Description
In 1989, somewhere in the English countryside, an amateur radio enthusiast stumbled across a private telephone conversation. The call, between the then Prince Charles and his secret lover, Camilla Parker Bowles, was recorded. Its illicit content – once revealed - would change the future of the Royal Family.
In the first episode of this three-part series, Kay Burley takes us back to the start of Camilla’s story, as we explore her early years and first meetings with the future King Charles.
The episode includes a reconstruction, voiced by actors, of some of the now infamous "Camillagate" tapes.
Presenter: Kay Burley
Producer: Soila Apparicio
Assistant Producers: Alex Edden and Lily Thomas
Sound Designer: James Bradshaw
Promotion Producer: David Chipakupaku
Executive Producer: Rob Mulhern
Editor: Paul Stanworth
Audio credits:
BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour
ITV Camilla’s Country Life
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