From the highly recommendable book ‘King’s Counsellor’ - his wartime diary.
Lascelles in reality was considerably warmer and more relaxed than his screen portrayal, and writes very elegantly and often amusingly.
Doing another rewatch and noticed the paper crown sitting beside the Queen in Sleep, Dearie, Sleep as she falls asleep watching old home movies looks very similar to the paper crown her father received as a gift in Season 1. Such a subtle detail, but it feels like a beautiful full-circle callback to the beginning of her journey.
I just started season 1 after having this on my list for agesssss. I have to admit, I don’t have much background knowledge of the royal family but I LOVE Lady Di.
Is there like… a roadmap or cheat sheet someone can give me so that while I watch this I can know who is who and not have to pause and Google every 2 min. 😩 whenever I watch a new show it helps me enjoy the series if I know some of the background, but with the Royal family there is soooo much and is hard to grasp!!
Need the royal family experts/crown fans to step in here plssss and thank you🤍🙏👑
I'm completely hooked. I'm a film guy and rarely stick to a series but The Crown is fantastic. Being an Englishman it is a fascinating insight into the history of something I've only even taken a moderate interest in. I've paused to Google people/family names etc many, many times.
I'm only s2e7 but my heart has broken for Margaret a few times already.
I know how the series pans out age/actors wise. I was thinking it would be brilliant to have The Crown for the three or four generations of royals preceding the royals depicted in the show we have.
Bloody good stuff!
It’s hard to believe that Diana would have been 65 today. A day like this always brings up so many emotions, not just because of the incredible legacy she left behind, but because of the remarkable person she was.
Diana was never perfect, and she never pretended to be. In an institution that often expected its members to appear almost untouchable, she remained beautifully, unapologetically human. That humanity is what made millions of people around the world fall in love with her. She showed us that kindness, empathy, and vulnerability were not weaknesses, they were strengths.
She used her platform in ways that changed lives. Whether she was helping break the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS by simply holding a patient’s hand, walking through active minefields to support the campaign against landmines, comforting sick children in hospitals, embracing those society often overlooked, or speaking openly about her own struggles with bulimia, depression, and the immense pressures she faced, Diana was years ahead of her time. She made people feel seen, valued, and understood. Even today, her compassion continues to inspire generations.
Her life was filled with extraordinary highs, but also unimaginable heartbreak. She endured public scrutiny, loneliness, and personal pain that no one should have to experience under such an intense spotlight. Yet she never stopped caring for others. Time and time again, she chose compassion over bitterness.
Above all else, she loved William and Harry with every part of her heart. She wanted them to experience as much of the real world as possible and to grow up understanding the lives of ordinary people. No matter what has happened over the years or where life has taken them, they were two young boys who lost their mother far too soon. My heart always goes out to them on this day. Birthdays often carry a different kind of grief, one filled with thoughts of what could have been and the milestones that should have been celebrated together.
I also want to mention The Crown. I know it’s a series that sparks a wide range of opinions, and I completely understand why. But for me, it became the beginning of a much deeper journey. It introduced me to Diana, not simply as a global icon, but as a person. It inspired me to read biographies, watch documentaries, and learn about the real history beyond the dramatization. Emma Corrin beautifully captured Diana’s youthful innocence and vulnerability, while Elizabeth Debicki delivered what is, in my opinion, one of the most moving and authentic portrayals of Diana ever put on screen. Their performances helped introduce a new generation to her story, encouraging many of us to discover the remarkable woman behind the headlines.
Nearly three decades after her passing, Diana’s influence has never faded. Her kindness still echoes through the countless lives she touched, her humanitarian work continues to be remembered, and her legacy remains one of compassion, courage, and love. She wasn’t remembered because she was a princess, she was remembered because she made people feel like they mattered.
So today, on what would have been your 65th birthday, I simply want to say:
Happy 65th Birthday, Diana.
Thank you for showing the world that compassion can change lives. Thank you for your courage, your warmth, your empathy, and your willingness to be vulnerable when so many expected perfection. You will always be remembered, always be admired, and always be deeply missed.
“Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.”
