FORMER prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major have blasted The Crown over “utterly untrue” and “profoundly hurtful” storylines in the Netflix show.
Tony Blair hit out at scenes depicting him and the then Prince Charles plotting against the late Queen Elizabeth II – branding the storyline “complete and utter rubbish”.
Blair, who was elected in 1997, is introduced as a character in the final episodes of the fifth series, which ends shortly after his election.
In one episode of the new series, Prince Charles asks Blair to support a proposed marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles, with his character asking the new PM: “Don’t you think they would prefer to see a happy, remarried Prince of Wales rather than an unhappy, unmarried one?”
The then Prince of Wales questions his mother’s ability as Queen – asking John Major’s character to evaluate whether the monarchy “is in safe hands”.