LONDON: Four months after a royal wedding isn't too late for a movie about the courtship, especially if the couple in question is Prince William and the former Kate Middleton.That's how Hallmark Channel sees it, at least, and evidence supports the newlyweds' ongoing popularity with the worldwide public ... the attention to their recent trip to Canada and the United States being a prime example. Lifetime depicted their relationship the week before the wedding in the April drama "William & Kate," and Hallmark offers its version when "William & Catherine: A Royal Romance" premieres Saturday, Aug. 27.
Newcomers Dan Amboyer and Alice St. Clair have the title roles, but the teleplay co-written by executive producer and director Linda Yellen also spends much time on other parties to the relationship, giving some veteran performers chunky roles.
Two-time Emmy winner Jane Alexander plays Queen Elizabeth II, and Victor Garber ("Alias") and Jean Smart -- fresh from what turned out to be a short stint as the governor on CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" -- are cast as Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.