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While viewers around the world will be eagerly anticipating the arrival of series five of The Crown, the mood behind Palace walls seems far from happy. Early indications suggest that the new episodes, covering Diana’s departure from the Royal Family and untimely death will paint the Firm in the worst possible light. It couldn’t come at a worse time for our new King, argues the Daily Mail’s Diary Editor Richard Eden.
‘It’s awful because it’s really focusing on the lowest, the worst part of his life, just at the start of what should be a happy period, really, being king, yes his mother’s died, but it’s a new start,’ he tells our royal talk show Palace Confidential. ‘Instead, it’s dragging all this up again, leading up to the tragic death of Diana so it’s going to be grim. He’s just got to grin and bear it.’ The Mail on Sunday’s Assistant Editor Kate Mansey says friends of the King are extremely unhappy about the prospect of the new storylines.
‘It was described to me by one very senior friend of the King that it’s trolling on a Hollywood budget,’ she tells the programme. ‘That’s what you’re seeing: it’s slick, it’s magnificent, but Charles is presented as a callous, horrible, feckless husband, it plays to the script to make it very dramatic that he’s the baddie, Diana’s the goodie and that’s how it was. And there’ll be some people who believe that and that’s the danger.’
Plus our panel analyse the latest interview given by Meghan Markle, the compliment that Prince Andrew will wish he hadn’t been paid and the new, surprising member of the Firm.
00:00 Coming up on tonight’s Palace Confidential
00:30 Ghislaine Maxwell endorses Prince Andrew
03:40 Megan Markle: Variety Interview and The Queen’s death
05:44 Royal Netflix DocuSeries
09:15 Meghan Markle calls Prince Harry “My Husband”
10:55 Comments!
12:05 Design contest for Royals’ clothes?
13:05 King Charles’ Coronation
15:00 The Crown Season 5: Diana & King Charles
21:15 The Crown dismissed by Royals
21:55 The Royal Family’s new representative – Andrew Parker Bowles
22:55 Foreign Royals at the congregation?
23:25 Royal property reshuffle?
25:20 A full hour broadcast?
26:00 Picture montage time!
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It is the British press who gives MM all the attention.
I notice that the still photo used for the start shows Meghan with a most goofy expression! Was this done on purpose? I hope so 😂😂😂
It is quite frightening just how many people here in Australia, especially the 30 year olds and younger who just believe everything in the Crown. A disclaimer isn't going to sway their belief. I love it because I love the historical "moments " and period costumes. God forbid they put in any conspiracy elements in Diana's death
Richard, I've been trying to place ur face then it came to me. You look like Daniel Craig!
Je pense qu’un téléfilm sur l’horrible Meghan, ses mensonges, ses agressions envers autrui, ses manigances, son manque d’empathie pour son père serait plus intéressant que la RF réunie.
More Luke, please !
'We've bleated to the rafters with as much disparagement as we can muster towards the Royal Family from which we sap all our credibility, but… it's Netflix's story not ours' 🤑🤢🤮 Hit-and-Run cowards.
It's always a joy to hear Richard talk about how he approaches topics so professionally and polite, and I agree with having more Palace Confidential! Either twice a week or a full hour!
You all need to find another subject besides Harry and Meghan. You all sound bitch made, and butt hurt and yes… racist. Boring mobsters, really.
The British establishment really benefited from the death of Diana, Princess of Wales perhaps it is time for the pendulum to swing back in her favor. The press did a really poor job investigating her death so get over it. Shame on you!
So strange how long Meghan has talked about her time in the RF, when her time there is shorter than all the conversation would normally demand to tell it. I think she fabricates so many stories, allegedly, because she honestly did not stay there long enough to have stories to talk about!
Can't the Sussexes be shut down? I honestly think The Queen will be turning in her grave! This woman is just absolutely awful, without no let-up.
American here– I'd definitely agree that Netflix should have at least sent a preview to the palace to allow them to be ready to react to inaccurate dramatization of real events.
"My husband" – I'm trying to be The Queen. I'm increasingly crazy.Re The Coronation we still need to see some tiaras!
Being a historian, it's actually sad to see the Magical & truly rare shinny historical moment in history that the Coronations have been for over 1,000 yrs, made rather bland! Removing all the magic & awe, the gloss, to dull & no longer following over a MILLENNIA OF TRADITION! Personally, I felt extremely awed to be able to witness one in my own lifetime & now that is not going to happen. 😥
They're removing the mistery, magic & overall gloss from the Coronation itself! Over a 1,000 yrs of tradition! How dull & very sad for us not to witness what was!😥
The Crown is So wrong, it should have discaimer: "FICTIONAL NOT FACTUAL!" Thankfully I dumped NETFLIX for their involvement w/the real tasteless ones, the Sussexes!
Why do Brits say series, when they mean seasons…when it comes to TV shows????
Oh I groan about H and M. I don't care about them.
Oh of course please do dump on Andrew and kick him when his down. Great game