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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 09: Elizabeth Hurley attends 'The Royals' New York Series Premiere at The Standard Highline on March 9, 2015 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == Image Credit: AFP

Liz Hurley’s new TV show has been drubbed by US critics. The Royals, starring Hurley as a fictional Queen, and Joan Collins as her feisty mother, was described as “not a royally good time” by The Hollywood Reporter.

The show was branded “loud and bombastic”, with one critic saying it “plays like an extended MTV music video”.

Meanwhile, Newsday called it “trash TV” and “the equivalent of The Real Housewives of Buckingham Palace”.

A source at E! TV, which will broadcast the show in the UK later this month, said: “Everyone is very disappointed with the reviews. We were hoping, with such a stellar cast, this would be something that would really appeal.”