Albert II werpt een blik achter de schermen bij de koninklijke familie: hoe zijn hun onderlinge relaties, wat zijn hun frustaties en hun ambities. De dialogen tussen de leden van de koninklijke familie zijn verzonnen.

Largely fictionalized, partly fictitious chapters from the life of the Belgian royal family during and around the reign of king Albert II. Besides his duties, including signing a more federal regime for the Belgian state, focus is on his marital troubles, illegal offspring and unruly sons. Albert's elder brother and predecessor Boudewijn I and his widow Fabiola also play a largely fictionalized part.