For the arena, see The Palace of Auburn Hills. For the hotel, see The New York Palace Hotel. See also Palace (disambiguation).The Palace was a British drama television series that aired on ITV in 2008. Produced by Company Pictures for the ITV network, it was created by Tom Grieves and follows a fictional British Royal Family in the aftermath of the death of King James III and the succession of his 24-year-old son, King Richard IV, played by Rupert Evans.