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These London ladies are bringing the drama. On Tuesday, the first trailer for The Real Housewives of London dropped, and it features plenty of the franchise’s signature style and made-for-TV chaos, from heated dinners to cutting insults.
“You call The Daily Mail when you go on one date with someone,” one cast member tells another during a picture-perfect garden party that takes an ugly turn.
“You’re jealous of me,” another woman declares later in the trailer (via YouTube). “Off you go. Back to Paddington. Back to Paddington.”
‘Real Housewives of London’ cast member wants to ask King Charles about Harry and Meghan
There’s even a hint that the most famous family in the U.K. could be sucked into the Real Housewives universe. In the teaser, housewife Panthea Parker and her lawyer husband Ed Parker head “off to the palace.” (Panthea and Ed attended a party at Buckingham Palace in May, according to her social media.)
In the car on the way to the event, Panthea considers what she might say to the monarch.
“I’m going to go up to the king,” she says. “And I’m going to go, ‘How do you feel about Harry and what he did?’”
“It says, specifically, ‘Do not ask the monarch about Harry and Meghan,” Ed replies, while looking at what appears to be a program for the event. But he was likely joking about Harry and Meghan being an explicitly banned topic of conversation.
“There are no obligatory codes of behaviour when meeting … a member of the Royal Family,” notes The Royal Household website. However, it would be considered impolite to bring up personal topics at an event like one of the royal garden parties, which attract thousands of attendees and are held as “a way of recognising and rewarding public service.”
Panthea shared some highlights from her visit to the palace on Instagram, including candid photos of Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh. She also posted a brief video of King Charles speaking.
“If there’s any garden party to go to, it’s the King’s at Buckingham Palace—naturally,” she captioned the post. “The average age? Let’s just say I was the youth ambassador. So I had to bring the vibes—blessing the royals, curtsying at strangers, asking if they were cousins. Thank God no one marched me off to the Tower of London… I don’t think my heels would’ve survived it!”
Who is part of ‘The Real Housewives of London’ cast?
Who’s who in The Real Housewives of London? The cast includes Juliet Angus from Ladies of London, former model Amanda Cronin, Real Housewives of Jersey alum Karen Loderick-Peace, former actor and pageant queen Juliet Mayhew, socialite Panthea Parker and businesswoman Nessie Welschinger. Real Housewives of New York City alum Dorinda Medley also makes an appearance in the trailer. So does Caroline Stanbury of Ladies of London and The Real Housewives of Dubai. She pops up in the teaser to tell Juliet that she needs a facelift.
The Real Housewives of London premieres August 18 on Hayu in the U.K. A U.S. premiere date has not been announced.
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