Charles tries to keep the family in order but Wills wants to mingle with the ordinary people so is working in a café. Pippa is jealous of Kate bagging a prince so uses her fantastic arse to lure Harry.
While on a humanitarian mission Kate contracts Ebola forcing Wills to rush to her bedside. Beatrice and Eugenie discover that the face paint they applied for the ball doesn't come off.
When a stranger claims Charles is his father it throws into question who is second in line to the throne. Wills and Kate shun royal life to live in Rickmansworth and Pippa is irked when Harry is set to marry down under.
Wills becomes obsessed with the Royal Variety Show, Kate is preoccupied with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Charles and Camilla try to pass as 'lefties'. Meanwhile, Harry is admitted to hospital.
A disillusioned Wills leads calls for a referendum on the abolition of the monarchy, splitting the older and younger members of the family. Camilla's dirty tricks campaign uncovers shocking news about Kate.
Following the result of the vote to abolish the monarchy Wills tries to save his family, and the nation, as President George Osborne imposes austerity on the country.
The ghost of Christmas past, King George III, tries to get Wills to rescind the crown back to his dad by showing him what Christmas future has in store for him if he fails to do so.