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Times Radio how he once “said too much in a press conference” following their expedition. West and the Duke of Sussex, 39, were part of the charity event Walking With the Wounded a decade prior where they helped build latrines.“I think I was asked what we did … [and] what we did to celebrate when we got there and probably said something too much,” West said about Harry ghosting him.After the trip’s “welcome home” conference, the two never spoke again. At the press event at the time, the actor said: “[Harry] told some eye-wateringly rude jokes, which for a non-soldier like me was pretty shocking.”He also claimed that Harry chugged champagne out of a prosthetic leg, which belonged to Duncan Slater, a double amputee who was injured in Afghanistan in 2009.

Beyond Paradise will take BBC viewers back to Shipton Abbott where DI Humphrey Goodman and his team investigate a series of burglaries - but everything is not what it seems. The team make a breakthrough with an unexpected connection but a bittersweet discovery makes them reconsider the true meaning of Christmas. Elsewhere, at the station, Kelby is forced to babysit a cheeky young shoplifter while Humphrey feels the pressure when CS Charlie Woods continues to question why their beloved local police station should remain open.

Seasons 5 and 6 of “The Crown.”However, the Netflix royal drama has recently earned criticism for its fictionalized portrayal of the Firm.But West, 54, believes that the Windsors are for all intents and purposes, “public property,” and can be depicted in Hollywood in anyway a filmmaker sees fit.The British actor told BBC Radio 5 Live recently: “I acknowledge that there’s discomfort about it, and I can see why people think that way, and I have persuaded myself that the royal family are public property and therefore, fair game.”“But I’m still uncomfortable with the thought of anyone being fair game or anyone’s private life being made public,” he added.“The Wire” alum noted how he can “understand” why viewers believe that the show is “too close to the actual events.”“The grief is still so real,” he said. “Someone like me can’t turn down a part like Charles.

posted to TikTok and has been viewed nearly 1.5 million times. Taken aback by the “Women Talking” star’s response, the man can be heard asking Foy: “What?” “I don’t do blue,” the “Girl in the Spider’s Web” star repeated. “Oh, come on,” the man can be heard groaning as the Golden Globe winner walked into the building.

“The Crown.”The finale of the Netflix series, which dropped Thursday, shows Imelda Staunton, Olivia Colman, and Claire Foy gathering at St. George’s Chapel, where Queen Elizabeth was buried last year.The three actresses play the queen at different times in her life in “The Crown.” Her real-life former press secretary, Dickie Arbiter, was not impressed by Staunton and Colman’s characterizations.“I don’t remember her being glum and boring,” Arbiter, 83, told Deadline of the queen played by Staunton, 67.

The last ever episode of The Crown was officially released on Netflix earlier this week, and with the final season foussing heavily on the life and untimely death of Princess Diana, we can’t get enough of her low-key, preppy style, especially when it comes to her penchant for slogan sweatshirts. The late Princess of Wales was known for frequently wearing oversized, slouchy sweatshirts when not attending official royal engagements, and most often paired them with a pair of cycle shorts, trainers and a baseball cap, creating the perfect relaxed vibe that’s still doing the rounds on Pinterest boards and outfit inspo videos today.

It’s set to be a star-studded Christmas for the Brassic gang, with the Sky comedy welcoming The Crown’s Imelda Staunton and comedian Greg Davies to the cast for its festive special. Although for Tom Hanson, who plays Leslie ‘Cardi’ Titt on the show, filming with Imelda felt more like a family reunion. “I’ve known Imelda for quite a while because she’s friends with my parents,” says Tom, who is the son of Downton Abbey ’s Samantha Bond and actor Alexander Hanson.

bombshell memoir “Spare” hit the bookshelves this past January — just months before “The Crown” dropped its sixth and final season.Now, actor Dominic West — who played Prince (Now King) Charles on the Netflix royal drama — has revealed that he ran to pick up a copy of the autobiography once it came out.The British star, 54, divulged that he used the Duke of Sussex’s words to impact his performance on the show — calling the book a “gift.”“I bought it immediately, and I think it did slightly affect the way we played that key scene where he wakes Harry up,” the “Wire” actor explained to Variety recently.He went on: “I’ve been reading every newspaper article or journalistic article on him since I got the job.” “In a way, this was a gift that he was in the headlines every day when he was becoming king — like getting irritated by the fountain pen,” West said. “In the cold, formal exterior of this guy, I tried to get those little tells.”The “Affair” alum noted that “Spare” heavily influenced his acting in one particular scene of “The Crown” — the moment where Charles informed Harry that his mother Princess Diana died in 1997 in the early hours of the morning.The “Invictus Games” founder penned in his book about the tragedy: “Pa didn’t hug me.

controversial moments, but perhaps one of the most infamous is when he wore a Nazi uniform to a costume party.The Duke of Sussex, now 39, donned the outfit in 2005 for a “natives and colonial” party hosted by Prince William’s friend, Olympic showjumper Richard Meade. Harry was 20 at the time.The event was chronicled in the final episode of Season 6 of “The Crown,” with a young Harry (played by Luther Ford) wearing a tan shirt with a swastika symbol.

