Emmy Awards Audience Treated To First Full Trailer Of E! Scripted Drama 'The Royals' With Liz Hurley | HuffPost

It's The Royals, But Not As We Know Them

Caroline Frost— The Huffington Post UK

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If the Emmy Awards audience were having trouble keeping awake with all that free champagne on offer and a bunch of oh-so-predictable wins to applaud, the first full-length trailer for 'The Royals' would have given them a fresh boost when it was played out last night during one of the ceremony's ad breaks.

The Royals is a fictional account of England's royal family, starring Liz Hurley as The Queen

'The Royals' will be emerging from the E! stable, generally more celebrated for its insightful red carpet analysis and keeping us up to date with the loves and losses of A through C listers.

On its way, though, is this - the channel's very first scripted drama, fittingly charting more loves and losses, just with its lens focussed on Britain's royal family. Except it's completely fictional. And it stars Elizabeth Hurley as Queen Helena. What's not to like?

Liz Hurley is on fine, feisty form as Queen Helena

The trailer reveals the Queen preoccupied with her brood's inability to conduct themselves in a manner befitting their royal status. "We're not a normal family," she tells them.

Nope, because they've all got a lot more money and privilege, and her offspring seem determined to spend it all on booze, bling and lots and lots of bonking. Like we said, fictional.

Starring alongside our Liz is William Moseley, Alexandra Park and Vincent Regan, and 'The Royals' will be coming to our screens in the New Year. Definitely one to file under 'Guilty Pleasures'.

Liz Hurley: Style Evolution

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24 Sep 1989, Elizabeth Hurley and Hugh Grant back in the day, hold up- is that a scrunchie? (credit:getty)

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01 Jan 1990, Grant And Hurley (credit:getty)

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01 Jan 1990, Grant And Hurley (credit:getty)

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01 Jan 1990, Elizabeth Hurley. (credit:getty )

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01 Jan 1990, Elizabeth Hurley (credit:getty)

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01 Jan 1990, Elizabeth Hurley (credit:getty)

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05 Nov 1993, "The Remains of the Day" UK Film Premiere (credit:getty)

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11 Jul 1995, "Nine Months" Los Angeles Premiere (credit:getty)

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6 Aug 1996, Versace Boutique Grand Opening Party (credit:getty)

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6 Jun 1995, Fragrance Foundation's 23rd Annual FiFi Awards Liz looking tres chic if we do say so ourselves! (credit:getty)

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02 Nov 1997, Seventh Annual Environmental Media Awards So Jacky O! We love this shot of Liz, all chic in shades. (credit:getty)

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14 Jun 1999, Dunhill Polo Match (credit:getty)

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23 Jan 2000, 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards Glowing and gorgeous inspite of the HURL-ing rain. (credit:getty)

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20 Oct 2000, Elizabeth Hurley At The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards Super sexy-chic in this very low cut black halter dress, so Vogue. (credit:getty)

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14 Apr 2003, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (credit:getty)

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15 Oct 2003, Elizabeth Hurley gets pretty in this pale pink gown, whilst we're unsure about the bow the silver embellishment is oh so Liz! (credit:getty)

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25 May 2003, Cannes Film Festival - Closing Ceremony (credit:getty)

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26 Apr 2004, HOT PINK PARTY Hosted by Elizabeth Hurley and Sir Elton John This little number complete with halter-neck, silver accessories- oh and some Hurley thigh, makes for a winning look. (credit:getty)

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17 Mar 2005, "Mary Poppins" Gala Evening (credit:getty)

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21 Dec 2005, Sir Elton John and David Furnish's Civil Partnership (credit:getty)

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14 Sep 2005, October Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign Launch (credit:getty)

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23 Oct 2006, Marc Hom and Tim Jefferies Party Lavish in lace, yes the lady still has it. (credit:getty)

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05 Dec 2007, Action on Addiction Charity Event at Selfridges This is how Liz warms up for Christmas! (credit:getty)

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02 Oct 2008, New York City. Another pink halter, but this time there's frill. (credit:getty)

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August 28 2008, Liz Hurley poses next to her ex-husband Arun Nayar as they arrive at La Fenice Theatre in Venice for the screening of the documentary 'The Last Emperor '. (credit:getty)

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03 Oct 2008, Elizabeth Hurley and Jay Strongwater celebrate Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Liz in leopard print, with just a smidge of pink. (credit:getty)

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12 Oct 2009, New York. The 10th Anniversary of Estee Lauder Raising Funds for Breast Cancer All that glitters, in pink is surely our Elizabeth. (credit:getty)

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01 Jun 2010, Paris. Elizabeth Hurley attends the Evelyn H. Lauder photo exhibition at Galeries Lafayette (credit:getty)

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30 Jun 2010, The Elephant Parade Auction (credit:getty)

Liz Hurley: Style Evolution (30 of42)

19 Oct 2010, Estee Lauder Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign at Harrods A sparkling off-the-shoulder number that Liz works all in the name of a dazzling cause. (credit:getty)

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23 Jun 2011, London. Liz Hurley and Shane Warne (credit:getty)

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2011, Breast Cancer Research Foundation's Hot Pink Party Liz is minus the pink, but with a sunkissed complexion and a shimmery off-the-shoulder dress. Easy on the eyes, pinched at the waste; yes we've seen a wardbrobe of these wonders. (credit:getty)

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10 Mar 2011, Elizabeth Hurley. (credit:getty)

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24 Sep 2012, Roberto Cavalli Spring-Summer 2013 Milan (credit:getty)

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23 May 2012, London. Elizabeth Hurley launches her new bed linen collection at House of Fraser. (credit:getty)

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December 17 2011, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA (credit:getty)

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01 Oct 2012 New York, Estee Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign 20th Anniversary Interactive Exhibition Unveiling. (credit:getty)

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08 Feb 2012, New York, Elizabeth Hurley at the amfAR New York Gala, 2012 Fashion Week (credit:getty)

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30 Apr 2012, New York, Breast Cancer Foundation's Hot Pink Party (credit:getty)

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01 Oct 2012, New York. Liz's latest appearance for The 20th Anniversary Of The Estee Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign (credit:getty)

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01 Oct 2012, New York, Empire State Building (credit:getty)

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01 Oct 2012, New York. (credit:getty)

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