How The Crown reignited America's obsession with the Royals - Daily Mail

Since it's premiere in November 2016, Netflix saga The Crown (pictured) has blurred the lines between fact and fiction - all while curating America's obsession with the Royal Family.

Some people previously slammed the saga for being 'grossly unfair' in its portrayal of Prince Charles' relationship with Camilla; in the show, Charles is seen cheating on his wife, Princess Diana, throughout their entire relationship - however, in real life, Charles and Camilla's romance didn't begin until five years into his marriage to Diana.

In the series, the Queen's sister, Princess Margaret was seen urging Prince Charles and Princess Diana to call off their wedding, which reportedly never happened in real life.

In addition, Queen Elizabeth didn't disprove of Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend's romance; the Queen didn't have a meeting with Michael Fagan after he broke into Buckingham Palace; she did not instruct press secretary Michael Shea to leak her feelings about Margaret Thatcher to the press; and the disappearance of Margaret's son did not impact her decision on the UK going to war with Argentina - all of which went down in the Netflix show.

The third season of The Crown follows Prince Charles marriage to Princess Diana, as well as his affair with Camilla (seen with Charles in 1975), however some people have slammed the saga for being 'grossly unfair' in its portrayal of his love life.

Season three also saw Prince Philip (left in real life, right in the show) having a midlife crisis, which was staunchly denied by the Royal Family historian and author of Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch, Sally Bedell Smith.

The show also fabricated Prince Charles and Princess Diana's first meeting; in the series, it took place at Althorp while she was dressed in costume as a 'made tree' for a part in A Midsummer's Night's Dream - and in real life, she was not dressed up.

This is mostly fictitious, and was staunchly denied by the Royal Family historian and author of Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch, Sally Bedell Smith, who told NBC News: 'I don't think he would've known a midlife crisis if it slapped him in the face.' .

It also fabricated Prince Charles and Princess Diana's first meeting; in the show, it took place at Althorp while she was dressed in costume as a 'made tree' for a part in A Midsummer's Night's Dream.

Prince Harry smiles at Charlotte in sweet moment at Windsor service.

Meghan Markle sweetly smiles at Princess Charlotte after procession.

George and Charlotte bow and curtsy at Queen's coffin after funeral.

Fans also noticed that the fourth season heavily surrounded the marital problems between Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and showed his father, Prince Phillip, trying to convince the two to accept their public positions within the royal family. .

Many felt Diana's sentiments were a direct parallel to Prince Harry and Meghan's decision to leave the royal family in 2020, and found the showcasing of the events wrestled with historical inaccuracies for the sake of views. .

A powerful coalition of politicians, Royal experts, and close friends of the royal family have called for the streaming giant to broadcast a disclaimer warning viewers that The Crown distorts the truth.

Lady Glenconner, who was Princess Margaret's lady-in-waiting for more than 30 years and a close friend of Prince Charles, also revealed that a scene depicting her was 'completely untrue.' .

A coalition of politicians, Royal experts, and close friends of the royal family have called for the streaming giant to broadcast a disclaimer warning viewers that The Crown distorts the truth

The world has been in collective mourning since the passing of the UK's longest reigning monarch, who died 'peacefully' in her sleep surrounded by members of the Royal Family at Balmoral Castle from natural causes at age 96

The fourth season involves a direct parallel to Princess Diana's plea for independence and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's  (seen in July 2022) separation from the Royal Family

 Season five is set to be released on the streaming giant in November and viewers can expect to see the veil of the tight-lipped Royal Family lifted even further

25 per cent of fans also said that their opinion on Queen Elizabeth, who is portrayed by Oscar-winner Olivia Colman, rose due to the show

Americans joined together to mark Britain’s saddest day with wall-to-wall coverage of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Many US publications had a live stream of the funeral showing the Royals come together to make their respects to the Queen for a final time

Prince Harry smiles at Charlotte in sweet moment at Windsor service

Lip reader reveals what Harry says to William ahead of funeral

Meghan Markle sweetly smiles at Princess Charlotte after procession

George and Charlotte bow and curtsy at Queen's coffin after funeral

The Los Angeles Times chose to make the occasion with a poignant picture of the Queen's journey out of the Abbey with her family behind the coffin covered in the Royal Standard

Prince Harry smiles at Charlotte in sweet moment at Windsor service

Lip reader reveals what Harry says to William ahead of funeral

Meghan Markle sweetly smiles at Princess Charlotte after procession

George and Charlotte bow and curtsy at Queen's coffin after funeral

Prince Harry smiles at Charlotte in sweet moment at Windsor service

Lip reader reveals what Harry says to William ahead of funeral

Meghan Markle sweetly smiles at Princess Charlotte after procession

George and Charlotte bow and curtsy at Queen's coffin after funeral

Prince Harry smiles at Charlotte in sweet moment at Windsor service

Meghan Markle sweetly smiles at Princess Charlotte after procession

George and Charlotte bow and curtsy at Queen's coffin after funeral

USA Today also showed live shots of Queen Elizabeth II's casket being taken to Wellington Arch

They were also on a bus together - despite their close links to the Royal Family