The Crown

[Scarlett]

I have just been catching up on this series. I had to stop it tonight mid way through the preparations for Princess Di’s funeral after he had returned her body to England. 
It is just so sad to me. 
I had never heard the theory that she did not even want to be in Paris. 
The scene in the airplane where Charles is speaking to ‘Diana’ just about broke me. 

[gardenmom5]

There's a lot of fiction in that show.   

[HomeAgain]

6 hours ago, gardenmom5 said:

There's a lot of fiction in that show.   

Good point.  The only people "in the room where it happened" are not inclined to talk details.

It is an interesting show, and has given me a bit of perspective on some major events in history that are often glossed over in our textbooks, like the Suez Canal crisis.  But the conversations and anything not noted must be taken with a grain of salt and an understanding of the bias/writer's intent for the story.

[Scarlett]

9 minutes ago, HomeAgain said:

Good point.  The only people "in the room where it happened" are not inclined to talk details.

It is an interesting show, and has given me a bit of perspective on some major events in history that are often glossed over in our textbooks, like the Suez Canal crisis.  But the conversations and anything not noted must be taken with a grain of salt and an understanding of the bias/writer's intent for the story.

Yes I know this is true.  And I know Charles very well might have gone after Diana’s body for the publics sake, but I do wonder if he had more feelings for her than I had always believed.  I painted him very black/white when I was young…..this show has shown me a different side of him.  I don’t think it is all fiction….because as I have lived life I have come to understand people aren’t usually all good or all bad.  I will never agree with him carrying on with Camilla throughout his marriage.  He should have gone no contact and focused on the one he made the vow to, but it is all too late for that now.  

[HomeAgain]

9 minutes ago, Scarlett said:

 I will never agree with him carrying on with Camilla throughout his marriage.  He should have gone no contact and focused on the one he made the vow to, but it is all too late for that now.  

The royal family tends to lead very controlled lives.  It must be hard to have that much discipline enforced, and very few outlets where a person can exercise a bit of freedom.  I don't agree with Charles' choices, but I understand how his upbringing and requirements helped lead him to be the man he is.  I think, from a psychological standpoint, that the attempt to insert arbitrary rules and regulations into requirements for an emotional thing, like marriage, has rarely worked out well for those who are punished for their feelings. 

[bolt.]

I very much appreciated the Crown's portrayal of Charles as someone who very humanly yielded to the weakness of being very much in love with someone who really suited who he truly was -- while also trying reasonably hard (at least at first) to build a relationship with someone 'suitable' for his career, his future, and his social status (which were all things that legitimately mattered much more in those days than they do for us).

It's also worth remembering that in the many decades before at-will divorce becoming the norm -- it was quite normal for married people who weren't satisfied in their spouse to have lovers, affairs, and mistresses: often quite openly. While it was a significantly out of date practice in the 1980s in N. America, that royal family lived in quite a bubble! Eventually they caught on that 'now' when spouses become unhappy, they can split instead of choosing hostility and unfaithfulness.

[gardenmom5]

1 hour ago, HomeAgain said:

Good point.  The only people "in the room where it happened" are not inclined to talk details.

It is an interesting show, and has given me a bit of perspective on some major events in history that are often glossed over in our textbooks, like the Suez Canal crisis.  But the conversations and anything not noted must be taken with a grain of salt and an understanding of the bias/writer's intent for the story.

Even things that happened in public - was changed.  re: Margarite's trip to the US had her doing things she never did, . . . . etc. I stopped watching.

[KungFuPanda]

I enjoyed it but assumed all along it was fictionalized so I was never disenchanted. It was my “laundry show” so it took me a while to get through it. I just finished last week and now I don’t know what to watch next. I like hitting “next” but I don’t like having to pick the next show. 

[Longtime Lurker]

5 hours ago, KungFuPanda said:

I like hitting “next” but I don’t like having to pick the next show. 

This is me. I am currently watching NCIS, which I chose partly because it has 15 seasons...