Happy Birthday, People’s Princess. ❤️🪽
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this can’t be Philip’s father, Prince Andrew because he died in 1944, 3 years before the wedding. then who is it? Is it lord Mountbatten?
Possibly an unpopular opinion, given the consequences and how the interview was secured. But many years later, and as someone who didn't pay much attention to all this growing up, I feel grateful we have it in her own voice, her speaking those things herself. Seeing how articles and media twist things on current affairs and celebrities today, I can imagine the horrific image those who control narrative and history could have painted of Diana instead. Without those, I'm sure they would have painted her as someone who was deeply troubled/ attention seeker/ bad mother. With what she foolishly/ smartly/ out of fear ended up sharing, I think it allows there to be some balance of voices, since she can't speak for herself anymore.
Anyone else feel this way?
Charles was around 12 and Anne was around 10, was it ‘suprise’ or ‘astonishment’ because ‘darling mamma’ could still give birth to a child after all these years, or was it ‘distraught’, especially from Anne, throwing temper tantrums and crying to daddy because she lost her 2nd in line ‘spare’ status due to male primogeniture
Not sure if this counts as a Spoiler, but decided to mark it as such anyway.
In the season 3 episode "Bubbikins" the Royal Family are filmed for a documentary to try and improve their image.
I'm wondering though who these two people on the sofa are? They appear randomly throughout the episode and don't have any lines, the Queen and family don't talk to them either.
They just sit there.
The confrontation in balmoral with Elizabeth when she's there with a risky pregnancy...omg I wanted to have her shoot him like a pheasant and bury him under the roses. Just like every word from him is such bullshit.
what it says in the title. if not, why? was Charles somehow opposed to dogs? what do we know about her relationship with pets in general?
I'm watching season 5 (first time, please no spoilers) and noticed that even Camilla has one. thought maybe it would have been helpful, for emotional support, Margaret has one as well. someone who would show unconditional love, would listen to her and maybe act as security if it's the right breed. if I had a dog I wouldn't go looking for compassion from people? also it could somewhat help, not to blend in but to have at least one safe common topic with the family. a Rottie maybe less so but still... it's a dog.
why not?
Watching *The Crown* got me thinking why nobody has made an Indian version of this? Not a documentary or a movie on one person, but a proper prestige drama that follows India’s history across multiple decades. Start with the freedom movement, Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Jinnah, Mountbatten, then Partition, the wars, Indira, the Emergency, liberalisation, etc.
Basically a series where the big historical events happen around a few central characters.
I know it’d be insanely hard to keep it politically neutral, but if someone actually pulled it off with *The Crown*\-level writing, production and attention to detail, it’d genuinely be one of the greatest TV shows ever made. I’d binge the hell out of it. Am I the only one who wants this?
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So i was rewatching the crown again and compared it to what I read online in Wikipedia and some sources
And it seemed like there is little mention of sentiments at that time of how much blame Churchill got while the smog was raging across London, historically wise?
Or was it highly exaggerated by the show?
Rewatching the episode Marionettes (Lord Altrincham criticising the Queen's PR machinery), and contrasting with how Diana was practically hounded to death. And now, a decent politician, Keir Starmer, tried his best in Broken Britain. He was pressured to resign for a shorter period of service than most supermarket managers. It appears the fourth estate is dictating power, more than the other 3. A LOT changed in 75 years.
This prequel might talk about the life of Elizabeth’s father George VI and the scandal of his brother, also telling the sad and mysterious death of George V.
Did anyone else notice this in season 6? A palace staff member quotes then-Prince Charles asking if the Queen would like the mother of the future King of England to arrive in a Harrods van.
The term was also used at least twice before in the series to refer to Queen Elizabeth, but now I can't remember the exact examples. I thought the title had been out of use since 1707. Is it used informally by the BRF and people close to them, or were these slip-ups?
ETA: I want to clarify I am asking specifically about the usage of this term/title by the BRF and palace employees, not the average person. I'm super well aware that people around the world refer to the BRF monarchs as the Queens/Kings of England.
Was there no money in the budget for proper wigs? Good God