The Crown: How much of the Netflix show is real?

The hit Netflix drama The Crown has captivated audiences worldwide for its seemingly “behind-the-scenes” look at the life of Queen Elizabeth II and the British royal family.

While some parts of the series are closely based on real historical events, it is also a work of drama. Royal historian Robert Lacey says, " What you see is both invented and true."

Historian Andrew Roberts weighed in and claimed: “It is inaccurate, obviously totally unfair, and also quite dangerous… to the British constitution…The inaccuracies are dangerous because people believe them.”

While the Royal Family hasn’t released a formal statement about the show, Prince Harry did reveal to James Corden that The Crown “gives you a rough idea about what the lifestyle is, the pressures of putting duty and service above family and everything else [and] what can come from that.”

In fact, the show’s influence led to the royal family’s cultural secretary, Oliver Dowden, reportedly requesting that Netflix should put a “fiction warning” on the series.

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Actress Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Princess Margaret in seasons 3 and 4, stated on the show's official podcast, “It is dramatised. I do feel very strongly, because I think we have a moral responsibility to say…this is not a drama doc. We’re making a drama.”

The show’s creator, Peter Morgan, defended the series, telling NBC News: “All I can say is that I’m doing so with the best intentions to look at the subject from all sides and be a responsible biographer.”

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