A new documentary called Reinventing the Royals has originally been scheduled to premiere on BBC this coming weekend, but because of Prince Charles's overly aggressive legal team, it will likely never see the light of day. Apparently, the royal family originally believed the project was going to take a standard look at how the media and monarchy generally worked together. Instead, the project quickly began to shed light on some of the more sinister actions of the royals, and it is a view they would prefer the general public not have.
Reinventing the Royals supposedly focuses primarily on the time after Princess Diana's tragic death in 1997. It was when Prince Charles was the least liked or respected by the British people because of his treatment of his ex-wife. He felt it necessary to reinvent himself so the public would see him as a good father to Princes William and Harry. He also wanted to sway the public perception of the woman who came between him and Diana: Camilla Parker-Bowles. Back then, Parker-Bowles was having things thrown at her when she was out in public and Charles's goal was to get people to leave her alone.
Apparently, when revealing the inner workings of this plan, Reinventing the Royals started to tell a story Charles considered to be a hatchet job on the monarchy and insisted that his legal team take whatever measures were necessary to block it from airing. So far he has won, but there is a backlash beginning over the notion that the royal family does not have the right to govern what airs on television. They cannot block the media from portraying true-life events, and pressure is mounting on the BBC to air the documentary.
Royal watchers have long known that the monarchy runs on dysfunction and secrets, but shouldn't these things be fair game for the media at some point? Should Reinventing the Royals be shown? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.
