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The fourth season of the Netflix series "The Crown" lets viewers - among other things - look behind the scenes of what is perhaps the most famous marriage in contemporary history.
Penny Junor, Biographer of the Royals
"The danger is that people, like all previous seasons, see this series as a story, true to the facts - and it is not."
Diana's first steps into the world of royals are staged outwardly true to reality - as the comparison with recordings from that time shows.
You can recognize the shy 19-year-old who believes she has found her Prince Charming on the polo field.
That Diana actually only saw her future husband 13 times before they got married - here the condensation of the script corresponds to reality.
The Royals biographer recognizes fewer facts in the depiction of the infamous love triangle.
Scene from season 4:
“See you at the altar. I've asked Mrs. Parker-Bowles to get in touch with you. Your ex? Why would you do that? Because she's fun! "
Penny Junor, Royals Biographer
“It's pretty devastating. Especially for Charles and Camilla, who are portrayed in such a terrible light. And after all, they are our future royal couple.
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The series leaves no doubt that Charles and Camilla's relationship was permanent throughout his entire marriage to Diana.
Penny Junor, author,
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The Duchess: Camilla Parker Bowles and the Love Affair That Rocked the Crown”
“After the wedding, Charles stayed away from Camilla for five years. After five years he was in such bad mental health that two of his friends contacted Camilla independently. Your request: you knew him well. He is doing very badly. Would you call him - because he needs you. And then Camilla did. From then on they saw each other. "
There was an early meeting between Diana and Camilla during the engagement time - but here, too, the interpretations of the meeting differ:
Penny Junor, writer,
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The Duchess: Camilla Parker Bowles and the Love Affair That Rocked the Crown,"
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Camilla remembers it was a friendly lunch.
She wished Diana all the best, good luck with her marriage, and that was it.
But Diana had portrayed it in conversation with Andrew Morton as that dark event in which Camilla tried to extract information from Diana in order to be able to continue her affair with Charles behind Diana's back.
Diana was naturally suspicious, she saw conspiracies everywhere.
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In the fourth season, screenwriter Peter Morgan describes the Royals as even colder and more merciless than in previous episodes.
To what extent the historical drama is realistic in this respect - probably only the Windsors know.
Penny Junor, Royals Biographer
“I don't think the Queen is watching the show. Honestly, I hope she doesn't. And this season I hope none of them are watching. Because this is about character assassination of almost everyone involved. "
