A BAFTA-nominated actor will take viewers on a tour of the royal family’s favourite holiday home in an upcoming television series.
The first episode of Sandringham: A Royal Residence with Nigel Havers will air this Saturday on Channel 5 as the actor reveals what really goes on behind the famous wrought iron gates.
With help from presenter and Invictus Games medalist JJ Chalmers and archaeologist Raksha Dave, actor Nigel Havers will reveal the history and secrets of the huge 274-room Sandringham Estate.
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Set within 20,000 acres of Norfolk countryside, Victoria hoped the quiet setting would have a calming effect on the party-loving prince, but the presenters reveal his gatherings would actually last up to three days with 100 servants looking after just 16 guests.
Viewers will discover what daily life was like for those upstairs and downstairs, find out why the home had its own time zone for almost a century and learn about the terrifying disaster that nearly destroyed the house while Queen Elizabeth II slept inside.
CGI technology will illustrate how the house has transformed across the years as new monarchs added features such as a private bowling alley, a home cinema and its own post office.
In June, the family released a photograph of Prince William and their three children jumping from a sand dune on a nearby beach.
Sandringham: A Royal Residence with Nigel Havers airs on Channel 5 at 9pm, Saturday July 27.
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