The wait for The Crown season five is over.
Premiering in London on Tuesday, Netflix’s latest royal drama series will be available to stream from Wednesday.
The new section covers the 1990s, arguably the most controversial decade in Royal history.
It tells about the breakup of three marriages, Princess Diana, Sarah Ferguson and now-King Charles Everything has a story, like the fire at Windsor Castle.
But royal supporters say many of the plotlines have been exaggerated, fictional and unfair to a family still in mourning. Queen.
Here Sky News looks at the many controversies surrounding the latest release.
King Charles’ portrait
Dominic West as Prince Charles. Pic: Netflix
CrownThe writers had no way of knowing when they started filming the latest that by the time of its release the Queen would no longer be with us.
Season four saw the introduction of Diana and her ended relationship with the then Prince of Wales.
After it was released, critics of the film were quick to defend him, with sources close to him claiming that Prince William was “annoyed” by scenes of Charles verbally abusing Diana.
Another source linked to Royal family described his “unfair” role as “trolling on a Hollywood budget”.
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But after the Queen’s death, any negative depiction of her son became more controversial – as it directly criticized the sitting king.
Supporters of the Royal Family consider it inappropriate to portray the King negatively on screen when he began his role.
A particularly nasty episode would see the 1993 ‘Camillagate’ tape released, which in 1993 shows an intimate phone conversation between Charles and Camilla as he says he wants to be back. her tampon.
Martin Bashir interview
Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) and Martin Bashir (Prasanna Puwanarajah). Pic: Netflix
Part five will include Princess Diana’s Interview with the BBC’s Martin Bashir.
After they separated, the 54-minute Panorama episode saw Diana detailing her husband’s affair, whom she had with military officer James Hewitt, as well as her struggles with mental health her mental health and eating disorder.
A 2021 report by Lord Dyson concludes that Mr. Bashir “seriously violated” the principles by falsifying bank statements to gain access to Lord Spencer, Diana’s brother, thereby persuading her to do the interview.
Mr Bashir, who was seriously ill at the time, was disgraced and the BBC was forced to apologize.
Prince William and Prince Harry issued statements condemning the broadcaster, saying: “It is with great sadness to learn that the BBC’s failures have significantly contributed to fear, paranoia and her isolation that I remember from my last years with her.”
Given the findings that Mr. Bashir gave the interview on the wrong reasons, some argue that it should not be brought to light again in The Crown.
Criticism of the former Prime Minister
Jonny Lee Miller as Sir John Major in the fifth series of The Crown. Pic: Netflix
Ahead of the premiere, The Mail on Sunday reported that season five included Prince Charles having a conversation with then-Prime Minister Sir John Major about the possibility of succeeding his mother as king.
Charles allegedly told the Prime Minister that his mother, 65 at the time, was repeating Queen Victoria’s mistakes by not letting him take over soon.
Sir John, who is close to the royal family, said through his spokesman: “Sir John is not cooperating in any way with The Crown.
“He has also never been approached by them to fact-check any script material in this or any other film.
“There was never any discussion between Sir John and the then Prince of Wales about any possibility of the late Queen Elizabeth II abdicating.”
Prince Philip has an affair
Imelda Staunton as the Queen and Jonathan Pryce as Prince Phillip. Pic: Netflix
There has also been controversy over reports that season five shows Prince Philip having an affair.
According to The Sun, it features “intimate” scenes of the late Duke of Edinburgh with Penny Knatchbull, who is 30 years his junior and is now Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
Past seasons have alluded to infidelity rumors, but nothing has ever been certain.
Dickie Arbiter, who served as the Queen’s press secretary from 1998 to 2000, said the plot, shortly after the Queen’s death, was “regrettable”.
“The truth is that Penny is a longtime family friend. Netflix doesn’t care about people’s feelings,” he said.
Campaign Disclaimer
Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and Elizabeth Debicki as Charles, Queen and Diana. Pic: Netflix
People close to the Royal Family have long expressed their displeasure with the show, calling it biased and unrealistic.
But with the death of the Queen and the ascension of the King, ask Netflix to make a disclaimer before each episode airs.
Dame Judi Dench, a friend of King Charles, recently wrote an open letter in The Times urging the streaming service to regulate it as a “fictional drama”.
“It’s time for Netflix to reconsider – for the sake of a family and a country that he recently lost, out of respect for a king who served his people so thoughtfully in the past. 70 years and to preserve its reputation in the eyes of its UK registrants,” she said.
Diana’s accident pictures
Elizabeth Debicki as Diana. Pic: Netflix
Although season five makes no mention of Diana’s death in 1997, the cast and crew are currently filming season six.
Netflix confirmed in a statement that it will not be showing the fatal car crash – but only “covering scenes before and after”.
But the paparazzi’s photos of The Crown on the Paris venue at the Pont de l’Alma upset Diana’s fans, who thought the show’s portrait would be too compelling.
