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Duke of Sussex says he is happier with series than news stories about Meghan or his familyThe Duke of Sussex has defended the Netflix series The Crown, saying that – while it was not “strictly accurate” – it portrayed the pressures of royal life.In an interview with James Corden for the US programme The Late Late Show, Prince Harry said he minded the intrusions...

Exclusive: service announces collaborations with Stormzy strategist Akua Agyemfra and writer Bisha K Ali among othersNetflix has declared it is on a mission to “be a force for good” by increasing the diversity of its programming, and that British film-makers and writers will have their voices “amplified globally” by the streaming service.Announcing a wide-range of new programmes involving Stormzy’s cultural strategist Akua Agyemfra, the...

Star of The Crown and Peep Show opens up on her career, revealing she is plagued by self-doubtShe won an Oscar for her performance as Queen Anne in The Favourite, and is a household name thanks to roles as wide-ranging as Sophie in Peep Show and Queen Elizabeth in The Crown. But, despite such success, Olivia Colman has revealed she is plagued by self-doubt...

While the fourth series has come under fire for factual inaccuracy, it is just one of many series to reflect the royals’ long history of mythmaking‘Let’s get it over with,” sighs Prince Philip as he reluctantly prepares to venture towards a crowd of adoring subjects. On the one hand, this moment in The Crown has the ring of truth: realistically, why would members of...

The performance manages to be both hard-to-stomach and queasy-makingThe arrival of Margaret Thatcher in season four of The Crown was keenly anticipated: Gillian Anderson is magnificent, Thatcher was an icon whichever way you cut it, cue popcorn, etc.In fact, when it arrived, Anderson’s performance was unnerving. Damian Barr, the author of Maggie & Me, not a Tory, puts this a bit more strongly: “I’m...

The wife of Hugh Lindsay, who was killed while skiing with Prince Charles, had asked show not to feature the disasterThe widow of a British army major who died in an avalanche while skiing with Prince Charles has criticised the producers of The Crown as “unkind” for dramatising the disaster against her wishes.Major Hugh Lindsay, a former Queen’s equerry, was skiing off-piste at the...

Ironic take on corporate attire reboots yuppie look in age of The Crown and new Gossip GirlIn the ultimate moment of fashion revival, the 80s yuppie look is back – but with a difference. The “yindies” (young ironic nostalgic dresser), is bringing back the suited, Wall Street look but with a touch of knowing self-reference and elements of preppy style too.The first cast photograph...

The Netflix drama plays fast and loose with the truth regarding the palace intruder, says the palace intruder himselfName: Michael Fagan.Age: 70. Continue reading...

The best series so far of the royal drama, with the family sliding into dysfunction and new characters providing 80s shoulder-padded spectacleThe Crown (Netflix) has finally reached the blockbuster era, thanks to the pincer-like introduction of Diana (soon to be Princess) and Margaret (Thatcher), at long last, who both elevate the season to its best form yet. It begins in 1979, with the election...

Her image is everywhere – in the return of The Crown, a Hollywood film, musical and emulated on the cover of Vogue. For the younger generation, there is no greater fashion inspiration right nowUntil this spring, the defining experience of shared grief and loss in living British memory could be summed up in one word: Diana. The sea of flowers outside Kensington palace. The...

Creator Peter Morgan reveals fifth season will be the last of the Netflix dramaThe fifth series of Netflix’s The Crown will be its last, its creator and writer, Peter Morgan, has revealed, as Imelda Staunton is confirmed to replace Olivia Colman as the Queen.Fans of the critically acclaimed show, watched by more than 73m households worldwide, had hoped for a sixth series, which Morgan...

Villanelle was too sadistic, the world of Westeros was too silly and Line of Duty swerved disastrously off-piste. Here are the TV turkeys of the yearWarning: this article contains spoilers.Buoyed by the success of his disbelief-stretching smash Bodyguard, Jed Mercurio’s cop drama began its fifth series, and Line of Duty fever swept the country. Bookies took bets on the identity of H, and the...

The actor says she discussed her part in The Crown with the deceased royal herselfSome actors avoid excessive research, but for Helena Bonham Carter to play Princess Margaret in The Crown meant reading all the biographies, talking to friends, ladies-in-waiting and relatives, and consulting an astrologer, a graphologist and a psychic.The last meeting meant she could talk to the princess herself, the actor told...