The upcoming fifth season of Netflix royal drama The Crown is reported to show the then Prince Charles briefing people against the Queen in a bid to replace her in 1991.
In particular he criticised one reported scene in which he and his wife Dame Norma Major described senior royals as"dangerously deluded and out of touch".Jonny Lee Miller plays Sir John in series five of The Crown. Pic: Netflix
One episode of season five, entitled Queen Victoria Syndrome, is thought to show the Prince of Wales talking enthusiastically about a poll that suggests 47% of the public believe he should replace his mother as monarch.The broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby, who is friends with King Charles, told The Mail on Sunday:"The Crown is full of nonsense, but this is nonsense on stilts."It has not yet been decided whether Britons will get an extra bank holiday as a result.
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