Thomas Archer Mills (Johnsonverse)

Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills (born Thomas James Muscatello, April 18, 1979) is an American journalist, former host and director of the series Life With the Windsors, and founder of the British Monarchist Society. He has worked as an editor for The Guardian, BBC, BBC America and WBC. Mills also worked as a real estate agent until 2005.
== Biography ==
Mills was born on August 18, 1979, in Glens Falls, New York, and was raised in Bolton Landing, where he would gain a fascination in British history, eventually visiting the United Kingdom numerous times, heightening his Anglophilia and leading him to speak in a British accent. Thomas would then attend Coastal Carolina University to study politics and history, then graduating to become a real estate agent operating under Imperial Group International. After a falling out with the agency, Mills picked up journalism in 2006. With his already keen knowledge of the UK prior he moved to the United Kingdom and began to work for the BBC and the Guardian as a editor and writer. During this time he met many members of the British monarchy, getting acquainted with the royal family. His journalism and extensive work picked up interest with WBC, asking him to be an editor for international news segments, beginning his relationship with the company. 
In 2011, Mills approached and pitched WBC to create a TV show called Life With the Windsors, arguing the lack of documentaries featured at the time on WBC and to provide insight and interest to the lives of the British royal family for viewers outside of the UK. After some careful consideration from producers at WBC he was given the greenlight in October of 2011. Mills requested that they start work on the show immediately, with them having Mills as commentator and later host after the first season.
=== Life With the Windsors (2012-2022) ===
Life With the Windsors officially debuted with its pilot episode, "The Queen's Legacy", on January 22, 2012 and received moderate acclaim upon its release. It lasted for 11 seasons until Queen Elizabeth II's passing in 2022, after which Mills decided to end the series at the end of that year.
The following episodes of the first season contained interviews, tidbits, historical, contemporary and behind the scenes segments that offered unique and in-depth looks at the lives of the British royal family, which remained the staple of the show moving forward. The first season ended with Mills interviewing Elizabeth II and reflecting with her on her diamond year.
The show continued on, covering many events that the Windsors had a hand or say in, including Prince George's birth, Prince Harry's opening of the Invictus Games and departure as an active member, tribute episodes to former members of the family like Princess Diana, and episodes covering the political climate in Britain, with a special episode in 2015 featuring then-UKIP member Nigel Farage starting a chain of special episodes featured once every season, mostly covering a variety of topics from Christmas to other events.
Mills would continue to move locations when filming the show until settling in London in 2018, where he would found the British Monarchist Society, unveiling his group in a Season 7 episode. Since then, the group has gained moderate popularity worldwide by other enthusiasts of the monarchy and was regularly used to help get deeper insights of the show moving forward. The BMS was mostly seen helping Mills when covering the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle saga in their hope for privacy from the public, culminating in a interview with the couple during the Season 8 finale which, to this day, is the most-viewed interview in the show's history.
The final season featured a lot of international specials, as Mills and his team explored the Commonwealth nations and discussed the impact of the British monarchy on the world. The season took a sharp turn, however, upon the Queen's passing halfway through the season. The three episodes following this event detailed a revised look at the Queen's life and her impact on the world. Mills would go on to host a live extravaganza as the final episode, featuring live interviews, speeches and musical performances, featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Artic Monkeys, Late of the Pier, and a surprise appearance by Cobson alongside previously unknown indie band Hemorrhoy Rogers.
=== Post-television career ===
Mills continues to work with the BMS, actively editing for its magazine, Crown and Country. He also participates in working with and reporting on monarchies around the globe, visiting the Swedish monarchy in 2023 and conducting an interview with Grand Duke George Mikhailovich during the 2022 Russo-Ukranian War.
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