Wondery Presents: Even the Royals

American Hysteria

W!ZARD Studios

Society & Culture

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Admit it: you’re obsessed with royal families – watching them, gossiping about them, wanting to be them. It’s the stuff of fantasy. But for real life royals, the crown jewels can be more like shiny handcuffs. There are expectations and rules – and if you break them, the consequences are big, and very public. And no, we’re not just talking about Harry and Meghan. There are royal families and wild royal tales from around the world and throughout history that you have never heard before. From Wondery comes the latest from Even the Rich co-hosts Brooke Siffrinn and Aricia Skidmore-Williams, Even the Royals. They’ll take you inside the cloistered world of royal families, past and present, where wealth and status often come at the expense of your freedom – and maybe even your life. This is just a preview of Even the Royals. You can listen to the full episode exclusively on Wondery+. https://wondery.app.link/ETR_AH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	How many times dear listeners have you thought about what it's like to be a king or a queen?
0:09.0	Well, what if I told you there's a darker side to royalty?
0:15.0	And that, more often than not, life as a prince or princess is anything but a fairy tale.
0:25.0	From the creators of Even the Rich comes a new podcast called Even the Royals,
0:33.0	where hosts Brooke and Eresha pull back the curtain on royal families past and present from all over the world.
0:44.0	Even the Royals cover stories you thought you knew, like Marie Antoinette,
0:50.0	who was actually a victim of viral propaganda campaigns.
0:55.0	What followed was a series of impossible to believe events that led to her eventual beheading.
1:03.0	And then there's Catherine Dimitici, history branded her as a cold and power obsessed manipulator,
1:12.0	and assumed she was responsible for one of the most devastating massacres in French history.
1:19.0	But as an orphan, she spent her life as a powerless hostage,
1:25.0	and her determination to rise to power and preserve her dynasty led her to some dark and desperate measures.
1:36.0	Royal status might be bright and shiny, but it comes at the expense of everything else,
1:43.0	like your freedom, your privacy, and yes, sometimes your head.
1:50.0	I'm about to play you a clip from Even the Royals.
1:54.0	Follow Even the Royals on the Wondery app, or wherever you get your podcasts.
2:04.0	A quick note about our show. While some scenes are dramatized, we promise we did our homework
2:09.0	and everything is based on facts.
2:11.0	And a royal heads up, today's episode contains swearing that would have the royal court calling for our heads.
2:18.0	Please be advised.
2:19.0	So Brooke, you and I have been friends for a long time.
2:29.0	Yeah, and you know what, honestly, not long enough.
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