“The Crown” seems to think so.The final six episodes of the royal drama dropped on Thursday, and the episode titled “Alma Mater” focuses on the Princess of Wales and her mom, 68.The future Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, now 41, met while they were both studying at Scotland’s University of St Andrews in 2001.Kate caught the eye of her longtime love during a charity fashion show at the time while wearing a skimpy dress. Carole (played by actress Eve Best) is portrayed in the Netflix series as seemingly orchestrating her daughter’s relationship with the future king.Before getting on the runway, Carole told Kate (Meg Bellamy): “Heels not flats, you still want to show off those legs.

The final series of The Crown drops today (14 December) and a royal expert has explained this could be "triggering" for Prince Harry with the idea that he "lived in the shadows" as it focuses on Prince William. Part one of season six of Netflix's The Crown launched on the streaming platform in the UK on Thursday, 16 November, depicting the relationship between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed before their fateful car journey. Fans of the show have had to wait a little longer for the second part of the final series which was released today.

dramatic end with the last six episodes premiering on Netflix Thursday.With the royal family finally brought into the modern age, viewers were anxiously waiting to see how the beloved drama would portray teenage Prince Harry and Prince William as they enter the 21st century.In the fifth episode of Season 6 titled “Willsmania,” Harry (Luther Ford) gifts his older brother Willy (Ed McVey) a pack of flavored condoms during a birthday party for another member of the Firm.In the bizarre scene, the now-Duke of Sussex hands William the contraceptive and says, “Since you’ll be flying the nest soon. And because accidents do happen.

Imelda Staunton is one of Britain's finest acting talents and continues to enjoy an illustrious career which has seen her take on iconic roles in everything from Harry Potter to Downton Abbey. And now, fresh from her role as the late Queen Elizabeth in the final two series of Netflix's The Crown, the actress is set to take on a new challenge as she is relegated from royalty to play the role of crazy aunt in a Brassic Christmas special. Imelda has spoken excitedly about her new role and even joked about continually working with actor Dominic West, after recently playing mother and son in series five and six of the hit royal series.

As the year winds down and certain shows have been pushed due to the previous WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the December lineup for television is relatively quiet this year, at least compared to the film slate. The lack of clutter, however, allows for some smaller or more niche titles to be given their due, even if we have to wait for some of the bigger returns and premieres to arrive in the new year.

tragic deaths — are again resurfacing thanks to the sixth and final season of “The Crown” on Netflix. Fayed, an Egyptian filmmaker, was the Princess of Wales’ last romantic partner before they both died in a Paris car crash in August 1997. Their time together was full of lavish yacht trips and jet setting around the world.

teaser for the conclusion was released on Friday and gave fans a glimpse of the royal family and their struggles as they enter the modern era. The final episodes will feature a plethora of historical events from the late 1990s and into the mid-2000s.The trailer showcases events such as a young Prince William (Ed McVey) as he enters college at St.

The final season of Netflix‘s “The Crown” comes to a close in two weeks when the final six episodes premiere on the streamer on December 14. Bad news for fans of the series, but maybe the right call in the long run.

Though the roles Olivia Colman plays in TV series and movies are diverse, her hair doesn't offend change – at least in terms of colour. We're so used to seeing the actress with her trademark brunette tresses that we did a bit of a double take this morning when we saw her pictured with a whole new look.

story came to a close with the first part of Season 6 of “The Crown.” The first four episodes of the final season dropped earlier this month — and detailed her love affair with Egyptian billionaire Dodi Fayed (Khalid Abdalla), their untimely deaths and Dodi’s relationship with his father, Mohamed al-Fayed.However, the royal drama seems to be chock-full of historical inaccuracies — according to BBC correspondent and Mohamed’s onetime spokesman Michael Cole.Cole told the Sun how the show’s “malicious” scenes are hurtful to the reputations of the Princess of Wales (Elizabeth Debicki) and the film producer. The two died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997.Cole insisted that producers of the series did “not respect Diana” and that the show is “a travesty of the truth” and portrays the couple’s serious romance as a short rendezvous.“It’s the complete opposite [of the truth], and completely cruel, and unnecessarily so, and they’ve got it wrong, because … it’s drama,” he said, adding that Diana and Dodi were “in love.”Mohamed (Salim Daw) is presented as a matchmaker between his son and the princess, appearing as a villain trying to savagely get them together for his personal gain.But this was far from real life.

Kate Middleton's iconic sheer dress look during her fashion show catwalk at St Andrews University has been revealed in the latest season of The Crown, as Netflix has released a slew of new stills from the final episodes in the last season. The risqué outfit for the now Princess of Wales, 41, has become etched in royal fans' memories as it was said to be around the time that Prince William, who was then 19, fell for his uni pal.

