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    Why Britain is in an uproar over ‘The Crown’ — and why it’s a tempest in a teapot

    The people of the United Kingdom are in the midst of a challenging moment. Queen Elizabeth II, a quietly galvanizing presence in British life for 70 years, died in September. The country is on its third prime minister in as many months. Rocked by inflation, Brexit and record energy costs, the economy is in dire condition. Plus, a new season of “The Crown” awaits. The Emmy-winning series about ...
    by Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times Nov 08, 2022 6 minutes
    The breakdown of Diana and Charles’ s marriage is a major theme in Season 5 of "The Crown."

    The people of the United Kingdom are in the midst of a challenging moment.

    Queen Elizabeth II, a quietly galvanizing presence in British life for 70 years, died in September. The country is on its third prime minister in as many months. Rocked by inflation, Brexit and record energy costs, the economy is in dire condition.

    Plus, a new season of “The Crown” awaits.

    The Emmy-winning series about Elizabeth II’s reign returns to Netflix on Wednesday, just two months after the queen’s death at age 96. The timing, though coincidental, is undeniably awkward: Just as 73-year-old King Charles III is finally settling into his role as monarch, the 10-episode season will take viewers back to the most unseemly and turbulent chapter of his life.

    Spanning much of the 1990s, Season 5 of “The Crown” dramatizes the very public unraveling of Charles’ marriage to Diana, the Princess of Wales, and the untold damage it inflicted on the monarchy.

    Writer Peter Morgan revisits several of the most notorious scandals from

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