United Kingdom, Nov. 12 -- Lady Frederick Windsor thinks the lives of senior royals are "total hell".

The 45-year-old actress - who is better known as Sophie Winkleman - believes it must be "brutal" to grow up with constant scrutiny and doubts about the trustworthiness of people around them, as well as the "pressure" of their positions.

Sophie - who is married to Lord Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent - told The Times newspaper: "The more I get to know the royal family, the more I get that their lives are total hell and that level of unasked-for fame is a form of torture.

"None of them went on Pop Idol or something to be famous. To have that sort of blinding spotlight in your face from when you're born, ...