Fans of The Crown are probably a little sad right now as the sixth and final series of the show has started to hit our screens. But don't worry, if you do need cheering up, here's something guaranteed to put a smile on your face, you can stay in a villa fit for royalty from the show.The Yellow Castle in Mallorca, which features in the first episode of the last series and is used as a filming location for Mohamed Al Fayed's (Salim Daw) villa, is where Diana and Dodi meet for the first time in the show. It is in The Crown before and after the yacht scenes, and is located in the same area where they were filmed.

The Crown’s sixth - and final - season officially dropped last week (November 16), and fans couldn’t wait to see what the Netflix show had in store for the Royal Family. Season five gripped viewers as they were pulled into Charles and Diana's messy divorce, that BBC Panorama interview and Prince Philip’s close relationship with Penny Brabourne.

Roll out the red carpet, The Crown is back and there won’t be a dry eye in the house as this sixth – and final – series airs.The Netflix drama following the lives of our royal family concludes with the events of the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was a period defined by the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, an event that shook the world more than a quarter of a century ago, and which many of us still remember clearly today. With the first four episodes airing this week, actress Elizabeth Debicki, who plays Diana, has revealed how it felt to retell one of modern history’s most devastating stories, as she spoke via Zoom at a Netflix press conference.

“The Crown’s” highly-anticipated final season dropped on Netflix this week, with viewers tuning in to see how the series would portray the days before Princess Diana’s tragic death.The beloved royal died alongside her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, in a car crash on Aug. 31 1997, just weeks after they began a whirlwind love affair.“The Crown” shows Dodi’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed (played by Palestinian actor Salim Daw) as having a hand in manufacturing their relationship in an effort to secure himself British citizenship.However, experts are unimpressed by the show’s producers painting the former Harrod’s owner as a villain.Royal expert Robert Jobson told Newsweek recently that “it’s disrespectful and it’s easy to attack the dead.” Mohamed died on Aug.

denied by Fayed’s famous father, Harrod’s owner Mohamed al-Fayed. The Crown’s sixth season, released on Netflix earlier this week, documents the dramatic love triangle, with Fisher played by actress Erin Richards. While Fayed and Diana were killed in a car crash in Paris in August 1997, Fisher is currently living a quiet life in South Carolina.

Former Royal Correspondent Charles Rae was not pleased with the latest series of The Crown as he revealed he has seen the first four episodes which are "completely awful". The first four episodes of The Crown season six dropped on Netflix on Thursday 16 November and focuses on Princess Diana (played by Elizabeth Debicki) and Prince Charles (Dominic West) as they navigate their first Summer as a divorced couple. Viewers will then have to wait a little longer as the second part of the final ever series will be released on 14 December with five episodes Speaking to GB News, Charles said: “I thought it was completely tasteless, I thought it was dreadful, I just thought it was appalling.

Former Hollyoaks star Lee Otway is set to appear in the final season of Netflix's The Crown, and he looks completely different! It's not often that soap stars and royalty mix, but fans will recognise Lee from his time on Channel 4's popular series. While Hollyoaks has the McQueen family, The Crown features the real-life Queen and her family. Lee, who played David 'Bombhead' Burke on Hollyoaks from 2001 until 2011, will be seen in the sixth and final season of The Crown, which started this week.

The highly anticipated final series of The Crown has been released, showing the relationship between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed, but what do the Royal Family think of the Netflix show? Part one of season six of The Crown launched on the streaming platform in the UK on Thursday 16 November with four episodes available to watch.The second part of six episodes will be released next month on 14 December.The royal drama has been captivating royal fans since it launched back in November 2016, it has welcomed some big-name actors portraying the likes of The Queen and Princess Diana and has won a bundle of awards. But it hasn't come without its criticism, including among members of the Royal Family themselves, despite a disclaimer being put out that it is fictionalised. Let's take a look at what the Royal Family have said about The Crown over the years...

fatal 1997 accident is surprisingly tasteful – but, as the show circles back to this topic later on, it becomes ludicrous. After that first scene, “The Crown” then jumps back to “8 weeks earlier,” as Diana takes moody teen Prince William (Rufus Kampa) and a childishly enthusiastic Prince Harry (Fflyn Edwards) on vacation in St.

first four episodes of the sixth season premiered on Netflix Thursday, and viewers are scratching their heads over the questionable scene showing the phantom of Diana (played by Elizabeth Debicki).The Princess of Wales died alongside her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, in a car crash on Aug, 31, 1997. She was 36. While Part 1 of the show features the death scene (but not the crash itself), both Dodi’s and Diana’s spirits return to on-screen speak to their loved ones following the event.In the appropriately titled fourth episode, “Aftermath,” the aftereffects of the two dying is played out.Warning: Spoilers for Season 6 of “The Crown” below.Between the time of the Paris crash and Diana’s funeral at Westminster Abbey a week later, there are three separate instances when her or Dodi’s spirit appears.As then-Prince Charles (Dominic West) flies to France to retrieve Diana’s body, he contemplates the loss on a plane.“Paris,” he says.