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New season of 'The Crown' set to air after backlash
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(L-R) Peter Morgan and John Lithgow speak at the Peter Morgan Tribute during AFI Fest: The Crown & Peter Morgan Tribute at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 16, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (AFP/Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Netflix)
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he latest season of The Crown hits the small screen next week, with streaming giant Netflix adding a disclaimer after a furore over untrue storylines.
Series Five, which airs on Wednesday just over two months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of her son King Charles III, sees the action move to the 1990s.
Princess Diana's bombshell television interview, emotional turmoil and divorce from Charles are all documented, along with his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles and tensions with his mother.
It was not clear, however, how the series deals with the death of Diana in a car crash in Paris in 1997 or if a disclaimer would be added before each episode.
Following outrage from prominent figures including Oscar-winning actor Judi Dench and Britain's former prime minister John Major last month, Netflix added a description of the show as "inspired by real events" to its programme page.
Dench blasted Netflix for "crude sensationalism" after reports of scenes showing Charles manoeuvring to force his mother's abdication.
"No-one is a greater believer in artistic freedom than I, but this cannot go unchallenged," wrote Dench, who won an Academy Award for playing Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love and was nominated for her portrayal of Queen Victoria in Mrs Brown.
