The Royal Family Apparently Turned Down Netflix's Offer To Fact Check 'The Crown'
The royal family apparently aren't pleased with the show's portrayal of them
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Kayleigh Roberts
It's no secret at this point that the members of theroyal familyaren't huge fans of Netflix's royal dramaThe Crown.
While the royals themselves have stayed silent on the series, sources close to them have made it clear thatthey aren't pleased with howThe Crownis portraying themand that they find many aspects of the series inaccurate or misleading.
That's why this next little splash of royal tea actuallyisa bit surprising:Netflixapparently asked the royal family to fact-check the drama—and they said no. A "firm no," at that.
In a discussion on The Heirpodpodcast, royal correspondent and biographer Omid Scobie shared the surprising revelation.
"I always wondered why there wasn't more collaboration between the two," Scobie said, according toThe Sun. "Those working on the show did reach out to the palace to see if there was an opportunity for fact-checking, but the answer was a firm no. But, now we've reached these key years, I wonder if any royals are kicking themselves for not taking advantage of that opportunity, because this narrative is being shaped for many around the world."
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As Scobie went on to point out,The Crownis the only source of "historical" information a lot of people have about the royal family, so it's playing a huge role in shaping how people see the monarchy.
"They expect 25 million households to view this new season within its first four weeks," Scobie added. "That's 25 million people who will have their opinion of the Royal Family shaped by this."
Still though, we shouldn't count on the royal family to start weighing in on theaccuracy ofThe Crownin the future.
"I wonder, going forward, if they start moving into the modern era of the royals, if they will decide to become more involved," ABC foreign correspondent Maggie Rulli said on the same podcast.
"But, I don't know, it does seem to go against everything the Royal Family stands for, especially the Queen. I can't imagine them actually working with Netflix like this."
Here's hoping thenext season ofThe Crowncredits Queen Elizabeth II as a special consultant.
