I am about halfway through Episode 2. It is compelling television, but I would really like to see a documentary about the story behind this documentary. As some will know, the documentarian behind the program is Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi, a scion of an illustrious noble family, niece by marriage of the Prince of Monaco, and one of the most well-connected aristocrats in Europe.

Even more relevantly, Ms. Casiraghi's mother is a close friend of the sister of Dirk Hamer, who features prominently in the docuseries and has devoted her life for decades to proving the Prince's guilt and bringing him to justice. This is not a piece of objective journalism but a major act in Ms. Hamer's crusade. Nothing wrong with that and I am certainly not a defender of the Prince, but I do think it is a bit misleading that the agenda is not made clear within the program. The filmmaker has been very upfront about her purpose in promotional interviews including, apparently, in the upcoming issue of Tatler. (My copy has not yet arrived, but it may be out already in Europe.)

Apparently the Prince of Venice has attacked Ms. Casiraghi on Twitter, although I haven't seen the thread. He and his father both appear extensively as interview subjects throughout the docuseries, so I wonder if they were perhaps under the impression that they would get more favorable treatment since the filmmaker is "one of us" so to speak. If so, they were very mistaken, and I could see why Prince EF would be upset.

Anyway, even only halfway through, I can say it really is fascinating and I recommend it to anyone interested in this sort of program. Anyone interested in the sad descent of the House of Savoy and the tragic scandal which probably destroyed forever whatever slim chance might still have existed at a restoration should definitely watch it.