For members of the British Royal Family, this might be hard to believe but there’s a new report that suggests The Crown is actually helping their reputation and not hurting it.
As a matter of fact, there’s a new poll that suggests about 35 percent of viewers think that the opinion of the British monarchy has improved a lot, thanks to the series. Here’s what you need to know.
According to the Sunday Times of London, while 35 percent have a more favorable opinion of the royal family after watching The Crown, about 42 percent say they didn’t feel any different from the family.
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Some of the episodes detail Princess Diana’s loneliness before and after she married Prince Charles, along with Charles’ affair with Camilla Parker Bowles. As many fans know, Princess Diana tragically died in 1997 and Charles and Camilla married in 2005.
What’s more, 23 percent said their impression of the family had worsened. Apparently, those viewers are the ones who fear the royals the most. As for as Prince Charles is concerned, 39 percent of viewers still have the same opinion while 34 percent think better of him.
With that said, the British government will wants Netflix to remind viewers that the show is only loosely based on fact.
“It’s a beautifully produced work of fiction, so as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that,” said Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden. “Without this, I fear a generation of viewers who did not live through these events may mistake fiction for fact.”
Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Princess Margaret in the series, echoed that same sentiment by saying, “It is dramatized. I do feel very strongly, because I think we have a moral responsibility to say, ‘Hang on, guys, this is not … it’s not a drama-doc, we’re making a drama.”
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