Crown Jewels

The filming of The Crown’s final season is underway at St. Andrews and Samantha and Lex reminisce on their favorite William and Kate moments. Tea & Crumpets continued with reviewing Harry and Meghan’s three conditions to attend the coronation and Princess Anne’s attempted kidnapping in 1974. Then, they Make It Reign on Donald Trump after learning he will be releasing letters he received from Princ...

We’ve got our first royal wedding of the season! This week, Lex and Sam kick off Tea & Crumpets by sharing details from Princess Iman of Jordan’s stunning wedding. They go from the wedding to the hen party discussing Sarah Ferguson’s interview about Diana on her bachelorette and share their thoughts on the newly announced Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet official royal titles. They Make it Reign...

Are there different rules for different royalty? Lex and Samantha start off this week’s Tea & Crumpets by reading off the laundry list of rules monarchs across the globe are required to follow, the Sussex’s e-vite to the coronation, and Harry’s therapist interview. Then, they Make it Reign on the Frogmore saga. Was this all a ploy to get Andrew out of Buckingham Palace? To close, they play game of...

Samantha and Lex are back and so is Meghan? They begin by announcing Meghan’s surprise return to Instagram to give her coffee brand a boost. Then, they serve up this week’s Tea & Crumpets in which Courtney Cox confirmed she did NOT give Harry mushrooms (so don’t trip), more artists have declined performing at the coronation, and Prince Harry’s surprise ‘Spare’ event. They Make it Reign on Queen Co...

Welcome to the Monarch Cinematic Universe. This week, Lex and Samantha report on Princess Eugenie’s LA outing, while her father (Prince Andrew) found his new 'financial savior'. They Make It Reign on the coronation with another concert update and “Rumor Has It” Adele turned down her royal invitation. Then, they guess if George, Charlotte, or Louis have the largest net worth in a game of Mail or Fa...

Lex, Samantha, and their fellow Bowlers start by wishing Camilla a speedy recovery. Then, in this week’s Tea & Crumpets, they review Sasha Walpole’s interview with Piers Morgan and question the “evidence” Prince Andrew thinks will clear his name. They Make It Reign on Samantha Markel’s lawsuit from March 2022, accusing Meghan of “defamation and injurious falsehood”. To finish up, they play their f...

We have yet another royal running for the hills… Hollywood hills. This week, Lex and Samantha reveal that Princess Eugenie and her husband may follow Meghan and Harry to California after the birth of their second child. Then, they Make It Reign on Sasha Walpole and her 15 minutes of fame claiming to be the first one to roger Harry's todger. They end by playing a round of Mail or Fail and choosing...

Prince Andrew isn’t the only one being shown the royal door this week. On today’s Tea & Crumpets, Samantha and Lex tell us all about the Archewell execs who parted ways with Harry & Meghan, Alan Cumming returning his OBE, and Prince Andrew’s sizable teddy bear collection. Then they Make It Reign on King Charles finally making the decision to evict his brother from Buckingham Palace. To close thing...

The Brits aren’t the only royals with family drama. On this week’s Tea & Crumpets, Samantha and Lex start us off with Kim Kardashian’s purchase of Princess Diana’s Attalah Cross necklace, update us on the coronation’s 3 day party line up, and the former king of Greece’s passing. They leave the U.K. behind and Make It Reign on Denmark’s Durek drama, Thailand’s crop top king, and Spanish Monarchy’s...

The gift that keeps on giving! This week, Samantha and Lex are back to dig even deeper into Spare with the help of Betches’ own Sami Sage. Together, they discover that a second date to Botswana isn’t as original as Meghan thinks, note the rising “todger” count, and critique the now-infamous line “she didn’t know and I didn’t tell her”. After Sami takes off, they Make it Reign on Harry’s paranoia,...

Prince Harry’s tell all book is finally here! Lex Niko & Samantha Bush have their copies in-hand and are joined by guest Dylan Hafer to unravel the long awaited mysteries of the fab 4 and more. From William & Harry’s knock down brawl and Meghan & Kate’s baby brain beef, to Harry’s frosty todger, this memoir leaves nothing to the imagination. They Make it Reign on an important topic covered in the...

Prince Harry’s book isn’t even out yet and we’re already floored… much like Harold himself. After a surprise leak of Harry’s upcoming book Spare, host Lex Niko offers her instant reaction to the allegations that Willy shoved his brother to the floor during their now-infamous 2019 confrontation. Can the royal brothers ever come back from this? What else do we know about the leak? And what questions...

Is King Charles forgiving and forgetting? Lex & Samantha ring in the new year with news from Buckingham Palace that King Charles is willing to extend an olive branch to Harry “despite the many barbs from California.” They question what a coronation looks like in the 21st century and how monarchies will change now that more royals are coming under critical condition. They Make It Reign on the Danis...

If you haven’t watched Season 5 of The Crown, here is your fair warning. In this episode Samantha and Lex take a deep dive into the latest season of The Crown. Combing through each episode, they chat about how the actors matched with their respective royal, the attention to detail in the writing, and of course the fashion. In this season, Diana was a large part of the storyline and Lex and Samanth...

Are Harry and William done for good? The final three eps of Meghan & Harry’s doc are finally out on Netflix, so Lex & Samantha are recapping it all. They start with a reaction to the post-documentary reports that the royal divide has grown too deep to repair. Plus, they talk about rumors that H&M are asking for a royal sit-down. Then they dive into episodes four through six, starting with a walk b...

The Harry and Meghan documentary is finally here and Lex and Samantha are giving their royal review. But first, the Tea and Crumpets for the week are about King Charles and Camilla’s Christmas card, Princess Anne and Prince Edward becoming counsellors of state, and Camilla’s cover girl debut on Good Housekeeping. Then they Make It Reign on Harry and Meghan: going into every detail from their Botsw...

Meghan and Harry’s documentary has debuted on Netflix and Lex and Samantha chat about their initial thoughts from the trailer. Make sure to tune in next week for the official Crown Jewels review of the first three episodes. The topics being served for this week’s Tea & Crumpets are: Susan Hussey’s racism, Kate’s green meme dress, and the Bravo Cinematic Universe x Royal crossover. While rooting fo...

Coronation day has finally arrived. It’s the first episode of Crown Jewels and hosts Lex Niko and Samantha Bush tell us all about their personal royal obsessions, including who they’d pick as their fave monarch of all time. Then they get into this week’s royal news with Tea and Crumpets: topics include Meghan’s return to social media, the egging of King Charles, Queen Elizabeth’s possible cancer d...

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