Since its release, The Crown has gained a large fan base around the world, sometimes moving or even indignant viewers with the habits, plots, customs and dramas depicted about the life and history of the British royal family. The Crown series is based on real events, but that doesn’t mean everything shown actually happened. Below, check out how much of the production actually happened.
Princess Margaret’s marriage to Peter Townsend was banned
It is true that Princess Margaret could marry Peter Townsend, but she would have to give up her title and salary. However, as is well depicted in the series, Margaret chose to renounce the marriage and announced that she would not marry him. She later married the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was later given the title Lord Snowdon. In his announcement, he said he placed the teachings of the Church and her role in royalty above all else.
Churchill didn’t want anyone to look at Sutherland’s portrait of him
There is no evidence that Churchill burned the painting made by painter Graham Sutherland. It is known that he did not like the painting because, upon receiving it, he said that it was “an example of modern art”. The painting was taken to his country house and was never seen again. Churchill’s wife asked his secretary to get rid of the painting. The secretary asked her brother for help and they both burned the painting in their home, without informing Churchill’s wife until the next day.
Real and perhaps unpleasant nicknames
The queen’s uncle, the former King Edward VIII, had nicknames for several family members. She named Queen Shirley Temple because of her curly hair, Queen Mother Cookie because she looked like a cook, and Churchill Cry Baby. Some letters read in the series are faithful to the written words.
Prince Philip and the controversy behind his surname
Philip wanted Prince Charles to have his surname, Mountbatten. He told some friends that he was the only father in the country who did not give his son his surname. This happened because if Charles had had the surname Mountbatten, the dynasty would have changed its name when he became king. To please Philip, the royal family decided to combine the surnames Windsor and Mountbatten to create the surname Mountbatten-Windsor. This does not change the dynasty, but still keeps Philip’s surname.
Princess Diana wasn’t dressed as a tree when she met Charles
In the series The Crown, Diana Spencer appears dressed as an extra from the comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The series’ writers told Vogue that her costume was an invention of Peter Morgan, the showrunner.
They explained that the idea came about after research showed that Diana loved dancing and performing as a teenager. But, at the time the scene was shown, many conspiracy theorists linked the fantasy with the controversies Lady Die experienced years after her, during the end of her marriage to Charles, as a sort of metaphor.
Thatcher takes part in the royal family’s games under pressure
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, to strengthen ties with the royal family, spent weekends at the country house of Elizabeth II and her heirs. Even without showing interest, she needed to participate in the games offered in her free time.
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