The Royal Beat: release date, hosts and everything we know

Royal Beat host Kate Thornton
Royal Beat host Kate Thornton (Image credit: ITV)

The Royal Beat is a new show hosted by Kate Thornton in which guests discuss the latest news about the royal family.

Kate and co will be looking into the work the royals perform and what happens within the House of Windsor. The guests will give insight and we wonder if there will be any royal gossip on offer?! 

Host and journalist Kate Thornton, said: "I'm thrilled to be bringing The Royal Beat to ITV and ITVX at a time of incredible change for our Monarchy. On every episode, we'll be joined by those that work closest with the royal family to bring you genuine insight on the work they do and explore what really happens behind closed doors in the House of Windsor. I think viewers will come away with a deeper understanding of the family and the machine that sits behind it to better understand why the Royals mean so much to us as a nation."

Here's everything we know...

The Royal Beat release date

The Royal Beat begins on Sunday October 13 at 11.30 am on ITV1. The series is 10 parts long and each episode runs for an hour. Slightly unusually it will be on fortnightly ITV says, rather than every week.

What will they be talking about?

Catherine, Princess of Wales, speaks with members of the Emergency Services during a visit to Southport Community Centre on October 10, 2024 in Southport, England.

The Princess of Wales made a public appearance this week (Image credit: Getty Images)

Well, there are no official details but there's been plenty of royal news for them to discuss. The Princess of Wales this week attended her first official public engagement since she finished her chemotherapy. While The Duchess of York made a trip to the set of Coronation Street and joked about making a cameo appearance. During her visit, she met Sally Dynevor, who plays Sally Metcalfe, in The Rovers.

ITV promises: "The exclusive royal talk show will feature various royal expert guests — from royal newspaper editors to former Palace insiders where together they will discuss all of the recent news surrounding the royal family. Each episode will bring fresh, knowledgeable and detailed insight into the monarchy in the UK and abroad."

Is there a trailer?

No not at the moment.

Behind the scenes on The Royal Beat

It has been commissioned by Katie Rawcliffe and Leanne Clarke for ITV Daytime.

David Hollingsworth
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David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.

Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough. 

David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.

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