32:49while he might
32:50be family,
32:51he's not
32:52accepting us
32:52in the family
32:53group.
32:55The fact
32:56that he's
32:56trying to
32:57not so much
32:58apologize,
32:58but already
32:59gauge forgiveness
33:00at this point
33:01for whatever
33:02it is that
33:02he's done
33:02is really
33:04interesting.
33:04And to do
33:05it so publicly,
33:06the fact that
33:06they know
33:06there are
33:07cameras on
33:07them,
33:08it's really
33:09dangerous what
33:10he's doing.
33:10But this might
33:11be the only
33:12opportunity of
33:12time he can
33:13snatch.
33:14Imagine you're
33:15in Prince
33:15Andrew's position
33:16and you think,
33:17right,
33:17the strategy
33:18is I'm
33:19going to go
33:20to a family
33:20funeral and
33:22I'm going
33:22to corner
33:24the future
33:25king and
33:26reference my
33:27friendship with
33:27a pedophile
33:28to him and
33:30could he
33:30forgive me,
33:31please?
33:32On the steps
33:33of the
33:33funeral,
33:34in front
33:35of the
33:35whole world
33:36media.
33:36It's
33:36arrogance,
33:37I've said
33:38he's a
33:38very stupid
33:38man,
33:39but the
33:39arrogance,
33:40the stupidity,
33:40the entitlement,
33:41the audacity,
33:45it's absolutely,
33:47it's mind-boggling,
33:48it's mind-blowing,
33:49but also,
33:49I suppose,
33:50not surprising
33:51with what we
33:51know about him.
33:52I remember
33:52this on social
33:53media at the
33:54time that this
33:54actually happened
33:55and I remember
33:56thinking,
33:56actually,
33:57William,
33:57that's really
33:57uncomfortable.
33:58To now be
33:59able to know
34:00what was actually
34:01being said by
34:02Andrew in that
34:02moment is
34:03gold dust.
34:08With Andrew
34:09now appearing
34:10to get the
34:10message that
34:11Prince William
34:11doesn't want to
34:12talk,
34:13Catherine steps
34:14in to have a
34:15debrief with
34:15her husband
34:16and our
34:17lipreaders can
34:17reveal what
34:18they believe
34:19was said.
34:22Andrew has
34:23left the scene
34:24and William and
34:25Catherine are
34:26waiting for their
34:27cars to arrive.
34:28saying he
34:30seemed very
34:30sorry and I
34:31think she's
34:32referencing Andrew
34:34on the past
34:35conversation that
34:36they were talking
34:37about a few
34:38minutes ago and
34:40then William
34:40replies to her
34:42and says,
34:43do you think I
34:43deserve that?
34:45Is that what you
34:46mean?
34:47And then Catherine
34:47again saying he
34:49seemed very
34:50sorry.
34:52William is
34:52obviously stewing
34:53over what's just
34:54happened with
34:55Andrew and
34:56leans into Kate
34:57and says, do you
34:58think I deserve
34:58that?
34:59He's genuinely
35:00interested in her
35:01response.
35:02He leans in, he
35:03leans down towards
35:03her to make sure he
35:04captures what she
35:06says.
35:06And then Princess
35:07Catherine again,
35:08the kind soul she
35:09is, trying to
35:10diffuse the
35:10situation.
35:11He did seem
35:13sorry.
35:14He might have
35:14seemed sorry,
35:16Princess Catherine,
35:17but those words
35:18did not leave
35:19his mouth.
35:20He didn't
35:20actually say
35:21sorry, did
35:22he?
35:23Until such
35:24time he does
35:25admit and
35:26confess they're
35:27not going to
35:27harbour any
35:28relationship with
35:29him at all.
35:29There is no
35:30such thing as
35:30an honest broker
35:31in that sort
35:32of circumstance.
35:34William did
35:34absolutely right
35:35in ignoring
35:36without appearing
35:37to be rude.
