The Palace has denied that it has vets or approves content for the show, after a writer claimed the royal family are told what will be part of the popular Netflix series.
- The Crown is the very popular show that depicts the Queen's journey as a monarch.
- But now the Queen's communications secretary, Donald McCabe, wrote a letter to The Times, denying that the Palace "vet or approve content" for the show.
- This follows royal news that The Crown series writer Peter Morgan claimed the the Royal Family are told how the programme will portray them.
The Crown, the popular Netflix show that depicts Queen Elizabeth's journey as a monarch, reportedly even counts the leading protagonist herself as a fan.
Recently, one of the series writer, Peter Morgan, revealed that he has four annual meetings with “very high ranking” and “very active” people within the organisation, to speak about the matter that will be included in the show.
He told The Times: “Respectfully, I tell them what I have in mind and they brace themselves slightly.”
But now the Palace has been forced to deny the claims, who firmly denied that the royal household have any involvement with the creators of the show.
The statement comes from the Queen's communications secretary, Donald McCabe, who wrote in a letter to The Times: “[it] may have the unfortunate consequence of leading your readers to believe that the television series The Crown is made with some sort of endorsement by the royal household, or an acceptance by the royal household that the drama is factually accurate.
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“We appreciate that readers of The Times may enjoy this fictionalised interpretation of historical events, but they should do so knowing that the royal household is not complicit in interpretations made by the programme.
“The royal household has never agreed to vet or approve content, has not asked to know what topics will be included, and would never express a view as to the programme’s accuracy.”
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