‘Inside the Duchy’: ITV orders new Prince Charles series

ITV has announced details of a new series celebrating HRH The Prince of Wales.

Inside the Duchy will feature exclusive interviews with Prince Charles, marking his 50th working year as The Duke of Cornwall.

The official synopsis reads: “…the series will offer an unprecedented insight into The Duchy of Cornwall, which covers more than 130,000 acres across 23 counties, touching coast, countryside and city.

“This unique 700 year old institution is both an ancient Royal estate, providing the personal income for every Duke of Cornwall since 1337, and a forward-thinking 21st century business, generating an income of over £20 million per year for The Prince, his family and his charitable organisations.”

A film crew was embedded with the Duchy of Cornwall for a year to make the two-part documentary series, “filming with the staff and tenants to capture every aspect of the day-to-day running of an Estate whose properties include farms, housing estates, industrial estates and even Dartmoor prison and spans territory from the London borough of Kennington to the Isles of Scilly.”

Jo Clinton-Davis, ITV Controller of Factual, commented: “We’re excited to have a landmark documentary offering viewers a unique, close quarters and intimate view of the Duchy and His Royal Highness’s role and working life within it.”

Executive producer Bill Lyons added: “It’s rare to have access to an untold story but that’s exactly what we discovered in the Duchy of Cornwall. These films will reveal just how much HRH The Prince of Wales has invested – personally and emotionally – into what has been his lifetime’s endeavour.”

Inside the Duchy will air on ITV in the UK later this year.

The Durrells actor Josh O’Connor is taking over the role of Prince Charles in the third season of The Crown when it premieres on Netflix this autumn.

It was also recently confirmed who will be playing Princess Diana in Season 4 next year.

The Crown is available to buy on DVD on Amazon.