King Charles focus of bombshell documentary which dares to ask ‘What’s the Monarchy For?’

The British royal family, led by King Charles, has been shortlisted as the subject suitable for an unyielding discussion in a new BBC docuseries titled What’s the Monarchy For?.

Hosted by journalist David Dimbleby, the three-part programme explores the royal establishment’s alleged role in its nation’s political affairs, the King’s wealth assortment, and a lot more.

With the series’ final episode soon approaching, the bombshell claims already discussed in What’s the Monarchy For? have understandably given rise to even further debate.

The hottest topic: King Charles’ billionaire status

One of the most fiery debates stroked by the docuseries, airing on BBC One, is the status of King Charles as Britain’s first billionaire monarch.

Dimbleby claimed in the broadcast that Charles III “inherited more wealth than any monarch for generations”.

While Norman Baker, author of Royal Mint, National Debt: The Shocking Truth About the Royals’ Finances, said on the subject, “I think the current £1.8bn for Charles’s wealth is an underestimate. I’d put it somewhere closer to £2.5bn because we don’t know the extent of his investment income. There’s no question Charles is a billionaire.”

David Dimbleby’s history with the royal family

Presenter for What’s the Monarchy For?, David Dimbleby himself shares a storied history with the royal family — the journalist has long been involved in reporting for the Crown and is in fact exploring his own legacy regarding that in the documentary.

“Broadcaster David Dimbleby has reported on countless royal occasions – from weddings to funerals and jubilees. But often he feels his role has been to help the palace and the people inside it present themselves as they want to be seen,” the first episode’s description on BBC One stated.

It is no surprise that Dimbleby would know all about the Firm’s relentless pursuit of control for its own image, given that King Charles had chosen his younger brother, Jonathan Dimbleby, as the presenter he was willing to let him interview during the public fallout from the breakdown of his marriage to Princess Diana and subsequent allegations of infidelity.

Their conversation, titled Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role, aired on ITV in June 1994. Amid the global fascination, including admiration, for his first wife, the then Prince of Wales had sat down with Dimbleby to shift the narrative focus onto his other engagements, while giving the viewers at home what they really wanted.

“Talking about the marriage, Charles also said that its failure ‘is the last possible thing that I ever wanted. I mean, I’m not a total idiot… It’s not something that I went into, marriage, you know, with the intention of this happening, or in any way in a cynical frame of mind… I have always tried to get it right and tried to do the right thing by everybody,” reported the Radio Times.

The final episode

The third and final episode of the series will air on December 16 and is set to feature “shocking scandals and startling interviews”.

“In an episode featuring shocking scandals and startling interviews, David Dimbleby asks how far the royals will go to maintain public support – and can they succeed?” the official synopsis provided by BBC One revealed.