The controversial fifth season of the Netflix series "The Crown" is in the starting blocks. In the run-up to the broadcast, however, the criticism became more and more severe. Now the official biographer of Elizabeth II's mother has made massive allegations about the "disgusting series".
The fifth season of the Netflix series "The Crown" starts on November 9th and the criticism of the depictions there is getting more massive every day. Now a real royal insider has spoken out: William Shawcross, the official biographer of Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), attacks in the "Daily Mail" in particular Peter Morgan, the author of "The Crown": "Nothing is sacred to him." Morgan made his contempt for the late Queen very clear.
It is a "disgusting series" that lies to the public and causes "incredible damage" to the royal family. The representations there are "rough, cruel and completely insensitive". Most recently, pictures were published that were secretly shot from the shooting at a disused air force base.
It shows the mock funeral procession after the death of Princess Diana (1961-1997). As in reality, the grieving sons Prince William and Prince Harry - then 15 and 12 years old - are shown behind the coffin, walking at the side of their father, now King Charles III, with bowed heads.
However, filming is not yet complete. These are to be completed in Paris in the next few days. Even these non-existent scenes already caused resentment. Diana's accidental death is re-enacted in the French capital. But how exactly? With explicit images? A Netflix spokesman gave the all-clear: The exact moment of the accident will not be shown.
The main criticism of the series is the smooth transitions between reality and fiction. The authors expressly do not claim to create a historically accurate series. The framework and the characters are historically documented, but there is definitely room for fiction and drama, so the tenor.
But: Critics complain that the viewers get the impression that what was shown happened like that. Before that, at least a text board should warn, which was switched before the trailer. It reads: "This true event-inspired drama series tells the fictional story of Queen Elizabeth II and portrays the political and personal ups and downs of her reign."
