Overview

• Channel 5’s film 'Lip-Reading The Royals: The Secret Conversations' will premiere on July 19 at 7pm and features analyses by Nicola Hickling and Jeremy Freeman.
• Hickling’s decoding of a June 2024 carriage ride reveals Charles telling Queen Camilla he felt unexpectedly emotional and wiping away a tear as he continued cancer treatment.
• Freeman’s interpretation of this year’s Trooping The Colour sees the monarch describe the event as “absolutely crazy, disgrace, absolutely extraordinary” and note differences between him and an unnamed figure.
• Commentators suggest those critical remarks were directed at Prince Andrew, reflecting tensions heightened by the removal of police protection for his daughters.
• The documentary underscores the emotional strain of ceremonial duties and highlights growing public fascination with the royal family’s private exchanges.