The creator of hit series The Crown believes the Queen was a better mother to two younger children as she was still ‘trying to find her feet’ when Prince Charles and Princess Anne were young. Peter Morgan said the Queen was probably ‘much more ready to be a mother’ to Prince Andrew, born in 1960, and Prince … Read more
One of Princess Diana‘s closest friends last night accused the BBC of ‘making a lot of money’ from a ‘criminal offence’. Rosa Monckton praised Prince William for standing up for his mother – and welcomed the new inquiry into how Diana was ‘coerced’ into giving her famous Panorama interview. Miss Monckton said reporter Martin Bashir’s … Read more
One of Princess Diana‘s closest friends last night accused the BBC of ‘making a lot of money’ from a ‘criminal offence’. Rosa Monckton praised Prince William for standing up for his mother – and welcomed the new inquiry into how Diana was ‘coerced’ into giving her famous Panorama interview. Miss Monckton said reporter Martin Bashir’s … Read more
Princess Diana‘s enthusiasm for fashion was used by Prince Charles to undermine her, according to claims made in a new book about the royal family‘s most stylish members. The Prince of Wales, 72, exploited his first wife’s interest to make her seem ‘shallow or frivolous’, according to Elizabeth Holmes’ book HRH: So Many Thoughts on … Read more
The fifth episode of the new series, which launched on Sunday, opens with global news reports of a break-in at Buckingham Palace: an intruder had climbed over a fence and into the palace grounds, before scaling a drainpipe and entering the royal quarters. During the episode, Tom Brooke’s Michael Fagan struggles to cope with the breakup … Read more
The author of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s biography Finding Freedom has said The Crown poses a ‘major risk’ to Prince Charles and Camilla’s popularity. Omid Scobie, who co-wrote Finding Freedom with Carolyn Durand, took to Twitter to share a clip as he spoke about the launch of the latest series of the programme on … Read more
SCENE 1 Prince Charles (looking vexed and pained): I – I – I don’t quite know how to put this. Really most awkward! But will you, er, er — I’m so sorry, but, for the life of me, I can’t quite remember your name! Diana: Diana! Prince Charles: How clever of you. I knew it … Read more
Emma Corrin has called the early days of the relationship between Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales as ‘Shakespearean’. The actress, 24, has taken on the role of Diana in season four of The Crown and admitted she was told by one of the show’s directors her life would change when she accepted the … Read more
Emma Corrin has called the early days of the relationship between Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales as ‘Shakespearean’. The actress, 24, has taken on the role of Diana in season four of The Crown and admitted she was told by one of the show’s directors her life would change when she accepted the … Read more
Emma Corrin has admitted she ‘understands’ the upset surrounding the new series of Netflix drama The Crown, and its depiction of Prince Charles and Princess Diana‘s marriage. The actress, who plays Diana in the newly-released series four, appeared on the Tamron Hall show in the US on Tuesday, where she was asked by the broadcaster … Read more