The UK Government Has Asked Netflix To Put A ‘Fiction Disclaimer’ On The Crown

Since dropping on Netflix last month, people across the globe have been hooking on the scandals depicted in TV series ‘The Crown’.

It has since emerged, however, that the UK government is very keen to let viewers know that these scandals we see on screen are indeed fictionalised, and not necessarily accurate depictions of real life.

While much of the show is indeed comparable to real life, like Charles and Diana’s trip to Australia, and Diana and Camila’s uncomfortable lunch, many events on screen are of course dramatised for viewers pleasure, something that UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden has said he wants viewers to be acutely aware of when sitting down to watch it.

“I fear a generation of viewers who did not live through these events may mistake fiction for fact,” Oliver said in an interview with Mail On Sunday. 

“(It is a) beautifully produced work of fiction… should be very clear at the beginning it is just that,” he continued.

While episodes where Diana’s bulimia is depicted contain a trigger warning, currently there is no disclaimer at the beginning of each episode which clarifies the fictionality of the show. The culture secretary says that he intends to contact Netflix directly about that, and ask for them to place a ‘health warning’ at the beginning of each episode, stating that the show is not historically accurate.

A recent report has also claimed that those close to the Royal Family, including a number of Charle’s friends have said that the shows portrayal of Charles is unfair, calling it “trolling with a Hollywood budget.” Yikes.

Netflix is yet to comment on the situation.

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