The Crown
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Isnt it nice how life can still surprise us?
Diana herself is uncertain about the interview; her brother Charles found multiple inconsistencies in Bashirs claims.
(And reader, I must tell you theres more!
TheBBC has since paid substantial damages to the woman.)
The Crowns re-creation ofthe infamousPanoramainterview is spliced up and condensed, but pretty spot-on.
I get the principle, but the damage is done.
Reminders will live on.
What does make this feel new, however, is the framingThe Crownprovides around the interview.
The interview was a major contribution to making my parents relationship worse and has since hurt countless others.
All any of us want, Diana, is for you to be happy.
And, one day, to be our next queen.
If theres anything inThe Crownthat damages the veneer of Dianas near-perfect image, its her behavior with William.
(A 2018 polldeclaredher as such, beating out the Virgin Mary and the respondents own moms.)
Diana famously prioritized protecting her boys from the press, hoping to give her sons a sense of normalcy.
So, yes, the princesss informality as a royal mother was a breath of fresh air.
Do you have to tell me these things?
the young prince asks.
Now thats a question that stops Diana in her tracks.
But I dont thinkThe Crownwants Diana to look like a villain here.
), but she doesnt want to hurt the queen.
Bashirs an obvious and nefarious example.
Which brings us back to that trusty TV metaphor!
Then, and now, its bigger than one outlet, one connection, or one publication.
says the old BBC chairman.
Its not a world I recognize anymore.
Of course, the relationship hasnt gone entirely sour.
In many ways, its a necessary evil in the royals ongoing fight for relevance.
Senan West does a great job showing us Williams vulnerability in this small moment of strength.
Can we blame him for thinking his audience is full of dummies?
We got schooledagainthis episode!
And not once but twice (first about TV history, then about Fawkes)!
