Helena Bonham Carter told The Guardian that The Crown has a “moral responsibility” to warn its viewers against believing every event depicted in the series. The actor urged Netflix to draw a line between fiction and truth.
The 54-year-old actor played the role of Princess Margaret, taking over from Vanessa Kirby, during the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix royal drama.
Since the premiere of season four, The Crown has continued to receive backlash from the royal family, chiefly due to its portrayal of the rocky marriage between Princess Diana and Prince Charles.
Carter said, “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. So they are two different entities.”
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Previously, UK Cultural Secretary Oliver Dowden urged Netflix to add a disclaimer at the start of every episode, telling viewers that the events are only loosely inspired by reality.
“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. A generation of viewers who did not live through these events may mistake fiction for fact.”
Earl Charles Spencer, the brother of the late Princess Diana, also reminded everyone in light of the season four introduction of Diana’s character, played by newcomer Emma Corrin that The Crown is a fictionalized take on the royal family filled with 'conjecture and invention.’
According to reports from The Mail, Prince William was also frustrated with the onscreen portrayal of his parents as he believed they are "being exploited and presented in a false, simplistic way to make money.”
