Dame Judi Dench Accuses The Crown of “Crude Sensationalism”

Once a royal always a royal. In an outspoken letter to the Times, Judi Dench has accused The Crown of “crude sensationalism” in its depiction of the royal family, calling Netflix’s Emmy-winning drama series “cruelly unjust.” Dench’s letter comes ahead of the fifth-season premiere of The Crown, which follows the disintegration of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage in the late ’80s and the ’90s. Though Netflix has said the series will not depict the fatal accident that ended Diana’s life, season five has already garnered controversial headlines. John Major, former prime minister of Britain, called the series a “barrel-load… Read Full Article