The Royals

S2 (2015–16): Eleanor/Mandy's developed romantic and deception storyline. Relationship is not a healthy stable partnership; later male relationships do not erase this season's F/F arc.

Ended2015United States4 seasons · 40 episodes

An imagined British royal family lives under public scrutiny while trying to control private conflicts that rarely stay private for long.…Read more +Read less −

An imagined British royal family lives under public scrutiny while trying to control private conflicts that rarely stay private for long. Princess Eleanor answers the restrictions around her with a taste for risk, but rebellion does not make it easier to recognize sincere affection. In the second season, a connection with an American woman calling herself Mandy offers an escape from palace routines. Their developing attraction becomes entangled with secrets and competing loyalties, giving the relationship consequences beyond a passing encounter. The glossy family drama places Eleanor's sapphic storyline within a larger world of status, desire and manipulation, where being wanted can be difficult to distinguish from being useful to someone else's plans.

Supporting sapphic storylineDrama

Sapphic characters & cast

Alexandra Park

as Princess Eleanor Henstridge

Main sapphic character

Sarah Dumont

as Mandy / Samantha Cook

Supporting sapphic character

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Details & credits

Country: United States
Language: English
Premiere: 2015-03-15
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 40

Image credits

Poster: TVmaze series catalogue · Source
Alexandra Park: TVmaze performer catalogue · Source
Sarah Dumont: TVmaze performer catalogue · Source

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Last researched 2026-10-30. Editorially approved.

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