Secrets of the Royal Palaces

Kate Williams explores some of the more gruesome stories of Windsor Castle history.

Kate Williams tells scandalous and shocking stories of ancient palace history.

Versailles - one of the most enormous and impressive palaces in the world.

Was Sandringham in Norfolk purchased by the royal family to save its reputation?

Brighton's Royal Pavilion was built by Prince Regent, George IV in 1787. He took a small beach house and turned it into a flamboyant multi-domino-Saracenic wonder palace.

Kensington Palace had always been a party palace but a gap in succession made way for foreign import of George I of Hanover and his refurbishments.

London's lost royal palace Whitehall is destroyed, but the remnants remain.

Up until now Buckingham Palace has been the headquarters of the royal family but is King Charles set to change things during his reign?