Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
★ 8 · 2021 · Documentary · History · TV Movie
No profession, no say, no freedom of expression. Life as a prince consort is not exactly pleasure taxing. No constitution ascribes any function to the husband of a queen. Nowhere does it say what he must or must not do. A life in the shadow of the crown. Can that go well?
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