King ‘stopped watching’ The Crown after show came ‘too close to bone’

King Charles reportedly “stopped watching” The Crown after sensitive events from his relationship with the late Princess Diana were played out screen. The King was one of the few Royal Family members who was said to have engaged with the controversial Netflix series which follows a dramatisation of Queen Elizabeth II’s life. The latest series is set to escalate tensions as new episodes will follow royal life in the 1990s, addressing the breakdown of the relationship between the King and Princess Diana – and her death in 1997.Royal author Katie Nicholl suggested she enquired over the Royal Family’s interest in The Crown when researching for her book: The New Royals.Speaking on True Royalty TV, she reported: ‘[The Queen] was absolutely aware of these programmes and the films and was never going to watch any of those herself, but other members of the Royal Family have watched episodes.’I’m told that Camilla has watched all of them. Whether or not she’s watched this latest series, I’ll have to come back to you. ‘[King] Charles watched it and stopped watching it at the last series because he felt that it got too close to the bone. ‘I’m assuming from Harry’s comments he has absolutely seen it and I don’t know about William.’ King Charles reportedly stopped watching The Crown after his marriage to Princess Diana arose (Image: GETTY) The new season of The Crown is set to cover the breakdown of the relationship between the couple (Image: GETTY)Season five of The Crown will be the first season released in wake of both the Queen’s death earlier this year and the death of Prince Philip in 2021.Following backlash concerning the dramatisation of royal life in earlier seasons of the show, Netflix has added a disclaimer to assert that the series remains a work of fiction.The disclaimer read: ‘Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatisation tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign.’In the new series, the King, 73, will be portrayed by Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki will portray his late wife, Princess Diana.Read more: Kate and William ‘might surprise us’ with George and Charlotte outing Ms Nicholl suggested King Charles had been one of the few royal figures to engage with the series (Image: GETTY) The 1995 Panorama interview has been recreated in The Crown (Image: GETTY)The new season will cover a selection of sensitive events within the Royal Family, including the decay of the marriage of King Charles and Princess Diana.Perhaps the most highly criticised element is The Crown created a dramatised account of Princess Diana’s interview with BBC Panorama.The interview, which took place in 1995, was later found to have breached ‘integrity’ guidelines after it was revealed journalist Martin Bashir fabricated documents to gain access to the then Princess of Wales.Don’t miss: Andrew still hoped for comeback as aides ‘promised they’d find a way’ [REPORT]Diana’s mother was ‘eaten away at’ by same tough job Princess faced [ANALYSIS]Meghan and Harry issued three word warning about relationship by aide [INSIGHT] Prince William has suggested the Panorama interview should never be aired again (Image: GETTY)The inclusion of the BBC Panorama interview is likely to frustrate members of the Royal Family, particularly Princess Diana’s sons William and Harry, who have both previously spoken out against it.In 2021, Prince William said: ‘The interview was a major contribution to making my parents’ relationship worse and has since hurt countless others.’He added: ‘It is my firm view that this Panorama programme holds no legitimacy and should never be aired again. ‘It effectively established a false narrative which, for over a quarter of a century, has been commercialised by the BBC and others.’Read next: Scobie tears apart The Crown’s depiction of Charles and DianaHarry and Meghan named ‘more influential’ than King Charles’Kate is rarely seen without a clutch’ used to signal to aidesMeghan Markle under scrutiny as ‘Duchess difficult’ mistake exposedCamilla and Charles have very ordinary hobbies