Move over, The Crown. While certain corners of the press have been getting het up about the exact ratio of fact to fabrication in Peter Morgan’s lavish evocation of Windsor life, a new wave of novels and TV shows have been getting Gen Z readers and viewers hooked on the antics of (fictional) royal dynasties.
Over on Netflix, the home of Morgan’s drama, you can stick the subtitles on to watch Young Royals, a Swedish teen drama that chronicles Prince Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding)’s romance with fellow student Simon Eriksson (Omar Rudberg). Or you can try Norwegian movie Royalteen, about Lena, an ordinary girl who falls for a “party prince” when she starts at a new school. See a theme emerging? Head to the romance section of a high-street bookshop and you’ll find more of the same.