35:38It is absolutely
35:40amazing that this
35:42is being said so
35:43publicly, that
35:43we're finding out
35:44this level of
35:45detail of the
35:46family's
35:47animosity towards
35:48Prince Andrew
35:49and how they
35:49are essentially
35:50openly acknowledging
35:52to each other
35:53that being seen
35:54with him is
35:55disastrous for the
35:56future of the
35:57monarchy.
35:58Coming up.
36:02Andrew's daughters
36:03stage a make-or-break
36:04meeting.
36:05He isn't going to
36:06play by the rules
36:07and we need to be
36:09out of the way,
36:10Jeannie.
36:18The royals have
36:19captivated the
36:20British public for
36:21years.
36:22We hang on their
36:23every word.
36:25And now our
36:26skilled listeners are
36:27going to tell us what
36:28they believe is being
36:29said when we can't
36:30hear them and reveal
36:32a whole new side to
36:33the royals.
36:37I do believe the
36:38lip-readers are giving
36:39us fresh insight into
36:40the royals.
36:44The disgraced Prince
36:45Andrew has never been
36:47far from the headlines
36:48in recent years.
36:50The allegations against
36:52him have been
36:52particularly hard on his
36:54daughters, Beatrice and
36:55Eugenie.
36:59With pressure mounting
37:00on their father, if
37:01they're to play a part in
37:02the future of the royals,
37:04they are going to have to
37:05navigate carrying out
37:06their duty without their
37:07parents.
37:10There's not much they can
37:11do about it.
37:12Their parents have dug a
37:13pit and jumped into it
37:14and they're finding it very
37:15difficult to cope with
37:16everything that is coming
37:18out.
37:19I think the question for
37:20them will be what will be
37:21the future relationship
37:22with their father and how
37:25public will that be?
37:27And it's about balancing
37:29that with their royal role,
37:30their royal duty.
37:33With scrutiny at fever
37:35pitch, on the 6th of
37:37November, 2025, King
37:39Charles stripped his
37:40brother of all his
37:41remaining titles and he
37:44became known as Andrew
37:45Mountbatten-Windsor.
37:49By the end of 2025, his
37:52daughters, Beatrice and
37:53Eugenie, held moderate
37:55popularity amongst we Brits
37:56with 40% of us having a
37:58positive view of them.
38:01And in a make-or-break
38:03meeting on the streets of
38:04Mayfair, our lip readers
38:05were able to dissect their
38:07conversation and reveal what
38:09they believe was being said.
38:15Beatrice starts off by saying,
38:18we will ride the storm.
38:20And Beatrice goes on to say,
38:22I'm feeling angry, but we
38:24must not add to it.
38:26You are going to need to be
38:27out of the country.
38:29He isn't going to play by the
38:31rules and we need to be out
38:33of the way, Jeannie.
38:34And Beatrice goes on to say,
38:36why do you think he isn't
38:37staying at Sandringham?
38:40Well, Andrew's never played
38:42by the rules.
38:43They're caught up in this
38:44web because they happen to
38:45be the daughters of Andrew
38:47and Fergie, who have let them
38:49down big time.
38:51So riding the storm is their
38:54way of saying that we've got
38:56to step back and they're on
38:58their own.
38:59This is incredible from the
39:01lip readers, managing to
39:03decipher these two people who
39:06are collateral damage of what
39:08Prince Andrew is accused of
39:10doing and the disgrace that
39:12he's brought on to the family.
39:14To find out that your
39:14father's been involved in
39:16something like he's been
39:18involved in is heartbreaking.
39:20And then to all raise its head
39:22again with emails and stuff and
39:25you're reading about your
39:25father.
39:26It just, I can't even think
39:28about how it must make them feel.
39:31The Andrew scandal further
39:33intensified in February 2026
39:36when he was arrested for
39:37misconduct in public office.
39:41The family has all but disowned
39:43him and King Charles said in a
39:45statement that the law needs to
39:54take its course.
