I just finished watching the third season of The Crown, Netflix’s very elaborate production of the life of the Royal Family during the tenure of the current Queen. The first two seasons were alive with events and players on history’s stage: Winston Churchill, The King who abdicates the throne for the woman he loves, the young queen and her chosen prince, the cursed younger sister who is denied her choice.
This season is dark, slow, and overwhelmingly sad. The Queen has one heartbreaking scene that sets the tone. She is in Kentucky having a brief escape to the world of horse training and racing which she would have loved to live in. The “accidental” Queen cries out over the life sentence imposed on her, and as we see throughout the season, imposed on them alI.
History’s moments are about as much fact as this series allows. The rest is conjecture. Do the Royals deserve such scrutiny? Could any of us stand such examination?
Of course, I watched every minute of season three. And now I’m waiting for season four.
Don't you wonder whether they watch it? I would not want to be famous, let alone a "Royal"
ReplyDeleteI heard they did watch. And despise it.
DeleteAnswer to the question of scrutiny: no, nobody looks good under a microscope.
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