Criticism of “The Crown”, which plans to recreate one of Diana’s most controversial interviews in the fifth season

After the death of Queen Elizabeth of England in early September, the sensitivity of the British royal family is moved. The new season of ‘The Crown’, the Netflix series based on the story of the Crown House, couldn’t have come at a worse time. After covering the first decades of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign in the first four seasons, the fifth season begins in the nineties, a difficult period for the family’s reputation. Starting in 1991, ‘The Crown’ not afraid to enter 1992, the self-proclaimed “Annus horribilis” for the late queen, the year her son Popular culture icon Carlos (Dominic West) and Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) get divorced.

It is just a sequence with the former Princess of Wales that more rejection produces British royalty. This is the controversial Panoramic interview with Princess Diana from 1995, which takes up an entire chapter, and which has been seen by more than 20 million people. The interview in question was conducted by journalist Martin Bashir, who was later discovered to have forged bank statements to simulate payments to Diana’s brother Earl Spencer in order to gain his trust and gain access to the princess. . He tricked Diana into participating in the interview, including BBC officials. The BBC promised not to show it again and Prince William, son of Lady Di, specifically asked that it not be shownpointing it out “It was a big contributor to my parents’ relationship worsening”.

The historical drama aims shows how Bashir took advantage of the Princess of Wales’ emotional state to get the interview. A privileged source assured the Daily Mail the episode would recreate itself “fragments” from the segment of Lady Di in the interview with Panorama. According to the same medium, many argue that including the interview is a low point for the series. On the other hand, a spokesperson for “The Crown” defended the Daily Mail the interview had “Historical importance”.

just a month from its premiere on Netflix on November 9, several sources from Buckingham Palace would have spoken out against the series. One of the current king’s close friends assures that the last season of “The Crown” intends to exploit Diana’s drama again and accuses Netflix of “have no qualms about tarnishing people’s reputations”. He adds it further “People forget that there are human beings and real lives behind it”. Royal biographer Hugo Vickers criticizes the fact “who focus on Panorama’s discredited interview with Diana against Prince William’s express wish, and when the BBC promised never to show it again, it’s indicative of how far they can sink.”.

Fact or fiction?

“The Crown” has received criticism since its inception, touching upon sensitive issues for the Crown’s reputation. Many criticize its legitimacy and accused it of distorting facts and fabricating scenes to discredit the royal family.according to the Daily Mail Vickers accuses the series of being “consistently dishonest from day one”accusing her of perverting facts e “mixing incidents that more or less happened to create something that certainly didn’t happen”. Prince William himself states that the program “has no legitimacy and should not be reprinted”.

UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden wrote to Netflix asking before each episode a “warning” was added indicating that the series is “fiction”.. However, the platform responded in an interview with Variety: “We have always presented ‘The Crown’ as a drama and we are fully confident that our viewers understand that it is a work of fiction based largely on historical events. As a result, we have no plans or see the need to add a warning. “. According to The Telegraph, a royal source recalled him before next season ‘The Crown’ is “a drama, not a documentary”.

* The fifth season of ‘The Crown’ will be available on Netflix on November 9th.