. ♪ charlie: "king charles iii" is a history play from mike bartlett. his abilities as a ruler are challenged by parliament and his own family as he attempts to assert more power than his predecessor. ben brantley calls the play "flat-out brilliant." joining me now are the stars. i am pleased to have them here at this table for the first time. everyone is talking about this. what is it about the royal family? i do a morning television show. what is it? why do we like royalty? tim: it is increasingly unreal in the modern world. if you are in london and you happen to see the horse guards, it is like a fairy show. it is fantastic. charlie: the drama and what has happened to the royal family is so fascinating. tim: the whole of the diana saga was lived out in public. i feel this is terribly sensitive because it came to such a desperate end. but you could not have made that story up. charlie: you play such an interesting figure. how would you describe her relationship to her husband? margot: devoted. in the play, she is clearly a wife who loves her husband a