With Series 6 over and no more episodes of The Crown expected, Natasha Livingstone and Robert Hardman have stepped in to imagine what Series 7 could look like if a new series were commissioned.   In this podcast, find out which major events would be guaranteed to make an appearance in a future series of The Crown. This episode focuses on the events of 2012 - The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, The London Olympics and Prince Harry's return to active duty in Afghanistan.    Find out: How did the...

With Series 6 over and no more episodes of The Crown expected, Natasha Livingstone and Robert Hardman have stepped in to imagine what Series 7 could look like if a new series were commissioned.   On this episode, find out which major events would be guaranteed to make an appearance in a future series of The Crown.   Find out: How has the Queen's role in politics changed over the years? Why is a hung parliament a headache for a monarch? What happened when the Queen made headlines on her state...

Natasha Livingstone and Robert Hardman take a look at the final episode of Season 6 of The Crown, Sleep, Dearie, Sleep. This episode finds the Queen planning her funeral and questioning her role while Harry makes the headlines in fancy dress and Charles and Camilla get engaged and marry. Find out: Was The Queen's funeral under review as Charles planned to marry Camilla? Did Charles have to ask the Queen permission to marry Camilla? Was there a request to confess "Past Wickedness"? Was The...

Natasha Livingstone and Robert Hardman take a look at the penultimate episode of Season 6 of The Crown, Hope Street. Special guest Gary Goldsmith joins the show to talk about what it's like seeing his sister, Carole Middleton, and his niece Catherine, Princess of Wales, represented onscreen in The Crown, how he feels about his sister's portrayal and how accurate he feels the show is in general. Plus, Find out: Why did Mohamed Al-Fayed refer to the British royals a "Dracula family"? Did The...

In this episode of the Crown: Fact or Fiction, Natasha Livingstone and Robert Hardman take a look at Ritz - Episode 8 of Season 6 of The Crown. This episode of the Crown splits its attention between the end of Princess Margaret's life and the story of the Queen and Princess Margaret's celebration in London on VE day. We answer the questions: What do we know about the Queen and Princess Margaret's celebration of the end of the second world war? Has the Crown got it right with their...

In this episode of the Crown: Fact or Fiction, Natasha Livingstone, Robert Hardman and special guest, Rebecca English, the Mail’s Royal Editor, take a look at Alma Mater - Episode 7 of Season 6 of The Crown. This episode of the Crown focusses on William’s time at St Andrews and the beginnings of his relationship with his future wife, Kate Middleton.  Find out: Have the Crown got it right about William and Kate’s first meet?  What do we really know about William’s time at St Andrews? Is there...

In this episode of The Crown: Fact or Fiction, Natasha Livingstone and Robert Hardman discuss the events of Season 6, Episode 6 of The Crown: "Ruritania."   The episode depicts Tony Blair at the height of his powers, having won a landslide election, riding the wave of "Cool Britannia" and leading Nato in a just war. By contrast the Royal Family find their appeal waning, questioning if they are being left behind by the world and debating if modernisation is needed.  Robert Hardman explains...

In this episode of The Crown: Fact or Fiction, Natasha Livingstone and Robert Hardman discuss the events of episode 5, season 6 of The Crown: "Willsmania." The episode finds a teenage Prince William coming to terms with the loss of his mother, struggling with a strained relationship with his father, Prince Charles, and new found celebrity as a pin up for teenage girls around the world. Robert Hardman describes what it was like when Willsmania hit, with first hand experience of the famous...

In this episode of The Crown: Fact or Fiction, Natasha Livingstone and Robert Hardman discuss the events of episode 4 season 6 of The Crown, the last of the first batch of episodes to be released as part of season 6.  This episode focuses on the aftermath of the deaths of Diana and Dodi and we take a look at the way the Queen and the Royal Family's response to the tragedy are depicted in The Crown, the protocols that were followed, as well as some finer details that might only be perceptible...

In this episode Natasha Livingstone and Robert Hardman along with special guest, journalist and author, Petronella Wyatt, discuss the events of episode 3 Season 6 of The Crown. Petronella gives her opinion on how accurate The Crown's depictions of Diana and Dodi are. She also talks about the Diana she knew, of meeting Dodi and of being shown Mohamed Al-Fayed's taste in home decor, first hand. You can read Petronella's article referenced in the...

In this episode Natasha Livingstone and Robert Hardman discuss the events of episode 2 Season 6 of The Crown, plus they’re joined by special guest Richard Kay who joins the show to discuss his experience of attending Prince Charles’ iconic Balmoral photoshoot in the summer of 1997. Make sure you’re following The Crown: Fact or Fiction so you don’t miss an episode.  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-crown-fact-or-fiction/id1714259572 Send The Crown: Fact Or Fiction your views and...

In our first episode, the Mail on Sunday's Royal Correspondent Natasha Livingstone and Royal Biographer and Mail Columnist Robert Hardman sit back, luxuriate and pontificate on Episode 1 of The Crown's final season - Persona Non Grata. As we join the Windsors & Co in 1997, can it possibly live up to expectation? How will the producers portray one of the defining news stories of modern times? As fans of the show, this podcast is looking to separate fact from fiction and by speaking to...

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