How Prince Charles And Duchess Camilla Respond To ‘The Crown’ Backlash

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Prince of Wales and Duchess respond to the criticism
Clarence House Twitter account turns off comment option
'The Crown' Season 4 is streaming on Netflix

"The Crown" Season 4 dropped on Netflix last week with a sensational storyline revolving around the tumultuous marriage of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana. The details of their married life seemed to have upset fans and followers of the British royal family.

The Netflix original created by Peter Morgan follows the life of Queen Elizabeth II and her family since the time of her coronation. The fourth season that started Nov. 15 covers the period between 1977 and 1990, roughly corresponding to the Thatcher years.

Prince Charles was portrayed by Josh O’Connor while Emma Corrin played his first wife. The series depicted the celebrity couple's engagement, the birth of their children and their tour to Australia. The show led viewers to believe that Charles was always in love with Camilla Shand and wanted to break his marriage with Diana on several occasions.

The series suggested that the prince felt suffocated in the relationship and Diana developed a psychological eating disorder. The series portrayed Charles as insecure and jealous of Diana’s growing popularity.

Though "The Crown" was a work of fiction, fans lashed out at the Prince of Wales and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall. Some of them took to social media to attack the royals. Us Weekly pointed out that the couple’s official Twitter account has turned off the comments option in response to the backlash. The changes were made recently.

For most of the posts on the royals’ Twitter account, only those the royals are following or mentioning in the post can send replies.

Us Weekly reported Prince Charles and Camilla had been receiving “hateful messages” from the followers. While it appears many have come to believe "The Crown" story to be historical facts, some royal experts think otherwise. According to Vanity Fair, Prince Charles’ depiction in "The Crown" Season 4 has “appalled” some royal insiders.

“I wouldn’t put it past them [on The Crown]…it’s really, really disgraceful what they’ve done to him in this season,” royal expert Hugo Vickers told the outlet.