Hi, okay, so how many times have you thought about what it's like to be king or queen?

Well, what if I told you that there's a darker side to royalty?

And that more often than not, life as a prince or princess is anything but a fairy tale.

From the creators of Even the Rich comes a new podcast called Even the Royals,

where host Brooke

and Erescia pull back the curtain on royal families, past, present, and from all over the

world.

Even the Royals covers everything from stories you thought you knew, like Marie Antoinette,

who was actually a victim of viral propaganda campaigns.

And what followed was a series of impossible to believe events

that led to her eventual beheading, more on that soon.

Or Catherine DiMadici, who history branded as a cold and power-obsessed manipulator

and assumed that she was responsible for one of the most devastating

massacres in French history. But as an orphan, she spent her life as a powerless hostage

and her determination to rise to power and preserve her dynasty, led her to some dark places

and desperate measures. So listen, royal status might be

bright and shiny, but clearly it comes at the expense of everything else, like your freedom,

your privacy, and sometimes your head. I'm about to play you a clip from Even the Royals.

It was really good. I wanted to keep listening. Here is that clip. Follow Even the Royals on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcast.

A quick note about our show. While some scenes are dramatized, we promise we did our homework and everything is based on facts.

And a royal heads up, today's episode contains swearing that would have the Royal Court calling for our heads.

Please be advised.

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