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The Crown: What was the Tampongate scandal?

The Tampongate scandal refers to an intimate call between two royals that was leaked to the press

Evening Standard

Viewers ‘sensitive’ after the Queen’s death, says The Crown star Imelda Staunton

There’s been a slew of bad headlines about the upcoming season of The Crown, but its star, Imelda Staunton, right, is unfazed. “All the hullaballoo around at the moment”, she says, “is directly as a result of the Queen’s death.”

Evening Standard

Charles and Camilla's Tampongate scandal explained as The Crown tackles bombshell tapes

The Crown will reportedly tackle the 'Tampongate' scandal involving King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles in the upcoming series of the hit Netflix show, which details the lives of the Royal Family

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Netflix's The Crown to 'dramatise' Princess Diana’s infamous BBC Panorama interview in latest series

The hit royal drama returns to screens on November 9

Manchester Evening News

Dominic West offered to quit as ambassador of Prince’s Trust over The Crown

The actor was concerned there might be a conflict of interest over his role in the hit Netflix drama

The Independent UK

The Crown: King Charles is not bothered by his portrayal in the show, claims Dominic West

’I think that’s probably how he regards it,’ actor said of the King

The Independent UK

King Charles 'refused' to let The Crown's Dominic West quit his charity over role on show

The Crown's Dominic West, who plays Prince Charles in the series, said his offer to quit The Prince's Trust was refused by the King, who reportedly told the star: "You're an actor, it's nothing to do with us"

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The Crown to depict the King and Queen Consort’s infamous phone call

Netflix series The Crown will reportedly depict the notorious 'tampongate' phone call between the King and the Queen Consort.

The New Daily

The Crown star Dominic West says ‘sordid’ tampongate reaction shows ‘how badly Camilla was treated’

Actor said the infamous phone call is actually ‘sweet, tender and gauche’

The Independent UK

The Crown's Diana actress Elizabeth Debicki pleads with viewers to stop criticising plot

Elizabeth Debicki, who stars as Princess Diana in the upcoming series of The Crown, has told critics to 'move on' after the Netflix drama has come under fire for sensationalising real events

Daily Mirror

‘Tampongate’ was just ‘two middle-aged lovers being sweet’, says The Crown star

Dominic West, who plays then Prince of Wales in new series of the drama, says his views on incident changed after filming storyline

The Guardian - UK

Season 5 of Netflix hit The Crown brings ‘drama with a capital D’, says new cast

Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville, Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West to depict fateful events of the 1990s

Wales Online

The Crown's Dominic West feels 'deep sense of sympathy' for King Charles over 'Tampongate'

The now-King’s infamous phone call with the now-Queen Consort in 1989 was recorded by an amateur radio fan and will be portrayed 'sympathetically' in the upcoming series of The Crown

Daily Mirror

Netflix’s The Crown will show Charles and Camilla 'tampongate' in 'sympathetic' manner

The now-King’s infamous phone call with the Queen Consort in 1989 was recorded by an amateur radio fan who claimed to have come across their private conversation while moving between audio channels

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Wales Online

BBC's SAS Rogue Heroes full cast list, how many episodes and whether the drama is based on a true story

Sex Education's Connor Swindells, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Allen and Sofia Boutella star in Steven Knight's new drama SAS Rogue Heroes

Daily Mirror

Netflix's The Crown shows Diana's fatal car crash as fans call for Harry to speak out

Netflix has been branded 'insensitive' and 'crass' after pictures emerged of the crew and cast recreating Princess Diana's fatal car crash in Paris

Evening Standard

Who are the actors in the cast of The Crown season 6?

From Imelda Staunton to Elizabeth Debicki, here’s who’s playing whom

Wales Online

Netflix drops The Crown season 5 trailer ahead of release next month

The fifth instalment, which stars a new cast, will be available to stream next month

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The Crown creator rejects criticism show is ‘unkind’ to King Charles amid row over facts

Peter Morgan says he has ‘enormous sympathy’ for royal family, while Netflix reportedly pauses Harry and Meghan documentary over criticism

Daily Record

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix documentary ‘postponed’ until 2023 after The Crown backlash

The streaming giant is postponing the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's series due to the fierce backlash regarding their Royal Family drama.

The Guardian - UK

John Major dismisses The Crown as a ‘barrel-load of nonsense’

Former PM angered by fictitious storyline in which Charles seeks his help in getting the Queen to abdicate

Wales Online

First pictures emerge of Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown

Netflix released the official photos today

Daily Record

First pictures of Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II in new The Crown series

The fifth season will launch on Netflix on November 9.

Wales Online

Netflix releases first image of Trainspotting star as John Major in The Crown series 5

There are also new images of Dominic West as Prince Charles and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana

Wales Online

Sneak peek at new series of The Crown shows Elizabeth Debicki as a chillingly convincing Diana

The late princess was also shown aboard a small boat, alongside Charles and a young Prince William and Harry

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