It seems to bother many British newspapers that The Crown, which recently premiered its fifth season on Netflix, might not be 100% historically accurate. While biopics often inspire debates around their veracity and the appropriateness of such dramatizations, there’s something about this show that’s made a lot of people very upset: Royalists (and Judi Dench) have decried The Crown as cruel to the poor institutional monarchy of Great Britain.
He cosigned a letter to The Times, calling on Netflix to add a disclaimer to the series. “No one is a greater believer in artistic freedom than I, but this cannot go unchallenged,” Dench wrote. “Despite this week stating publicly that The Crown has always been a “fictionalized drama” the programme makers have resisted all calls for them to carry a disclaimer at the start of each episode.”
But the series does feature some history that is factual. Here are some hidden details where the show leans into actual history.
The series features Prince Phillip stepping in to help Knatchbull after a family tragedy which leads to years of them growing closer. She became “the second-most important woman in the Duke of Edinburgh’s life — a constant confidante, loyal companion and ‘keeper of secrets’” Ingrid Seward wrote in her 2020 book “Prince Philip Revealed.”
“The Crown” makes a point to show that the much older Prince Phillip was not romantically involved with Knatchbull, but rather bonded over their common interests like carriage riding.
They cover it all - from Andrew Morton’s bombshell “Diana” book (which she cooperated on from behind the scenes) in 1996 to the utter cringe that was the leaking of then Prince Charles and his now wife Camilla’s salacious phone conversations that caused a huge controversy because of their infidelity.
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“1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure,” she said. One of the reasons she had such an awful year was because of a fire at Windsor Castle that destroyed more than 100 rooms.
The fire is not a major storyline, but a scene showing Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth surveying the destruction seems to serve as a symbol of the troubles in her family and - by extension - her country.
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He cosigned a letter to The Times, calling on Netflix to add a disclaimer to the series. “No one is a greater believer in artistic freedom than I, but this cannot go unchallenged,” Dench wrote. “Despite this week stating publicly that The Crown has always been a “fictionalized drama” the programme makers have resisted all calls for them to carry a disclaimer at the start of each episode.”
But the series does feature some history that is factual. Here are some hidden details where the show leans into actual history.
1. The friendship between Prince Phillip and Penny Knatchbull
Source: Vogue
The series features Prince Phillip stepping in to help Knatchbull after a family tragedy which leads to years of them growing closer. She became “the second-most important woman in the Duke of Edinburgh’s life — a constant confidante, loyal companion and ‘keeper of secrets’” Ingrid Seward wrote in her 2020 book “Prince Philip Revealed.”
“The Crown” makes a point to show that the much older Prince Phillip was not romantically involved with Knatchbull, but rather bonded over their common interests like carriage riding.
2. Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage misery
Source: History.com
They cover it all - from Andrew Morton’s bombshell “Diana” book (which she cooperated on from behind the scenes) in 1996 to the utter cringe that was the leaking of then Prince Charles and his now wife Camilla’s salacious phone conversations that caused a huge controversy because of their infidelity.
Source: History.com
Read more: The Crown Season 5: The Hidden Cameo Was Revealed
3. The fire at Windsor Castle
Source: Daily Mail
“1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure,” she said. One of the reasons she had such an awful year was because of a fire at Windsor Castle that destroyed more than 100 rooms.
The fire is not a major storyline, but a scene showing Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth surveying the destruction seems to serve as a symbol of the troubles in her family and - by extension - her country.
4. The famous “revenge dress”
Source: The Telegraph
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