The Crown

Anne Glenconner: ‘It was as if I was pimping for Princess Margaret!’
The writer and socialite on surviving domestic abuse, how she stays fit at ‘90 and a half’, and why The Crown makes her mad
Rachel Cooke
27, Nov, 2022 @9:30 AM

‘He started breakdancing. I couldn’t believe it!’ Your verdicts on The Crown
From so bad it made you wince to so iconic you couldn’t stop laughing, here are your decidedly mixed feelings about the latest season of the royal drama
Guardian readers
21, Nov, 2022 @3:19 PM

What links Lesley Manville to Nic Roeg and Vic Reeves?
Go down the rabbit hole to discover how acting royalty meets the real thing, by way of Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Verve
Larry Ryan
19, Nov, 2022 @1:00 PM

‘It’s relatable’ … The Crown’s Emma Corrin on playing gender-swapping, time-travelling Orlando
The actor and the director Michael Grandage talk about how relevant their staging of Virginia Woolf’s classic work of gender fluidity feels – and remember their own queer battles
Claire Armitstead
15, Nov, 2022 @4:32 PM

From Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown to Kristen Stewart in Spencer: the best screen Dianas – ranked!
With Diana back on our screens, our film critic picks his favourite five performances
Peter Bradshaw
13, Nov, 2022 @3:00 PM

The week in TV: The Crown; The English; Mammals; I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
The Crown returns with terrible timing and a great cast squandered; James Corden is the weak link in Jez Butterworth’s pitch-black comedy drama; and there’s a new snake in the jungle…
Barbara Ellen
13, Nov, 2022 @9:30 AM

Beware The Crown’s blurring of fact and fiction in this age of dangerous untruths | Simon Jenkins
It might be ‘only’ a TV show, but the boundaries between history and make-believe need to be clear, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins
11, Nov, 2022 @9:00 AM

Share your thoughts on season five of The Crown
We would like to hear your views on the latest season of Netflix’s royal drama
Guardian community team
10, Nov, 2022 @4:06 PM

I can forgive The Crown for jazzing up the facts – but not for being so clunky | Stephen Bates
When covering the royals, we often talk about the family ‘soap opera’. The conversations here are straight out of a poor one, says Stephen Bates, the Guardian’s former royal correspondent
Stephen Bates
09, Nov, 2022 @1:30 PM

Australian Monarchist League calls for boycott of The Crown and Netflix
AML says Netflix must ‘correct the record’ and add disclaimer to address ‘falsehoods’ about the royal family
Sian Cain
09, Nov, 2022 @1:55 AM

Princess Anne actor says disclaimers on The Crown would ‘patronise’ viewers
Claudia Harrison, who plays Queen’s daughter, responds to criticism of drama for imagining situations involving real people
Caroline Davies
07, Nov, 2022 @5:05 PM

I never dreamed Netflix could leave me wincing in sympathy for the royal family | Barbara Ellen
Mistimed, irresponsible and tacky, the latest series of The Crown is simply bad television
Barbara Ellen
06, Nov, 2022 @9:30 AM
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