Lip-Reading the Royals is a bold and revealing series that decodes what the royal family were really saying during some of the most iconic public moments of the last two decades.
At the heart of the series are two of the UK’s top forensic lip readers - Nicola and Khalil - whose combined decades of experience have seen them interpret everything from courtroom footage to celebrity interviews. With precision and discretion, they now turn their attention to royalty, decoding conversations the world was never meant to hear.
Their findings are combined with expert insight from royal historians, journalists, and body language specialists to deliver a sharp, entertaining and often surprising portrait of the royals as real people-candid, vulnerable, affectionate, and sometimes under pressure.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 1
We’ve all read the headlines - but now, for the first time, discover what Harry and Meghan said when the world wasn’t listening. From early red carpet whispers to landmark events like the Queen’s funeral and King Charles’ coronation, expert lip-readers decode candid, emotional, and sometimes heart-breaking exchanges
SEASON 1 EPISODE 2
From St Andrews sweethearts to the polished pair we see today, this episode dives behind the headlines to uncover what Prince William and Kate Middleton were really saying at key public moments.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 3
Once scandalous, now sovereign - this episode rewinds the story of Charles and Camilla as seen through moments the cameras captured but the microphones missed.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 1
Centres around the most significant day for the British royal family in seventy years: King Charles’ Coronation.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 2
When Trump came to town, the world’s press would have done anything to be a fly on the wall. Now they don’t have to wonder. Our lip-readers decode what they believe the president said to Kate and the moment William stepped in to save the day.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 3
The Royals are always in the spotlight, but in moments of national mourning, what are they really saying? Britain’s most skilled lip-readers go behind the solemn headlines to reveal what they believe was being said in the extraordinary days following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 4
We join Charles and Diana on a landmark visit to Australia; on the surface, a brilliant PR opportunity for the Monarchy. Behind the scenes, the cracks in their marriage are beginning to show, and what the experts believe they say to each other when they think no one can hear, is truly shocking.
Also available: LIP-READING THE STARS