Hallmark Announces New Movie "William & Catherine: a Royal Romance" to Premiere August 27  6/19/11

"William & Catherine: A Royal Romance," A Hallmark Channel Original Movie Starring Jane Alexander, Victor Garber, Jean Smart, Alice St. Clair and Dan Amboyer Premieres Exclusively on Hallmark Channel August 27

Emmy(R) Award-Winner Linda Yellen and Emmy(R) Award Nominee Brad Krevoy Executive Produce

Hallmark Channel announces that "William & Catherine: A Royal Romance," a two-hour Hallmark Channel Original Movie from Emmy(R) Award-winning producer Linda Yellen ("Playing for Time") and Emmy(R) Award nominee Brad Krevoy ("Taking Chance") will have its World Premiere exclusively on the network, Saturday, August 27 (9 p.m. ET/PT, 8C).

In starring roles are four-time Oscar(R) nominee, 8-time Emmy(R) Award nominee (two wins, including "Playing for Time" with Executive Producer Linda Yellen) and three-time Golden Globe nominee Jane Alexander as HM QUEEN ELIZABETH, 6-time Emmy nominee and Broadway star Victor Garber ("Alias," "Will & Grace") as HRH PRINCE CHARLES, three-time Emmy Award winner Jean Smart ("Samantha Who?," "Frasier,") as the DUCHESS OF CORNWALL CAMILLA PARKER BOWLES, 23-year old English rose Alice St. Clair as CATHERINE MIDDLETON and newcomer Dan Amboyer ("Body of Proof") as HRH PRINCE WILLIAM. Stanley Edridge plays HRH PRINCE HARRY, Lesley Harcourt plays HRH PRINCESS DIANA and Mark Penfold plays HRH PRINCE PHILIP.

"William & Catherine: A Royal Romance" has Emmy(R) Award winner Linda Yellen ("Playing for Time) and Emmy(R) nominated Brad Krevoy as Executive Producers. Ms. Yellen's previous credits include "The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana," one of the most popular TV movies of all time. Brad Krevoy is the producer of more than 100 feature films, including the Emmy(R) nominated TV movie, "Taking Chance."

The Royal Wedding of Prince William of Wales to his sweetheart of eight years Catherine Middleton on April 29 showcased the best of Great Britain, becoming the most watched live event in history. For all its pomp, circumstance, pageantry, and great historical relevance, the union of William and Catherine is a fairytale tower of love that will captivate the world long into the future.

Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of 87.5 million subscribers. The top tier program service is distributed through more than 5,450 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country. Hallmark Channel is the nation's leading network in quality family programming with an ambitious slate of original TV movies, lifestyle and general entertainment content, and is the home of "The Martha Stewart Show", which anchors the channel's new daytime HOME block. Hallmark Channel's sibling network is Hallmark Movie Channel, also available in HD and SD, which focuses on the family-friendly movies with a mix of classic theatrical films, presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library, original Hallmark Channel movies and special events.

Source: Hallmark Channel Press Release