The streaming service said in a statement on Monday that season five is a “fantasy play that shows what could have happened behind closed doors during an important decade for the royal family. An era that has been highlighted and documented numerous times by journalists, biographers and historians.”
John Major makes his critical statement after reports of King Charles’ role in the new series. According to the British newspaper Sunday times It will be in the new season of the crown A scene in which Charles has a conversation with a major hints at a possible deposition of the Queen. Major will also speak lightly of the royal family. In response, the former prime minister said this never happened in real life – on which the series is based.
“There was no conversation between Sir John and the then Prince of Wales about the possibility of the late Queen Elizabeth being impeached, and no such inappropriate subject was ever brought up by the Prince or Sir John,” a speaker for now 79 years. Old said. The one-year-old major was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1990 to 1997.
Major’s spokesperson also criticized the Prime Minister’s talks with the Queen on the series. He says they are made up because “you know, the conversations between the King and the Prime Minister are completely private and will always be for Sir John. It’s fiction, it’s that simple.”
the crown It has been subjected to severe criticism for years for allegedly distorting the monarchy. Former Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has previously suggested showing a disclaimer before episodes to make it clear that it’s fiction.
The fifth season of the crown It will be available on Netflix from November 9. Here’s what royal expert Justin Marcella predicts:
