A Royal expert has slammed the upcoming season of Netflix’s the Crown, as it was revealed the show would depict the tragic final moments of Princess Diana.
Writing in The Sun, Ingrid Seward branded the explosive show “greedy” and “hurtful”, especially for Prince Harry, Prince William and King Charles.
“It’s hurtful to so many people, especially Diana’s sons, William and Harry. They should just leave it alone. It’s in very bad taste and a huge shame. It’s upsetting for quite a lot of people because the events are still raw,” the expert penned.
The royal biographer added: “The earlier depictions in The Crown were quite tasteful but now it’s going into fantasy. I think it’s a great shame they didn’t end the series earlier. But they’ve become greedy and need to keep people signing up for Netflix.”
It comes as Netflix’s The Crown has been slammed as “an insult to the Queen” by a royal expert amid controversy around season five’s storylines.
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Buckingham Palace hopes to drop ‘Consort’ from Camilla’s title
Buckingham Palace is hoping to quietly drop the word ‘Consort’ from Camilla’s title before King Charles’s coronation, sources claim.
The title is normally awarded to the wife of a ruling king.
However, aides are planning to stop using ‘Consort’ in his wife’s title, and instead refer to her as Queen Camilla, The Telegraph reports.
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King Charles could face ‘big trouble’ with Harry’s memoir, insiders claim
Prince Harry’s anticipated memoir could cause King Charles III a headache.
A royal insider told the Daily Beast: “There is one chapter in particular that could spell big trouble for Charles.”
The source was vague about those particular revelations, though.
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Royal fans urge King to give Zara Tindall new special role
The Queens best thoroughbred horses have gone up for auction.
But some Brits would like to see them given to Zara Tindall to look after, stating they think the decision to sell would have saddened the Queen.
One fan said online: “King Charles should keep the horses and maybe give the responsibility for them to Zara.
“The Queen would be saddened [if they were all sold].”
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World War Two veteran receives card from the King
Ruth Park-Pearson celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, and was given a card from the King and Queen Consort.
This is one of the first cards from King Charles since he took to the throne.
During the Second World War, Ruth served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service.
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Unhelpful backlash from The Crown causes King’s aides to fret
Buckingham Palace is prepared for a flurry of negativity, as King Charles III and his close aides would rather the fifth season of The Crown was not happening.
Appearing on Express.co.uk’s weekly Royal Round-up, the publication’s royal correspondent Richard Palmer said: “He and his advisers will regard it as unhelpful because it brings back stories of the affair, of Charles and Diana briefing against each other, and so on.
“They would rather it wasn’t happening but what can they do?”
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No Royals residing in Windsor Castle or Buckingham Palace
The late Queen Elizabeth II made Windsor Castle her permanent residence in the last years of her life.
It is reported that no members of the Royal family will move into either Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle.
Prince William and Princess Kate were expected to move into Windsor Castle after receiving the Prince and Princess of Wales titles.
However now it looks as though they will remain at Adelaide Cottage, just a stones throw away from the Castle in Windsor.
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Prince Harry & Meghan’s ‘lonely’ world
A royal commentator has claimed that the Sussexes have a very “small circle”.
Kinsey Schofield revealed: “If Harry and Meghan truly are considering a third child, I imagine that it’s because their circle is small and their world is lonely,” Ms Schofield told the Daily Star.
“Neither one of them has relationships with their families and both have ceased from communicating with longtime friends.
“They trust few and rely a lot on each other. Meghan has had multiple difficult pregnancies and I really don’t think she would even attempt to put her body through that again,” reported the Daily Star.
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King Charles’s artwork sells for almost 10 times more than original estimate at auction
King Charles’s artwork has been sold for more than 10 times its original price at an auction.
According to Telegraph Online, he is the first monarch to have his artwork sold at such an event.
The artwork had been estimated at £400-£600 by Bonhams at its sale on Thursday, but auctioneers sold it for £5,737.50.
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King Charles’s artwork sells for almost 10 times more than original estimate at auction
King Charles’s artwork has been sold for more than 10 times its original price at an auction.
According to Telegraph Online, he is the first monarch to have his artwork sold at such an event.
The artwork had been estimated at £400-£600 by Bonhams at its sale on Thursday, but auctioneers sold it for £5,737.50.
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Prince William and Kate to step up
Prince William and Princess Kate will be stepping up in a “major support role” – and will be jetting off on several visits.
A royal source told The Mirror: “The King and his family are keen to hit the ground running in these crucial first few months and years of his reign.
“He certainly wants to carry on the long-held mantra from his late mother of being seen to be believed, and is very keen to get out and meet as many people as possible.”
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Critics call The Crown’s next series ‘crude, cruel and totally insensitive’
This comes as critics respond to The Crown’s depiction of Princess Diana’s final months leading up to her death, and her untimely passing.
In a recreation of Princess Diana’s death, the Royal Standard is shown draped across her coffin as actors mourn the Princess.
William Shawcross, the Queen Mother’s official biographer, slammed: “Nothing is sacred to [the writer of The Crown] Peter Morgan. He has made his republican sentiments and his contempt for our late Queen very clear.
“This is a vile series which lies to the public and has been incredibly hurtful to the Royal Family from the Queen and our new King down. Unlike any other family, they cannot sue,” reported the Daily Mail.
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Ulrika Johnson slams Meghan Markle for ditching her principles to ‘get ahead’
Television presenter Ulrika Johnson has attacked Meghan Markle for abandoning her principle to “get ahead”.
