The Crown series four had more viewers in its first week than Charles and Diana’s real wedding

Netflix has scored a huge hit with its fourth series of The Crown. A new report claims that 29 million people logged onto the streaming service to watch the latest series of the royal family drama in its first week of release earlier this month. While official figures are yet to be released by Netflix, … Read more

Prince Charles praises television for providing a ‘company’ during lockdown

Prince Charles praises TV for being a ‘valuable source of company’ during the ‘trying months’ of lockdown in video message for virtual Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards Prince Charles, 72, praised television for providing ‘company’ during Covid-19  Spoke at end of virtual Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards 2020 Royal added the … Read more

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Why I’m so glad The Crown’s dared to show Princess Diana’s bulimia 

Everyone has been talking about Netflix’s TV show The Crown in the past few weeks, which is now in its fourth series. I’m totally hooked. It’s like a gripping soap opera — EastEnders but with tiaras and corgis. However, it does also touch upon some very difficult and sad times for the Royal Family. The … Read more

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Why I’m so glad The Crown’s dared to show Princess Diana’s bulimia 

Everyone has been talking about Netflix’s TV show The Crown in the past few weeks, which is now in its fourth series. I’m totally hooked. It’s like a gripping soap opera — EastEnders but with tiaras and corgis. However, it does also touch upon some very difficult and sad times for the Royal Family. The … Read more

Princess Diana’s brother worries that The Crown viewers will believe the show is 100 per cent fact

Earl Spencer reveals how he refused requests by producers of The Crown to film at Althorp and says he fears fans of the show will ‘forget it’s fiction’ Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer worries people see The Crown as factual Appearing on Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh the 56-year-old said that elements of The Crown were … Read more

The Crown’s portrayal of Prince courtier  ‘unfair and inaccurate’, claims friends

The Crown’s portrayal of Prince Charles’ personal secretary as a man who was unkind to a young Princess Diana was ‘unfair and inaccurate’, friends of the courtier have claimed. Edward Adeane, who died in 2015 aged 75, was private secretary and treasurer to the Prince of Wales from 1979 and 1985, and is portrayed in … Read more

Princess Diana’s brother worries that The Crown viewers will believe the show is 100 per cent fact

Princess Diana’s brother has said he is concerned fans of The Crown will forget that the show is not 100 per cent historically accurate. Appearing as a guest on Love Your Weekend on Sunday with Alan Titchmarsh, Earl Spencer, 56, discusses the latest series of The Crown which was released on Netflix on November 15th – … Read more

Warning at start of The Crown to stop viewers accepting attacks on Royals, writes WILLIAM SHAWCROSS

It is hard not to admire the fine production values of The Crown: the beautiful costumes, the fabulous locations, the meticulous research and, above all, the seemingly well-informed access it gives us to the thoughts, words and motives of the most famous family in the world. Television critics certainly seem to approve, lavishing yet more … Read more

Warning at start of The Crown to stop viewers accepting attacks on Royals, writes WILLIAM SHAWCROSS

It is hard not to admire the fine production values of The Crown: the beautiful costumes, the fabulous locations, the meticulous research and, above all, the seemingly well-informed access it gives us to the thoughts, words and motives of the most famous family in the world. Television critics certainly seem to approve, lavishing yet more … Read more

Politicians, experts and friends of royals back calls for The Crown fiction disclaimer

A powerful coalition of politicians, Royal experts and a close friend of Prince Charles last night backed calls for Netflix to broadcast a disclaimer warning viewers of The Crown that many key scenes never happened or are distortions of the truth. The streaming giant is facing mounting criticism for fabricating a string of controversial incidents … Read more