{"podcast":{"title":"The Royals","slug":"the-royals-6903914","podcast_index_feed_id":6903914,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-royals","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68/1777061125426-3db3ab8b-6b51-477a-a6e1-723abedd091b.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":122,"summary":"The latest news on the drama that is the British royal family. Providing the inside story on Charles and Camilla, William and Kate, Harry and Meghan (and more!), The Times and The Sunday Times's royal editors Kate Mansey and Roya Nikkhah bring you the untold stories of what's really going on during the reign of King Charles III. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T10:21:01.156402+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914"},"episode":{"title":"The man who prepared William, Harry and Catherine for royal duty","slug":"the-man-who-prepared-william-harry-and-catherine-for-royal-duty","published_at":"2026-07-02T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914/the-man-who-prepared-william-harry-and-catherine-for-royal-duty","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-royals/episodes/jamie-lowther-pinkerton","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68/e/6a2839a0c022d9c4fe18c335/media.mp3","summary":"Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton is a former SAS soldier who became one of the royal family’s most trusted insiders – serving the Queen Mother, guiding Princes William and Harry through their early public lives, playing a key role in Prince William and Kate’s 2011 royal wedding, and later becoming godfather to Prince George. This week on The Royals , Kate Mansey and Roya Nikkhah speak to Jamie about what it takes to prepare young royals for public duty, and what he learnt about William’s future as king, Harry’s bond with the military and Kate's quiet confidence. And as the royal family becomes increasingly slimmed-down, what can his experience tell us about the challenges facing the next generation? Jamie's novel, Beyond the Edge of Light, is available from 9th July. You can buy a copy from The Times Bookshop , with a special discount for Times+ members. Got a question? Get in touch: theroyals@thetimes.co.uk Image: Getty Producer: Robert Wallace, Harry Bligh Executive Producer: Priyanka Deladia Read more: Kate, Wills and Harry's confidant: the man who kept their secrets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton is a former SAS soldier who became one of the royal family’s most trusted insiders – serving the Queen Mother, guiding Princes Wil…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2120,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-royals-6903914/episodes/the-man-who-prepared-william-harry-and-catherine-for-royal-duty/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914/the-man-who-prepared-william-harry-and-catherine-for-royal-duty.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}