The actor, who plays the then Prince of Wales, claims he tried to resign as Prince’s Trust ambassador over the role but monarch rejected it
Dominic West has claimed that the King gave him the green light to appear in The Crown.
West said he had attempted to resign his role as ambassador for the Prince’s Trust, fearing that his performance as Charles in the controversial Netflix series would represent a conflict of interest.
According to West, he received a letter from the King’s private secretary, turning down his resignation.
“It was, ‘You do what you like, you’re an actor. It’s nothing to do with us,'” West said of the letter’s contents. “I think that’s probably how [the King] regards it.”