The spirit of the season! Prince William gave an uplifting speech about the holidays in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II during Royal Carols: Together At Christmas.
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The Crown chronicles Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign on the Netflix series, but some of the late monarch’s loved ones are not fans of the fictionalized drama.
“The trouble is that people, especially in America, believe it completely. It’s so irritating,” Lady Anne Glenconner, a longtime friend of Her Majesty, said during an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s “Women’s Hour” on Thursday, November 24. “I don’t watch The Crown now because it just makes me so angry. And it’s so unfair on members of the royal family.”
The 90-year-old England native — who served as a maid of honor at the queen’s 1947 nuptials to Prince Philip — further called the five-season drama a “complete fantasy” regarding the accuracy of its story lines.
The Crown season 5 dropped on the streaming giant earlier this month, highlighting the dissolution of the marriage between King Charles III — who succeeded Elizabeth in September after her death at the age of 96 — and Princess Diana. The latest batch of episodes also featured Diana — who died in a 1997 fatal Paris car crash — working with Andrew Morton on his biography about her life before sitting down with the BBC’s Panorama for a tell-all interview amid Charles’ romance with Queen Consort Camilla. Imelda Staunton and Jonathan Pryce star as the queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April 2021, on The Crown season 5. Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki, for their parts, portray Charles and Diana.
Ahead of season 5’s debut on the streaming service, The Crown came under fire over claims of historical inaccuracy.
“The closer the drama comes to our present times, the more freely it seems willing to blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism,” Judi Dench wrote in an open letter to The
The spirit of the season! Prince William gave an uplifting speech about the holidays in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II during Royal Carols: Together At Christmas.
Their love is apparent! Vicky Tsai appeared in pal Meghan Markle’s Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, gushing about the twosome’s love story.
A difficult memory. In the final episode of Harry & Meghan, Prince Harry opened up about going back to the U.K. for Prince Philip’s 2021 funeral amid the intense drama with his family.
Prince Harry alleged that King Charles III’s team was involved in the leak about his and Meghan Markle‘s planned royal exit.
Reliving the past. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are revisiting the beginning of their romance on Netflix’s Harry & Meghan — much to the dismay of the royal family across the pond.
Prince William might want nothing to do with Prince Harry, but their father King Charles III is showing a bit more respect.
Putting on a show? Meghan Markle recalled feeling like a fish out of water while curtsying in front of Queen Elizabeth II for the first time.
A breakdown in communication? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s docuseries issued a disclaimer stating they asked the royal family for comment on claims made in the Netflix project — which a palace source is refuting.
Welp, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s docuseries is out, and just like expected, it’s already stirring up lots of drama!
An alternative scenario. According to royal expert Christopher Andersen, Queen Elizabeth II would’ve handled any drama surrounding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s docuseries differently than King Charles III.
Cause for concern? King Charles III is not looking forward to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shining the spotlight on past drama in their upcoming Netflix docuseries, an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
A royal mess. King Charles III and his family are “horrified” over the first trailer for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s upcoming Netflix documentary, Harry & Meghan, royal expert Christopher Andersen exclusively tells Us Weekly.
The final straw? King Charles III could be out for “retribution” as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s Netflix docuseries brings the royal family’s drama back into the spotlight.
The royal family are planning a show of support for Kate Middleton at an event that falls on the same day the final episodes of Harry and Meghan's Netflix show are released.
The final return to the palace. The Crown is coming back for one more season — and filming got underway before season 5 even premiered.
The release date of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new Netflix documentary has been revealed - and it's sooner than you might think.
, whom she affectionately knew as “Gan-Gan.” Royal watchers noted the physical similarities between the pair, but now their connection will reportedly be strengthened in a surprising, and meaningful, manner. King Charles III is said to be planning to bestow one of the Queen's titles, the Duchess of Edinburgh, upon his granddaughter as a “fitting” tribute to his late mother. The title—one of the most senior within the Royal Family—also reflects Charlotte's senior position as third-in-line to the throne, behind her father Prince William and , nine. The then Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George, Prince William, and Princess Charlotte at the Platinum Jubilee.Though it was expected that the Earl of Wessex would inherit the title after the death of his father Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the King has not bestowed it upon anyone, and rumor has it that he has kept the title for his granddaughter. A source told the , “It would be a fitting way to remember the Queen—who, of course, had the title Duchess of Edinburgh—and a way for His Majesty to honor the line of succession.”Prince Edward, Earl of WessexFrom her marriage until her accession, the late Queen was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh.
A new book is making some shocking claims about Queen Elizabeth II’s final years.
It’s not a documentary! Princess Diana’s story line on season 5 of The Crown wasn’t entirely accurate — especially when it came to her Panorama interview, a royal expert exclusively reveals to Us Weekly.
The Crown’s season five has reigned supreme over Netflix’s English-language television charts.