Prince Harry has revealed he watches and fact-checks the Netflix series, The Crown. Speaking with the host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert, on Tuesday night in the US, Harry said he has watched “the older stuff and the more recent stuff” from the show. Here’s what you need to know.
In his interview about the release of his new book, Spare, the duke compared The Crown to his memoir, saying it is “important history has it right.” Last year, Netflix added a disclaimer to its marketing for The Crown, stating the show is a “fictional dramatisation”, “inspired by real-life events” after being met with criticism from the likes of Dame Judi Dench and former Prime Minister Sir John Major.
Prince Harry Admits That He Fact Checks Netflix’s The Crown
At the end of the interview, CBS presenter Colbert asked the duke: “You’ve watched The Crown, right? You’ve got to have watched some of The Crown, right?” Harry looked at the audience and paused briefly before saying: “There’s people laughing at that – yes, I have actually watched The Crown.”
“The recent stuff or the older stuff?” Colbert asked. The duke replied: “The older stuff and the more recent stuff.” Colbert continued: “Do you fact-check it while you watch it?” Harry then jokingly pretended to take out a notepad and mimed taking notes before laughing: “Yes, I do actually.”
He then pointed to a copy of his book and added: “Which, by the way, is another reason why it’s important that history has it right.”
In his book Spare, Harry also revealed how he felt “slightly isolated” and different from his family in his younger years following the death of his mother, but shared joyful times with his great-grandmother the Queen Mother. What’s more, Harry spends a good amount of time talking about his brother, William, and how their relationship was, and still is, characterized by an intense sibling rivalry – a “private Olympiad” he writes – made much worse by their positions in the order of succession to the British Crown.
Harry claims that that he does not intend to “damage” or to “hurt” his family, which might illicit a raised eyebrow or two in the Palace, given what’s in the book and in the interviews he has conducted ahead of its publication.
But throughout the more than 90 minutes on ITV, Harry maintains he still loves his brother despite detailing the fights they had – or as he describes them, physical attacks by William.
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