Camilla reveals she and Prince Charles are 'addicted' to Danish drama The Killing

The Duchess of Cornwall got to meet the star of the gritty Danish crime drama during a visit to the set today.

But when the royal couple want to settle down in front of the television together, their rather unexpected choice of viewing, it turns out, is the gritty, expletive-laded Danish crime drama The Killing.

The Duchess admitted she and the Prince were “addicted” to the cult TV series when she met its star, Sofie Grabol, on a trip to the set in Copenhagen.

The Prince missed out on the visit because he had another engagement to fulfil, but admitted that the show was “one of the only things we can agree on seeing together”.

The Duchess, who specifically asked for the visit to be added to her itinerary during the couple’s official tour of Denmark, could not hide her excitement as she chatted with Miss Grabol, who plays the single-minded detective Sarah Lund.

After being told the cast were filming the climax to the eagerly-awaited third series, when Sarah Lund will finally unmask a murderer, the Duchess grabbed Miss Grabol’s pistol, pointed it at members of the press and declared: “It was me all along!”

“It is just a toy gun,” said Miss Grabol, who plays Lund. “It weighs nothing.”
The Duchess also left with a unique souvenir as Miss Grabol, whose character always wears a Faroese jumper, presented the Duchess with her very own Sarah Lund sweater.

“It’s fantastic!” said the Duchess, who was clearly itching to put it on. “Do NOT lose it!” she said as she handed it to an aide.

Miss Grabol even seemed a touch envious of the cardigan, saying: “It’s nice and soft. Why is it much softer than mine? It’s a better one!”

As the Duchess was shown around the location where part of the third series of the drama is being filmed – a scrapyard on the outskirts of Copenhagen – the Duchess said: “I’m an addict. I’m so excited by this.”

As she was introduced to Sarah Lund’s new sidekick, played by Nikolaj Kaas, the Duchess said: “I hope we are going to see you again,” referring to the fact that Lund’s previous two partners were both killed off. “I hope you don’t go the same way as the others.”