The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)

What’s a royal obsessive to do?

- By Leanne Italie

NEW YORK » Are you a royal desperado, in that binge watching kind of way?

The House of Windsor, under that and other grand names, has provided five British monarchs to date, but it took you a quick minute to breeze through the recently released second season of “The Crown” on Netflix. And the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle isn’t until May 19, for heaven’s sake.

Word is the third season of “The Crown” won’t be released until 2019, so what’s a royal obsessive to do in the interim? Some ideas on what to read and watch while you wait:

A CORONATION

The Smithsonia­n Channel will mark the 65th anniversar­y of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on Jan. 14 with a rare TV appearance by the queen herself in a new documentar­y about her big day, aptly titled “The Coronation.” The 91-year-old monarch has a look back at the King Edward crown she wore only

How about some appointmen­t TV for the second season of this Masterpiec­e series that began in 2016? Season 2 begins on Jan. 14 and a third season has been confirmed. The show so far has focused on the early days of Queen Victoria’s reign. It stars Jenna Coleman as the young and angsty Victoria and Tom Hughes as the curt but cute Prince Albert. Most Americans know the show as a PBS series, but each season has aired in the United Kingdom on ITV before hitting the states. There’s plenty of “Upstairs Downstairs” drama and oddly amusing one-liners to make it all worthwhile.

HOUSE OF WINDSOR

“Diana, in Her Own Words,” “Empire of the Tsars,” “Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King,” “Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute,” “The Royals” and “The Royal House of

If you feel like big and fresh film production­s, find “Dunkirk” and “Darkest Hour.” They’ve got you covered

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