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Outrage over Netflix fictional series The crown The streaming giant has reportedly gotten a little “confused,” to the point where they are planning to delay an upcoming documentary about defectors to the British royal family, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Deadline reports that Netflix execs think “it would be foolhardy to stream The crown in November, followed by the Harry and Meghan documentary in December.”

The crowna fictional drama that follows the sometimes true, sometimes exaggerated history of the British royal family has raised eyebrows and anger from both the public and some of the show’s real-life subjects after trailers for upcoming episodes are said to paint a season full of ingenuity and numbness.

Former British Prime Minister John Major is one of the people dealing with the issue, he said The crownThe portrayal of then-Prince Charles trying to recruit him into a plot to dethrone the Queen was “vicious” and “a barrel load of nonsense”.

Deadline reports on this particular episode entitled Queen Victoria Syndromewas based on a 1991 Sunday Times poll which argued that Queen Elizabeth was obsolete as monarch and should abdicate her firstborn son.

The barrage of criticism has forced Netflix to issue a rare defense of the show, reminding people it is a “fictional dramatization.”

A spokeswoman for The crown told the BBC: “The Crown has always been presented as a drama based on historical events. The fifth series is a fictional dramatization that imagines what might have happened behind closed doors during a significant decade for the royal family – one that has already been extensively studied and well documented by journalists, biographers and historians.”

The Daily Beast points out that Netflix has refused to add a disclaimer to the show’s opening credits and warn viewers about the show’s fictional status; Because of this, many believe the show’s events to be overwhelmingly accurate.

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Although an air date has never been set for the untitled documentary series, which is being produced by Netflix and Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Productions, Netflix has announced several times this year that it intends to run The crown and the documentary series Back-to-Back.

According to Cosmopolitan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex let camera crews into their lives for more than a year and were filmed while they traveled internationally. The magazine reports that the couple are “expected to speak at length about other members of the royal family, including King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales.”

The crown is struggling with a few overlapping real-life royal issues heading into the Season 5 release next month – the show is trying to be respectful in the wake of the Queen’s death and is also preparing to film scenes that tell the story of Tell Princess Diana’s death.

Prince Harry has largely remained a mother The crowndespite his vocal contempt for the press and photographers.

He told James Corden in an interview: “It’s fictional. But it’s loosely based on the truth. It’s not entirely accurate, of course, but it gives you a rough idea of ​​what that lifestyle—the pressure to put duty and service above family and anything else—can come out of it.”

He continued, “I’m much more comfortable with it The crown when I see the stories that have been written about my family, my wife or myself, because it’s the difference between fiction – take it what you will – and being reported as fact because you’re supposed to be news. I have a real problem with that.”

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The postponed date of the documentary comes after news earlier this month that a telltale memoir penned by Prince Harry, due out this autumn, will also be delayed.

The “accurate and absolutely truthful” account of his life is said to be delayed to allow the prince to revisit some of the content following the death of his grandmother and address the funeral and surrounding events when he returns to the UK with his wife to mourn his grief to be close to family.

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