King Charles has decided against stripping princes Harry and Andrew from a prestigious role after they stepped down from their royal duties, but will instead spare their blushes by expanding his pool of advisors.
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, the royal family and those who support them seem to become even more offended than they were the year before. This time, the palace is said to be up in arms about a plot line involving the late getting “intimate” with family friend Penny Knatchbull—emotionally intimate, that is. Even if the fictional prince does nothing more than some light hand-touching and confidence-sharing about his marriage, people think implying Philip ever pursued an affair is in poor taste, coming so soon after died, according to the . “Coming just weeks after the nation laid Her Majesty to rest next to Prince Philip, this is very distasteful and, quite frankly, cruel rubbish,” Queen Elizabeth's former press secretary Dickie Arbiter said, Britishly.
“The truth is that Penny was a long-time friend of the whole family. Netflix are not interested in people’s feelings." Speaking for myself, I don't have much personal emotional stake in whether the late prince considered stepping outside of his marriage or not, but perhaps that's only because I am American. This is not the first time since the queen's death that Buckingham Palace has publicly bristled at the upcoming fifth season of the show, which will also cover the Charles and Diana divorce, their respective bombshell interviews, and Diana's ultimate death.
King Charles has decided against stripping princes Harry and Andrew from a prestigious role after they stepped down from their royal duties, but will instead spare their blushes by expanding his pool of advisors.
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Penny Knatchbull was one of Prince Philip's closest confidents, and now the pair's friendship is set to be explored in the fifth series of Netflix hit series The Crown.The show will however portray the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away in April 2021, pursuing an affair with friend Penny, 69. Royal experts and those close to the Royal Family have spoken out against the decision to show these scenes with former press secretary to the Queen, Dickie Arbiter, branding it "cruel rubbish.” Penny and Philip's closeness had sparked rumours of an affair over the course of their friendship, but the claims were always strenuously denied and were proven to be unfounded.
The Princess of Wales has always had a group of close knit friends, some who she met at university or school while others she got to know through her husband Prince William. Kate, 40, and William, also 40, have grown close to each other's pals throughout the years after meeting at St Andrews University and starting a relationship. The mum-of-three has friends who have remained by her side through school, marriage and having children, and after joining the Royal Family she's also formed close bonds with certain Royals, such as Sophie, Countess of Wessex.
Prince Harry is reportedly writing a last-minute chapter on the Queen's funeral for his new memoir, which is supposedly being released before the end of the year. Royal author Jeffrey Archer, who was friends with the late Princess Diana, has said that Harry, 38, will be including some extra material in his book, which will cover his grandmother's death and her funeral. Jeffrey spoke of his concerns that the book will further damage the already-strained relations between Harry, his wife Meghan Markle, 41, and the rest of the Royal Family.
Just weeks after the Queen's funeral, Netflix is set to release The Crown series five which portrays the late Prince Philip pursuing an affair with friend Penny Knatchbull. Royal experts and those close to the Royal Family have spoken out against the decision to show these scenes with former press secretary to the Queen, Dickie Arbiter, branding it "cruel rubbish.” Viewers are set to see the Duke of Edinburgh, played by actor Jonathan Pryce, pursuing an affair with high society beauty Penny, 69, who is now the Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
Royal experts say that showing intimate scenes involving Prince Philip and close pal Penny Knatchbull in series five of The Crown is an immensely 'cruel' move.
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