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Being a part of a royal family might seem enticing or spicy,

but more often than not, it comes at the expense of everything else in your life, like your freedom, your privacy, and sometimes even your head.

Even the Royals is a podcast from Wondery that pulls back the curtain on Royal

Families past and present from all over the world to show you the darker side of

what it means to be royalty and I've really been enjoying it.

Like the true stories behind the Six Wives of Henry VIII, whose lies were so much more than just

divorced, beheaded, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived, or Esther of Burundi, a princess

who fled her home country to become France's first black supermodel.

To Queen Christina of Sweden, an icon who traded in dresses for pants,

had an affair with her lady in waiting,

and eventually gave up her crown because she refused to get married.

Throwing her involvement in a murder and an attempt to become Queen of Poland

and you have one of the most unforgettable legacies in royal history.

Instead of settling for a predictable royal life,

these women blew theirs up in the name of freedom

and embracing their true selves.

And that's a message that I think we can all get behind. You're about to hear a

preview of Even The Royals. While you're listening, follow Even the Royals on the

Wondery app or wherever you get your podcast.

A quick note about our show.

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