Synopsis
In the wake of books, biographies and annus horribili, the monarchy is facing its biggest crisis for half a century. Even establishment circles are now worried that the cracks in the royal facade are beginning to show. Nicholas Witchell reports on the personal, public and political pressures on the royal family. How is the monarchy going to retain public support? Is it still too grand for modern Britain, and what shape will it be in for the next century?