The Crown may force Palace to break its ‘never complain, never explain’ tradition, royal expert says

A royal expert has suggested that The Crown’s upcoming fifth series could be so controversial it could prompt the palace to break its “never complain, never explain” tradition.

Rebecca English – who has seen the transcripts of the next ten episodes of the latest installment of the Netflix hit – called scenes “on the verge of defamation.”

The Royal Editor of the Daily Mail admitted parts of the show feel ‘pretty unappetizing’ and said that while she initially felt the reaction around the following season was “a bit of a storm in a teacup,” she was “shocked” by its content.

Speaking of Palace Confidential, she hinted that the Palace will wait for its November 9 release before considering “fanning the flames.”

“I think they want to see for themselves,” Rebecca told host Jo Elvin.

But she added, “I think it’s one of those occasions where they’re forced to say something.”

The royal expert also revealed it is taking a deep dive into Princess Diana’s infamous Panorama interview with Martin Bashir, despite the Prince of Wales previously asking the media never to broadcast again.

He described the BBC interview as “unethical” and claimed it triggered the events that killed his mother two years later. Despite fans of the show initially thinking that only a few seconds of the interview would be portrayed, it has now been reported that it will instead be shortened to a four-minute, 23-second segment.

Rebecca said Netflix has split it “into two episodes” and even included short scenes where Diana skids in her car and thinks “maybe her breaks have failed.”

“It’s very, very, very close to the bone,” she added.

The expert also hit on the image of the infamously taped private conversation between King Charles and the Queen Consort in 1989.

The call between then-Prince Charles and Camilla, commonly referred to as “tampongate,” was… recorded by an amateur radio enthusiast who claimed to have encountered the couple’s conversation as they switched between audio channels.

During the conversation, the then prince referred to reincarnation as the tampon brand tampax, and told Camilla that he wanted to “live” in her.

The audio recording along with a six-minute transcript of the conversation was sold to a tabloid and published.

It was redistributed by The People in 1993, following the divorce of Prince Charles and Diana.

“They’re not just tackling it, they’re replicating everything on those tapes word for word in a really beneficent way,” Rebecca said.

For the upcoming fifth and final sixth series, Elizabeth Debicki will take on the role of Diana, who portrayed Emma Corrin in series four.

The fifth series documents the events leading up to Diana’s death, but the tragic crash won’t be revealed until season six.

However, it will dramatize sensitive scenes, including Diana’s divorce from Charles and the infamous Panorama interview with former BBC journalist Martin Bashir.

Debicki said that despite the sensitivity of the role and knowing it would explore her intensely, she never hesitated to take part in the show.

She said, “I went off my instincts and I didn’t think about it. I’ve seen this show and enjoyed it for years.

“I knew I was going to be working with people who were extremely intelligent and very sensitive to how they scripted and made decisions.

“So I never felt like I had jumped on unstable ground.”

The show is expected to feature a scene where King Charles cuts a vacation short with Diana to arrange a secret meeting with Sir John at Highgrove in 1991, where they discuss the Queen’s ouster.

The former prime minister wrote in a letter to The Telegraph that the scenes will be “deeply hurtful to a family that still mourns the person on whose life the entire drama was based.”

Debicki emphasized that in her mind the show is a television drama – based on real events.

She said, “I mean, it’s obviously fictional. I feel like the audience knows that because there are actors playing roles.

“I’ve never looked at The Crown and thought, ‘this is a documentary’ or ‘this is clearly true’.

Another scene expected to air in the new season reportedly shows King Charles trying to recruit Sir Blair as an ally to protect his future and pave the way for him to marry Camilla shortly after he was born. chosen.

The former Labor Prime Minister said: ‘It should come as no surprise that this is complete nonsense.’

The new series also features the King’s BBC documentary, Prince Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role, broadcast to the public in an effort to restore his reputation after his divorce.

During the infamous interview, the monarch admitted to journalist Jonathan Dimbleby that he had been unfaithful in his marriage – but only after it had “broken irreparably”.

In a 1997 Vogue article, Anna Harvey, a close friend of Princess Diana, revealed that she initially feared the mini black dress was “too daring” and planned to wear a Valentino design to the event.

But after learning about her ex-husband’s documentary, the insider claimed Diana “wanted to look like a million bucks” on the rough night.

Elsewhere in the trailer, we see the Princes whiz away from paparazzi as she drives at full speed in a tense chase scene.

Another scene from the new season, which will be released on November 9, shows the character floating in a pool in a skimpy swimsuit – battling the crisis of royal protocol and the family scandal for the nation.