The Crown: Lord Heseltine praises John Major and Tony Blair for speaking out against latest series of show | Ents & Arts News

Lord Heseltine has praised Sir John Major and Sir Tony Blair for publicly criticizing The Crown’s latest series.

The former Conservative deputy prime minister described the former PMs’ intervention as “important” ahead of the show’s release on Netflix next week.

Speaking to Sky News, Lord Heseltine said: “Very well, I’m glad they spoke up. They have the credibility of the public and it’s important that people understand what’s going on and what has happened. really speak up because the Royal Family is in a very difficult position to defend themselves.”

Responding to suggestions that Sir John or Sir Tony may have revealed what was said in their private conversations with the Royal Family, he said: “I think it’s rubbish, of course John and Tony were do not reveal their conversations as everyone knows the prime minister.have conversations that are treasured and completely private.

“That’s one of the perks of the position they occupy.”

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Before the release of season five, both former Prime Ministers hit their descriptions while Dame Judi Dench called for more disclaimers for each episode, saying it was starting to tend to “raw sensationalism” devious”.

Sir John recently wrote a letter to The Telegraph responding to the upcoming series that is expected to show the then-Prince Charlesplayed by Dominic West, cutting the holiday short with Diana Princess held a secret meeting with Sir John at Highgrove in 1991, at which they discussed capable of overthrowing the Queen.

The former Tory prime minister wrote that it “would be deeply traumatizing for a family who are still grieving for the very person whose life made the drama”.

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Prince Charles is said to have appeared on the show trying to recruit Sir Tony as an ally to protect his future and pave the way for him to marry Camilla, shortly after the 1997 general election that the leader won. The Labor leader at that time won an earthquake.

A spokesman for Sir Tony told the Telegraph: “It should come as no surprise that this is a complete piece of rubbish.”

Last month, veteran actress Dame Judi called for an additional disclaimer to be added to each episode of Crown because she felt there was a risk that “a large number of viewers” would consider its events to be historical facts.

Netflix added a disclaimer to the description of the latest trailer but stopped adding messages to the trailer itself.

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However, Khlid Abdalla, the actor who plays Princess Diana’s mistress, Dodi Fayed, defended the show telling Sky News: “Everybody knows the love this show has for the Royal Family, for the Queen, to that legacy.

“And I believe that in order to tell those stories as beautifully as possible and as complete as possible, you have to be full of everything, and that’s what I see we’re trying to do.”

The actress who plays Princess Diana in the film, Elizabeth Debicki, also said she felt like audiences knew The Crown was “clear fiction” as she responded to criticism for the way some plot plots were portrayed. certain.

When asked if she feels defensive about the criticism, she said: “I really don’t get it. I understand what the show is and what it’s trying to do.”

The 32-year-old Australian told The Guardian: “I mean, it’s obviously fictional. I feel like the audience knows that, because there are actors, roles.”

“I never watched The Crown and thought, ‘this is a documentary’ or ‘this is clearly true’.”