Royal discourse

Next Wednesday BBC2 will show King Charles III an adaptation of Mike Bartlett's stage play of the same name. It has already caused a bit of fuss in it's depiction of a time when Prince Charles finally ascends to the throne, one reason why it has Kate (Duchess of Cambridge) Middleton acting in a manner not too dissimilar to Lady MacBeth as she tries to get her husband onto the throne. This is not the first time the BBC has made a drama about a crisis enveloping a future monarch, To Play the King the sequel to the original House of Cards had the fictional Prime Minister Francis Urqhart clash with a King who had many similarities with Prince Charles. Apparently many actors turned down roles in the original stage fearing their chances of  a Knighthood or Damehood though Tim Piggott Smith who would take on the role of the King would go to receive an OBE. Sadly this will be the last screen performance of Tim Piggott Smith who died earlier this year.