6 of the royal family's most controversial TV appearances

Prince Phillip was the first royal to give a television interview on May 29, 1961. The Duke of Edinburgh joined Richard Dimbleby on BBC Panorama to discuss the Commonwealth Technical Training Week. The interview was not especially controversial, but the move itself was no small thing.

In an intimate first for the British royals, the family was followed in their day-to-day lives for a whole year to create a 105-minute BBC documentary. Scenes included the Queen having an afternoon garden party and the family enjoying a barbeque at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Princess Anne can be seen saying that the event will be "an absolute total guaranteed failure."

The film, which last aired in 1972, received mixed reactions from viewers. It was hidden away in the BBC archives in 1970, and is now banned from being shown on television without permission from the Queen.

Interest around the elusive documentary recently returned after it featured as part of a storyline in season three of "The Crown" and resurfaced on YouTube, but was soon taken down "due to a copyright claim."

In a now-infamous ITV documentary "Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role," made to mark the 25th anniversary of the investiture of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales admitted to having an extramarital affair.

Presenter Jonathan Dimbleby asked Charles if he tried to be "faithful and honorable" to his wife Princess Diana, to which he replied: "Yes," before pausing.

"Until it became irretrievably broken down, us both having tried," he added.

The couple separated in 1992, two years before the documentary aired and the rumors of Charles' infidelity had been wide-spread. Their separation also featured in "Diana: The True Story," a biography written by Andrew Morton based on secretly recorded tapes of the princess.

A year after Prince Charles admitted he was unfaithful, Diana undertook a BBC One Panorama interview with Martin Bashir, where she touched on her marriage, her mental health, and her eating disorder.

As well as confirming that she too had engaged in an affair, Diana delivered one of her most memorable quotes about the relationship between her husband and Camilla Parker Bowles: "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."

In perhaps the most controversial television interview given by a member of the royal family, Prince Andrew's sit-down interview with Newsnight's Emily Maitlis led to him stepping back from public duties.

The Duke of York had agreed to the interview to shed light on his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Asked why he had stayed in Epstein's New York home after his conviction, Andrew replied: "I went there with the sole purpose of saying to him that because he had been convicted, it was inappropriate for us to be seen together."

When presented with allegations made against himself regarding one of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Giuffre, Andrew said he had "no recollection of ever meeting this lady" and that he recalled being in a Pizza Express with his daughter at the time.

In an ITV documentary following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on a tour of Africa, viewers gained an insight into the struggle that Markle faced upon becoming pregnant while facing relentless media scrutiny.

"Any woman especially when they are pregnant, you're really vulnerable and so that was made really challenging," she told interviewer Tom Bradby.

"And, also thank you for asking, because not many people have asked if I'm OK. But it's a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes," she added.

Just a few months later, the couple announced that they would step back as senior members of the royal family.