Princess Margaret’s lady-in-waiting, Lady Anne Glenconner, says she was “mad with rage” after seeing The Crown.
Lady Anne, 90, admits she couldn’t believe the “rather awful” portrayal of the late princess, having previously invited Helena Bonham Carter to tea to advise the actress, 56, on court manners. the royalty.
The bridesmaid reveals that she was so upset with the portrayal of Princess Margaret and herself (played by Nancy Carroll), that she confronted Helena to express her dismay at the third season.
‘I saw Helena Bonham Carter, she came to tea, about the performance of Princess Margaret: how she talked and walked. I said I never saw her run,” she says.
“After seeing Helena in The Crown, I was very disappointed in the performance and said, ‘It was pretty awful, wasn’t it?’ She said that she had no choice but to do as she was told.
Furious: Princess Margaret’s lady-in-waiting Lady Anne Glenconner says she was ‘mad with rage’ after watching The Crown
Lady Anne, who served Princess Margaret from 1971 until her death in 2002, joins old magazine the production “could not afford to film The Crown at Glen” [her family’s ancestral home].
She says: “When Princess Margaret was filmed first meeting Roddy Llewellyn, we were sitting by a pool in what looked like a hideous country club, they had me pimped out for her, both of us in bikinis; Princess Margaret never I was wearing a bikini.” So cheap.
“They really should put a disclaimer at the beginning of The Crown, saying it’s not true.”
MailOnline has contacted Netflix and Helena’s representatives for comment.
Lady Anne adds that she thought The Crown “began well” and called the scene of the Duke of Windsor watching the coronation in France “excellent”.
Netflix faced fierce backlash for the latest series, which features Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, shows the late princess sitting down for her infamous 1995 Panorama interview with disgraced former BBC journalist Martin Bashir.
When they released the trailer for the fifth season, they accompanied it with an online statement acknowledging that the drama is a “fictional dramatization.”
But so far he has refused to add a similar statement on television.
Irritated: Bridesmaid reveals she was so upset with Princess Margaret’s description of herself ‘pimp’ that she confronted Helena
Pictured: Princess Margaret, center, and her friends Lord Colin Tennant (left) and Lady Anne, waiting on the Mustique pier to greet Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.
Actress Dame Judi Dench accused the show of being “cruelly unfair” and backed calls for a disclaimer.
Former Prime Minister Sir John Major dismissed scenes showing him discussing the Queen’s possible abdication with Prince Charles as “a bunch of malicious nonsense”.
Dame Judi, 87, who has played Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria, said the series risks damaging the monarchy.
Performance: Nancy Carroll played Lady Anne in series three and four.
The Oscar-winning actress blamed it for “crude sensationalism” and blurring fact and fiction.
In a letter to The Times newspaper, he asked Netflix to display a disclaimer at the beginning of each episode to say it is a “fictional drama.” He said he would also show respect for the bereavement suffered by the royal family and the nation.
Meanwhile, Dame Eileen, who played Queen Mary in the first series, said: “My friends in America tell me that a lot of people think it’s a documentary.” Especially if you are talking about real people, you say that this is fiction based on fact. I don’t know why this hasn’t happened with this.
Not impressed: Netflix faced fierce backlash over the latest series, actress Dame Judi Dench accused the show of being ‘cruelly unfair’ and backed calls for a disclaimer
Dame Harriet, who played Sir Winston Churchill’s wife Clementine, said: “People have believed Shakespeare’s version of Richard III for centuries, but no one is alive to object on his behalf.” On the contrary, there are many people alive now who could be hurt if they thought the public would believe this.’
A Netflix spokesperson said: “The Crown has always been presented as a drama based on historical events.
“The fifth series is a fictional dramatization that imagines what could have happened behind closed doors during an important decade for the Royal Family, a decade that has already been scrutinized and well documented by journalists, biographers and historians.”
The Crown has been a huge success for Netflix. Each episode now costs around £11.5 million.
Famous Interview: Series Five features Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, shows the late princess seated for her infamous 1995 Panorama interview with the disgraced Martin Bashir