Helena Bonham Carter says The Crown should stress it is fiction

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Netflixโ€™s The Crown has once again made headlines for taking creative license with real-life royalty โ€” and Helena Bonham Carter thinks the show ought to clear up this fresh wave of confusion.

On Mondayโ€™s episode of The Crown: The Official Podcast, Carter โ€” who plays Princess Margaret in Seasons 3 and 4 โ€” weighed in on recent controversy that the period drama has fictionalized certain events, notably the relationship between Prince Charles and Princess Diana thatโ€™s portrayed by Josh Oโ€™Connor and Emma Corrin in Season 4.

โ€œIt is dramatized,โ€ Carter said, adding her support for a disclaimer that reminds viewers of the showโ€™s fictionalization. โ€œI do feel very strongly, because I think we have a moral responsibility to say, โ€˜Hang on, guys, this is notโ€ฆ itโ€™s not a drama-doc, weโ€™re making a drama.โ€™ So they are two different entities.โ€

Carter went on to say The Crownโ€˜s โ€œproper documentaryโ€ is the royal family research that series creator Peter Morgan conducts before a new season: โ€œThat is amazing, and then Peter switches things up and juggles,โ€ she added.

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