The culture secretary plans to write to Netflix and request a “health warning” is played before The Crown so viewers are aware that the historical drama is a work of fiction, he said in an intervention that prompted criticism. Alex von Tunzelmann, a historian who wrote the Reel History column for the Guardian, wrote: “Netflix already tells people that The Crown is fiction. But the biggest bones of contention have been around the depiction of Charles’ marriage to Diana. Others have pointed out that Charles’ and Diana’s infidelity and marital problems are well recorded – including in interviews they both gave. Netflix declined to comment, but a source said it had been widely reported that The Crown was a drama based on real-life events.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2020 13:31 UTC