John Major’s scathing criticism Against The Crown Leads To Netflix Delays Documentary

John Major’s scathing criticism Against The Crown Leads To Netflix Delays Documentary

By Sheila Mckenzie-

Netflix has suspended its plans to feature its documentary about the royal family next week, following complaints from former prime minister, John Major, who was falsely cited in the programme as having met with the then prince Charles who was desperate to tale over from the Queen. 

After Netflix came under fire over the weekend from former UK Prime Minister John Major, who strongly complained about a plot line in Episode 1 of Season 5 . suggesting that in 1991 Prince Charles, now King Charles III, summoned Major to moan about having to wait to take over the throne, the documentary has been put on hold.

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Titled “Queen Victoria Syndrome,” so-called because of Queen Victoria’s 63 years on the throne, the instalment is based on an actual poll that ran in the UK Sunday Times which argued that the monarchy was dated and that Queen Elizabeth should abdicate in favor of Charles. The drama features scenes of Charles (Dominic West) privately agreeing with a passage in the Sunday Times, from back in 1991, that ”an ageing monarch, too long on the throne whose remoteness from the modern world has led people to grow tired not just of her but of the monarchy itself.”

The plot depicts a fictitious clandestine meeting with Major where the royal relates the story of how Edward VII was ”kept waiting in the wings” for decades due to the longevity of Queen Victoria’s rule. The potential impact

The Netflix show is said to include scenes of the then Prince of Wales, played by Dominic West, briefing Sir John (Jonny Lee Miller) against the Queen in a bid to replace her.

A spokesperson for Sir John told the paper: “Sir John has not co-operated in any way with The Crown, nor has he ever been approached by them to fact-check any script material in this or any other series.

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“There was never any discussion between Sir John and the then Prince of Wales about any possible abdication of the late Queen Elizabeth II.”

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