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Aug 20, 2024 · King George VI wasn’t sick yet in 1947. The Crown opens in 1947 with King George VI (Queen Elizabeth II’s father) coughing up blood. However, in real life, King George VI, who died of lung ...
Dec 15, 2023 · The one thing The Crown got wrong. Netflix. As the finale of Peter Morgan's six-season series of The Crown is released on Netflix, why did the once-admired British Royal Family drama go downhill ...
- Everything the Royal Family Has Said About ‘The Crown’ The cast of The Crown has admitted that they are worried about how the British royal family feels about the Netflix series, but do they tune in?
- Everything the Royal Family Has Said About ‘The Crown’ The cast of The Crown has admitted that they are worried about how the British royal family feels about the Netflix series, but do they tune in?
- Meghan Markle. “I’ve watched some of it,” the former actress replied when asked about the series during her and Harry’s CBS sit-down in March 2021.
- Prince Harry. “They don’t pretend to be news. It’s fiction. … But it’s loosely based on the truth,” the prince said on The Late Late Show With James Corden in February 2021.
- Right: Squabbling Down Under
- Wrong: Philip’s Indiscretions
- Right: The Great Smog of London
- Wrong: Churchill’s Secretary
- Right: Elizabeth’s Delayed Trip to Aberfan
- Wrong: Elizabeth’s Reaction to Aberfan
- What to Expect from Season Four
The eighth episode of season one exploresthe too-public confrontation between Philip and Elizabeth during their 1954 tour of Australia. That a quarrel happened is completely factual and was recorded extensively by reporters who were on the scene. The spat didn’t last terribly long, as Elizabeth quickly composed herself and apologized to the present...
It is heavily implied in The Crown, if not outright shown, that Philip wasn’t completely satisfied with his marriage to Elizabeth. Consequently, he’s displayed pursuing romantic and sexual relationships with other women, including ballerina Galina Ulanova. While The Crown purports that this affair happened, there’s zero evidenceto back up this clai...
Another season-one episode that caught the attention of audiences was episode four, “Act of God.” It focused on the 1952 Great Smog that enveloped London and its citizens in a toxic chokehold. In the episode, you can see the effects of the poor air quality on Londoners, including the difficulty that automobile headlights had in piercing the thick, ...
During the same episode, Churchill’s secretary, Venetia Scott, is struck by a smog-cloaked vehicle and killed. This tragic event prompts the fictionalized Churchill to finally take action and begin the long process of clearing and cleaning London’s toxic air. But Venetia Scott is a complete fabrication. She never existed and was created as a plot d...
On October 21, 1966, disaster befell the small Welsh community of Aberfan. The townspeople, like many in that part of the country, were mostly employed in the mining industry. The rocky waste produced by this mining, called “spoil,” was stored not far from the homes of the nearby residents. Due to poor placement atop a steep elevation, this mountai...
Queen Elizabeth II seems to have very few regrets. Since her birth, she has been raised to be a woman of difficult-but-necessary choices — not a surprise, considering her position. This training and learned disposition show in her demeanor and life story. It’s rare to hear her apologize or admit to a mistake. However, when it comes to the Aberfan d...
As with many other beloved shows, The Crown was temporarily placed on hiatus when the COVID-19 pandemic began. However, a fourth season is on the way and is set to premiere on Netflix in November. Fans can expect to see Gillian Andersontake on the role of “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher in season four. While this upcoming run of episodes may not addr...
Oct 30, 2022 · Increased controversy surrounding The Crown is in many ways a result of timing — both for the monarchy right now and the time period the next season of the Netflix drama focuses on, the 1990s, a ...
Dec 16, 2023 · The royal family is still tethered to that imperial past. The Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, received significant public criticism during a 2022 royal tour of the Caribbean when ...
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Nov 16, 2023 · The drama based on the Royal Family and its history has been a staple for Netflix since the first season dropped in November 2016. But, as it’s got closer to covering events that are in recent ...
