Netflix has defended The Crown as a “fictional dramatisation” amid criticism of its upcoming fifth series. Sir John Major is said to have described upcoming scenes, which reportedly depict the King, then the Prince of Wales, plotting to oust the Queen, as “malicious nonsense”.
The new series, which will launch on November 9, is expected to show the King cutting short a holiday with Diana, Princess of Wales to host a secret meeting with former prime minister Sir John at Highgrove in 1991. For the forthcoming series of the lavish royal drama, which features recast roles, Dominic West stars as the King, while Elizabeth Debicki plays Diana and Imelda Staunton the Queen.
A spokeswoman for The Crown said: “The Crown has always been presented as a drama based on historical events. Series five is a fictional dramatisation, imagining what could have happened behind closed doors during a significant decade for the royal family – one that has already been scrutinised and well-documented by journalists, biographers and historians.”
