Inventing is not fair.. it’s playing with lives
Charles’ pal Titchmarsh on The Crown
ALAN Titchmarsh is boycotting The Crown in solidarity with his friend Prince Charles, saying: “They are playing with people’s lives.”
The broadcaster, who got to know the heir while making TV and radio shows, said he was once a fan of the drama.
But Alan, who writes the Daily Mirror’s Saturday gardening column, added: “I ’m not watching this series, because I’m afraid I ’m one of those who thinks that it’s based too much on conjecture, and it will pass into received wisdom.
“I know Prince Charles quite well. And I would feel the same way [ about] any friend of mine that was portrayed on the box, I feel a loyalty to them.”
Alan, back with his ITV Love Your Weekend show next year, said many people believe the Netflix series to be entirely accurate and attacked the streaming service’s response.
He said: “They say, ‘ Oh, well drama’. But no, it’s real people’s lives.
“If I were to make a film about your life, and invent the bits that I didn’t know, that wouldn’t really be very fair on you, would it? I think it’s not enough to say, ‘ Oh, people know it’s drama’. A lot of people don’t, a lot of people assume it’s true. “
Alan admitted he had enjoyed some aspects of the show though.
He said of the actress who played the Queen as a young woman: “I thought Claire Foy was wonderful. It was well shot, it was delightful.
“I think when you stray too close to the present d a y , a n d s t a r t
It’s not enough to say: ‘ People know it’s drama’
ALAN TITCHMARSH ON NETFLIX’S THE CROWN
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PALS Alan Titchmarsh and Prince Charles imagining what happens in a room with people who are... of high profile, then you start to affect other people’s perception of them by your imagination.
“These are real people who have had lives of complexity... that you don’t know about. You’re playing with people’s lives.”
The f ourth seri es covers Charles’s marriage to Diana, her eating disorders and his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles.
Charles’ pals have said producers are “trolling on a Hollywood budget.” Among the disputed scenes are Charles verbally a b u s i n g D i a n a a n d h e r confrontin confronting him about his affair. Earl Mountbatten i s shown tellin telling Charles that the family are disappointed d at his relationship with Camilla, and to find a suitable suit wife.
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