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Prince Harry has faced renewed scrutiny over his and his wife Meghan’s commercial relationship with Netflix. crown Two episodes of the new season of Princess Diana panorama An interview with Martin Bashir, in which Harry blamed Bashir after it was revealed that he used deceptive tactics to secure it.
Advance copies of the hit show’s fifth season have been distributed to media organizations, and British tabloids The Sun reported Tuesday Diana’s interview with Bashir is the basis for two episodes, and the show includes reenactments of interviews lasting over four minutes.
The interview follows the BBC’s investigation into how acclaimed interviewer Martin Bashir used fake bank statements and other undercover tactics to persuade Diana that she was being spied on as part of an effort to enlist her cooperation. became the target of
After the investigation published its results, Harry denounced the interviews as part of a “culture of exploitation.”
but he consistently refuses to accuse crown Although some might call it a clear exploitation of the story of his mother and the wider family.
In one interview, he told James Corden that he was far more concerned that the show was clearly “fiction” and that newspapers were spreading lies that they claimed to be true.
(Netflix has so far refused to add a disclaimer. crown I say it’s fiction. )
of daily mail Critic Christopher Stephens wrote that after viewing the new material, Charles “is portrayed as devious, impatient, resentful, and lacking self-awareness in his desperation to be king.” “It is being done.”
Former British Prime Minister John Major said last month that the scene of Prince Charles trying to persuade him to encourage the Queen’s abdication was “a piece of peddled nonsense for no other reason than having the greatest, and completely false, dramatic effect.” Barrel Road.”
Netflix said: crown Given the pivotal role the series played during the period covered, it dramatizes the events surrounding the Panorama Interview.
“It reflects what we currently know about how the interview was obtained and how Diana was treated. The interview has not been fully reproduced.”
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