39:56It's now up to fan favourite
39:58Prince William to steady the ship
39:59and restore public relations.
40:02William showed exactly why he is
40:04our most popular and dependable
40:06royal in the recent state visit of
40:09Donald Trump.
40:10Our lip readers are able to uncover
40:12what they believe was said as the
40:14president touched down.
40:23Entertaining world leaders,
40:24whether they agree with them,
40:25whether they disagree with them,
40:26whether they're good characters,
40:28bad characters, whatever they may
40:29be, the job of the royals is to
40:32entertain them, put on a show,
40:35flatter them and then use that to
40:38try and advance British interests.
40:43As Trump greets Kate and William,
40:45there's some dialogue happening
40:47between initially Trump and
40:48William at first.
40:50Then he turns quite sharply to
40:51Kate and says, you're so
40:53beautiful.
40:54And there's a slight pause,
40:56seems to be in shock, and says,
40:58so beautiful again, with a bit
41:00more emphasis.
41:02So William then says to Trump,
41:04that's right, to which Trump
41:06responds, okay, quite offhandedly.
41:09As they're walking, William says
41:11to Trump, you know, I've always
41:12wanted to see inside Air Force One,
41:14to which Trump responds really
41:16quickly, off the mark, you can,
41:18let's avenge it.
41:20Love or loathe Donald Trump,
41:22this is him all over.
41:24The first thing he says when he
41:26meets Princess Catherine is,
41:28you are so beautiful.
41:31She's a bit uncomfortable.
41:33So beautiful.
41:36And she doesn't really know what to do.
41:38I think William is brilliant at
41:41diffusing situations.
41:42And here's a prime example.
41:43There's Donald Trump, who's
41:44complimenting Kate a couple of times.
41:48And Prince William very, very beautifully
41:51changes the conversations.
41:53The gallant Prince William
41:54steps in.
41:56Do you know what?
41:56I've always wanted to look around
41:58Air Force One.
42:00And the way to divert
42:02President Trump from a beautiful woman
42:04is to talk about one of his big toys.
42:11In a moment that could have been awkward,
42:14William proved why he is
42:15Catherine's knight in shining armour
42:18and why he is a huge asset to Great Britain
42:20and the monarchy as a whole.
42:26What the lip readers have shown here
42:29is that William is a debt
42:31with dealing with heads of state.
42:33And so he stepped in.
42:34He distracted the conversation.
42:36He talked about Air Force One
42:37and then got on with the job.
42:39That is the role of royalty.
42:41And that's why I think
42:42he'll be quite a good king.
42:48Moments like this remind us that
42:49despite negative headlines
42:51or wayward family members,
42:53the royals are in good hands.
42:58There is a love for them
43:00that is so intense.
43:02You kind of want them to succeed.
43:04You know, without them,
43:06Britain really wouldn't be on the map.
43:07I think it's going to be a different time
43:09but maybe a better time
43:12with the new royals coming through.
43:15Yeah.
43:15When William comes in
43:16and Kate will be
43:18just a modern royal family
43:22rather than the old ones.
43:24Probably be doing the can-can on the balcony.
43:26Who knows?
43:27That would be good to see, wouldn't it?
43:30We need to feel tied to something.
43:34Especially when you consider
43:35turbulent political times,
43:36turbulent times in history,
43:38when you consider the ups and the downs
43:40that Britain has gone through
43:41and the British people have gone through.
43:43The royals have always been a constant.
43:46We need to know
43:48so that that constant will remain.
43:55Next time,
43:57the royal family are in mourning.
44:00And I believe that Anne's say
44:02she was strong until the end.
44:05Well, it was the end of an era.
44:08But our new king
44:09must do his duty.
44:11He then says,
44:13I must have rest the nation.
44:15And the once close brothers
44:16can't put their differences aside.
44:20William glances at Catherine
44:23and she says,
44:24stop arguing.
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