“Some of it is necessarily fiction,” Morgan toldThe New York Times.
Here’s a look at just what “The Crown” got wrong about the royal couple.
Kate buys a copy from Diana, who thanks her for her generosity.
[I was] feeling very shy about meeting you."
That ring, as royal watchers know, originally belonged to Diana.
“The Crown” wasn’t the first to present this idea.
In fact, that question came up in the couple’s2010 engagement interview.
“It wasn’t just one, it was like 10, 20,” William quipped.
“He wishes!”
“No, I had the Levi’s guy on my wall.
Not a picture of William.
During his conversation with reporters, William revealed he was taking a gap year before entering university.
What wasn’t accurate, however, was the timing of the event itself.
“The Crown” depicted William speaking with the press on the occasion of his 18th birthday.
In reality, though, that press conference was held some three months after he turned 18.
So what was William actually doing on the day of his birthday?
Instead, he was holed up in his dorm room at Eton College, cramming for his final exams.
Of particular note was his art history exam, scheduled to take place the following day.
That depiction is backed up by Tina Brown’s 2022 book “The Palace Papers.”
you’re able to’t engineer a romance.”
They get to talking and sparks fly between them.
Like much of “The Crown,” this part of the story is both true and false.
Rupert Finch is a real person whom Catherine did indeed date.
“It’s not something I’ll ever talk about,” Finch discreetly told theDaily Mailback in 2006.
“It’s between Kate and me and was a long time ago.”
According toThe Standard, William previously dated Carley Massy-Birch, whom he met when he auditioned for a play.
“But there’s absolutely no fall-out between her and Kate.
In fact, all three of them are best friends.
As William revealed during the couple’s2010 engagement interview, “We were friends for over a year first.
It just sort of blossomed from then on.”
Netflix’s “The Crown” seemingly accelerated the series of events for dramatic purposes.
“We moved in together as friends,” Williamsaid.
We just saw more of each other, hung out a bit more, and did stuff.”
That part is true.
(viaTown & Country).
He actually told her she was a knockout that night, which caused her to blush.
There was definitely chemistry between them, and Kate had really made an impression on William."
However, that’s not precisely the way it went down.
The fashion show took place on March 26, 2002.
The Queen Mother died on March 30, a full four days later.
“I don’t know,” Catherine cautions Harry when he suggests the outfit.
“Maybe cover the swastika?”
William, however, finds the garb to be hilarious.
“Oh, come on,” he says.
“Wearing the outfit doesn’t make him a Nazi.
Isn’t that the joke?”
“I phoned Willy and Kate, asked what they thought.
Then, he added, he brought the outfit home and modeled it for the two.
“They both howled.
Worse than Willy’s leotard outfit!
Which, again, was the point,” he wrote.
“I felt so ashamed afterwards.”
