Who is watching Crown Series 4?

[antelopevalley]

I watched the first two episodes tonight. It reminded me of a lot of things I had forgotten. I was an adult during this time and remember a lot of what is being covered.

Particularly interesting was the information about Morton's book, including the tapes Diana made for him. I knew this had happened, but it really did explode in the press at the time. So many revelations about Diana and Charles that at the time were quite extraordinary.

Looking forward to the other episodes.

Diana was 5'10". I do remember her commenting when she got divorced, that at least she'll be able to wear heels again.

Interesting. I didn't know Diana had said that (although I remember flats becoming popular because she wore them a lot when they were engaged).
I remember Nicole Kidman being reported as saying it after her divorce from Tom Cruise. Perhaps she got the idea from Diana.

You've got me thinking @LaMarschallin - maybe I'm getting Diana and Nicole mixed up on this?

Diana in heels was taller than Charles. That's why she wore a lot of flats. For their wedding stamp he stood on a box so he would look taller compared with her.

I think she stopped slouching after their separation. Or maybe that was Nicole too?

I'm not sure.
It's a good line though - I can imagine them both saying it.
Maybe Nicole acquired it...

Jennybeans401 · Yesterday 04:27
I think when it comes to Charles I have wondered if it's really right for him to be King given the way Diana was treated.

Since when has upright moral character been a requirement for the monarch? I think that would disqualify most of them. Not to mention P.Ms

She wasn't taller than Charles Spencer, though, who is a tall man, but in this series she towers over him. I found her height distracting all through the series. The casting on the whole was a disappointment.

Yes you are!

I’m really enjoying it. I think Charles is very miscast and hasn’t tried to emulate his speech or mannerisms. Diana is great. I like Imelda Staunton as the Queen. Don’t like the PP character. Nothing like him.

Diana’s character seems ‘younger’ and more girlish than Diana ever did ? Especially around the time of the tv interview. Maybe it’s just that I was younger than Diana at the time.

I’m finding it a bit boring - only on episode 5 - the al fayed stuff and Prince Philip carriage riding was good - other stuff is like old ground I think

The Diana actress is fab - she is much taller and thinner than Diana though - the tallness looks a bit odd

Incredibly boring. They have stayed away from controversy.

On episode 8 and it's really disappointing!

I'm on episode 3 and bored. Loved the rest.

It’s just really dull. The costume and location people are brilliant as ever but the writing is so pedestrian, I turned it off. The only good bits were the flashbacks to the Queen as a young person. Claire Foy was wonderful.

Peter Morgan should have stopped after 2 series, rather than trying to be clever and recasting.

My tuppenceworth after finishing it today.

Diana was too tall, constantly looking up and slouched, very off putting. As some other poster mentioned, she started a lot of conversations to strangers by giving out about the royals.
I liked Dominic West, thought he did a good Charles, a bit too good looking but I liked the character.
Prince Philip and the QM just didn't seem right.
Margaret and John Major were very good, I wonder did QE really like him that much.
QE was ok, played the stoic monarch well.
I felt for PW, he really had a difficult childhood with being his mother's so called Rock, how sad for him.

Overall I didn't think it was the best season but costumes, settings etc were as usual excellent so worth watching.

It is not the recasting that is the issue.
I think the Royal Families lobbying worked and they have left out anything interesting and settled for failr pedestrian scandals instead. That is what makes it boring.

I agree, it was boring and I didn't think it was that controversial, even the PP and Penny storyline wasn't that bad..

Perhaps people's loyalty to the RF is heightened due to QE's death.

It was not at all controversial. That is what made it boring.
Oh Philip had a friendship with a woman, big deal.

Didn't a few MNetters go into a froth some weeks ago because the Daily Mail said S5 depicted intimate love scenes between Philip and Penny?

They did. I asked them how they knew it showed this as the show had not been screened at that point. They did not answer.

Not watching this series, it's fiction, as the author has pointed out repeatedly. I saw one of the Queen's closest friends being interviewed this morning, she was represented in one of the series, she said it was complete nonsense, and that the depicted events simply never happened.

Which events? Because some events clearly did happen.