Meanwhile, footman Jimmy sees the King kissing a woman in the Throne Room, and The Sun threatens to break the story after James III's funeral. Abi speaks to a publisher about doing a tell-all book. Richard's older sister, Princess Eleanor, is immediately jealous of his new position as she believes she should be Queen, and she and her private secretary, Major Simon Brooks, start plotting to discredit Richard. Richard then succeeds to the throne as Richard IV, and within hours has met the Prime Minister Edward Shaw ( John Shrapnel). Richard, Prince of Wales and Prince George are out clubbing when their father, King James III, dies suddenly while at the opera. International broadcast sales were handled by All3Media, Company Pictures' parent company. The broadcasts were sponsored by Warner Leisure Hotels, both on television and on itv.com. Each episode is about 45 minutes long and originally aired in a 60-minute slot with adverts. Laura Haddock as Lady Arabella Worthesley Wolsey.Anton Lesser as Archbishop of Canterbury.

John Ramm as Chief Superintendent Peter Bayfield.Other staff featured in the series are Abigail's personal assistant Lucy Bedford ( Fiona Button) and the Press Secretary Jonty Roberts ( Lorcan Cranitch). Richard's Private Secretary is Sir Iain Ratalick ( Roy Marsden). Their mother is the now-widowed Queen Charlotte ( Jane Asher).Ībigail Thomas ( Zoe Telford) is Richard's secretary who plans to write a tell-all book about her life in the Palace. Richard's younger brother, Prince George ( Sebastian Armesto), is a party-animal, and the youngest sister, Princess Isabelle ( Nathalie Lunghi), is an A-Level student. Her Private Secretary, Major Simon Brooks ( David Harewood), helps her try to discredit the new king. Princess Eleanor ( Sophie Winkleman), his older sister, wants the throne for herself and resents that it goes to Richard. On the sudden death of King James III, his 24-year-old elder son inherits the throne and becomes Richard IV. Low viewing figures cancelled it after one series. The series was filmed on location in Lithuania in 2007 and broadcast from 14 January to 3 March 2008. It also stars Jane Asher and Zoe Telford. Produced by Company Pictures for the ITV network, it was created by Tom Grieves and follows a fictional British Royal Family in the aftermath of the death of King James III and the succession of his 24-year-old son, King Richard IV, played by Rupert Evans. The Palace is a British drama television series that aired on ITV in 2008.

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