Writing for The Sun, she said: “She may not want to admit it, but Meghan clearly saw it as one and was willing to sacrifice her overwhelming cerebral capabilities to be seen on screen and take her chances.
“If she’s so smart, clever, wise and savvy, why did she not object at the time to her own perception of what she would be representing and what she would be viewed as?
“She didn’t because she had ambition burning a hole in her principles and she was quite willing to use that role as a steppingstone to bigger and better things.
“She was quite willing to forgo any of the strongly held fundamentals she had at the time for the sake of furthering her career.”
Read more here.
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Prince William and Kate to step up
Prince William and Princess Kate will be stepping up in a “major support role” – and will be jetting off on several visits.
A royal source told The Mirror: “The King and his family are keen to hit the ground running in these crucial first few months and years of his reign.
“He certainly wants to carry on the long-held mantra from his late mother of being seen to be believed, and is very keen to get out and meet as many people as possible.”
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Prince Andrew spotted
Prince Andrew has been snapped while out horse riding just days after he was mentioned in Ghislaine Maxwell’s first prison interview.
The Duke of York was pictured frowning while riding a dark black horse on the Windsor Estate.
It comes just a week after convicted sex-trafficker Maxwell said she feels “so bad” for her “dear friend” Andrew, in a world exclusive interview with The Sun Online.
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Coronation details
Buckingham Palace revealed the service for the new Head of State will take place on Saturday May 6, 2023 – eight months after Her Majesty’s death and on what will be Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son Archie‘s fourth birthday.
The date was chosen so it does not clash with Eurovision which is held a week later in Liverpool and football cup finals at the end of the month and early June.
May has also got the nod as weather experts predict pleasant weather for the ceremony that will be watched on telly by millions around the globe.
Camilla will be crowned alongside her husband, just as the Queen Mother was by King George VI in 1937.
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Friend of the firm blasts The Crown
Speaking to the Times, a friend of the firm has said the show was “damaging and malicious fiction” and “a barrel-load of nonsense peddled for no other reason than to provide maximum, and entirely false, dramatic impact”.
They continued: “I’m horrified by what is going on with Netflix and how they are vilifying the Royal Family. It is vicious.
“It’s as if they’re trying to destroy the Royal Family.”
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Prince of Wales is expected to join the coronation committee, according to reports
It’s been revealed that the Prince of Wales is expected to join the coronation committee to set the tone for the event, reports The Telegraph.
He will take an advisory position – helping the celebration reflect modern Britain.
Meanwhile, nothing is known about whether or not Prince Harry will have a role.
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Meghan Markle ‘will be watched by the King’
Royal expert Duncan Larcombe has warned that while Meghan Markle is no longer a working royal, the King “will be watching” her in “a business sense”.
He told Fox News Digital:”[King] Charles’ modus operandi has been to pretty much try and ignore any stuff that’s written and said about him.
“But, on Meghan, I would be very, very surprised if he weren’t being made aware of every kind of keynote interview and commercial stuff because they have to. It’s the Royal Family brand.
“So yes, he will be watching, it will be far more in a business sense. He won’t want her to be saying things that could be damaging to the reputations of the royal family and, in particular, things that, in his opinion, are utterly untrue and unfair.”
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Netflix claims ‘The Crown has always been presented as a drama’
A spokesman for Netflix 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.”
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Documentary reportedly pushed back
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Netflix documentary has been delayed amid backlash over The Crown.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s highly anticipated show – set to tell their “love story” – has been pushed back until 2023, it is understood.
A source said: “If I had my family being vilified like that, I wouldn’t take a penny [from Netflix].”
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Kate Middleton’s trip to Sainsbury’s for Halloween goodies
The Princess of Wales was spotted perusing Halloween costumes for her children in the Kings Lynn Sainsbury’s in 2020.
It is believed the family were staying at Anmer Hall at the time.
Resident Kate Carter told OK! back in 2020: “She was with the children, and she looked lovely. She is absolutely beautiful, and the children were beautiful. They were so well behaved.”
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Royal fans urge King to give Zara Tindall new special role
The Queens best thoroughbred horses have gone up for auction.
But some Brits would like to see them given to Zara Tindall to look after, stating they think the decision to sell would have saddened the Queen.
One fan said online: “King Charles should keep the horses and maybe give the responsibility for them to Zara.
“The Queen would be saddened [if they were all sold].”
Click here to read more.
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World War Two veteran receives card from the King
Ruth Park-Pearson celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, and was given a card from the King and Queen Consort.
This is one of the first cards from King Charles since he took to the throne.
During the Second World War, Ruth served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service.
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Unhelpful backlash from The Crown causes King’s aides to fret
Buckingham Palace is prepared for a flurry of negativity, as King Charles III and his close aides would rather the fifth season of The Crown was not happening.
Appearing on Express.co.uk’s weekly Royal Round-up, the publication’s royal correspondent Richard Palmer said: “He and his advisers will regard it as unhelpful because it brings back stories of the affair, of Charles and Diana briefing against each other, and so on.
“They would rather it wasn’t happening but what can they do?”
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No way back for Prince Andrew, royal author claims
Speaking to the Express, royal author Valentine Low has dismissed any notion of a royal return for Prince Andrew.
“No doubt about it, there is no way he is going to get any rehabilitation whatsoever with Charles as King,” he said.
This comes after some believed the disgraced Duke could return to the fold after his appearances at the Queen’s funeral.
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