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The Crown: Queen Elizabeth's popularity at her death could lead to a favourable depiction of her least flattering moment

As the 20th century drew to a close, support for the royal family was at a low ebb. This decline was precipitated by the separation of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in December 1992. That year also saw the publication of Andrew Morton’s Diana: Her True Story.

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The Crown season 6 trailer shows Princess Diana’s final weeks before Paris trip

Late Princess of Wales, played by Elizabeth Debicki, is shown preparing for her trip to Paris

The Independent UK

Critics of The Crown must feel ‘rather stupid’ after watching, says creator

Peter Morgan says writing about royals is ‘a minefield’ but that most criticism happens before show has aired

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The Crown creator says critics like Judi Dench ‘probably feel rather stupid’

Dench, 87, accused the show’s makers of ‘crude sensationalism’ in an open letter to Netflix

The Independent UK

The Crown creator responds to criticism of leaked scene from final season

Earlier this month, the Daily Mail published leaked footage alongside an expert’s op-ed calling the scene ‘cruel’

The Independent UK

The Crown: what do the royals actually think about the hit Netflix show?

What have the British royal family said about intimate details of their lives being reimagined for the small screen?

Evening Standard

The Crown: all the big events and storylines likely to feature in season six

The final season of Netflix's hit series has a lot to cover

Evening Standard

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The Crown’s Elizabeth Debicki on ‘unique challenge’ of playing Princess Diana in her ‘devastating’ final days

Netflix drama will cover late Princess of Wales’s death in final season

The Independent UK

‘The Crown’ Will Recreate the Fashion Show Where a Scantily Clad Kate Middleton Stole Prince William’s Heart

The show’s sixth and final season premieres this fall.

Marie Claire

Diana’s death ‘will be covered sensitively’ in The Crown, says executive producer

Netflix series’ producers also told of how the late Queen’s death has affected the final season

The Independent UK

Diana, Princess of Wales’s death ‘will be covered sensitively’ in The Crown, say producers

The Crown’s producers also told of how the late-Queen’s death has affected the final season of the hit TV series

Evening Standard

Diana’s death ‘will be covered sensitively’ in The Crown

The Crown’s producers also told of how the late-Queen’s death has affected the final season of the hit TV series.

The Independent UK

Teen queens: How an anti-monarchist generation became obsessed with fictional royals

Despite polls suggesting young people have no interest in royalty, faux monarchs are dominating film, television and books for teenagers, writes Katie Rosseinsky

The Independent UK

Teen queens: How an anti-monarchist generation became obsessed with fictional royals

Despite polls suggesting young people have no interest in royalty, faux monarchs are dominating film, television and books for teenagers, writes Katie Rosseinsky

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Killer jailed for life over hammer attack on disabled man

A 26-year-old man has been given a life sentence for murdering a disabled man with a hammer.

Daily Record

Scots killer made pasta after murdering disabled man with hammer in Coatbridge home

Stephen Thomson attacked defenceless Peter Morgan, 60, with a hammer at the flat in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire on November 19, 2021, later laughing as police arrested him.

Glasgow Live

Neighbour heard 'powerful banging' as disabled Lanarkshire man beaten to death with a hammer

Stephen Thomson was convicted of murder at Glasgow High Court today after horrific evidence from a neighbour of victim Peter Morgan, who called police after hearing the attack.

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Patriots; All of It; Yours Unfaithfully – review

Peter Morgan’s oligarch drama transfers to the West End with added historical weight; Kate O’Flynn evokes the mastery of Billie Whitelaw; and a lost 30s play about open marriage is a real find

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Evening Standard

Patriots at the Noel Coward review: Tom Hollander is incandescent in this story of the fight for Russia’s soul

This hectic, tragicomic tale has already gained new weight and prescience as it transfers into the West End from the Almeida

The Independent UK

Associated Press photographer Elise Amendola, who documented decades of sports and news, dies at 70

Renowned Associated Press photojournalist Elise Amendola — a determined, joyous and patient journalist who masterfully photographed pivotal global news and sporting events spanning decades — has died

The Independent UK

Gillian Anderson gives sharp two-word retort to The Crown rumour

Actor won an Emmy for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the show’s fourth season

Wales Online

Plans to repair castle where woman was murdered by millionaire take a step forward

There are proposals to convert part of the huge site at Pencoed Castle, near Llanmartin, to housing

The Independent UK

‘I don’t think they should carry on’: Helena Bonham Carter says Netflix should have ended The Crown in 2020

‘I should be careful,’ show’s former star said while sharing controversial view

Los Angeles Times

Mary McNamara: It's a blast watching Harry and Meghan beat the press at its own game

Revenge is a dish best served cold, over many courses and paid for by someone else.

The New Daily

‘Diana is packing’: The Crown ends on a bittersweet note to set up the next, and last season

Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki, who plays the late Princess of Wales in The Crown, opens up on the final episode.

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