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The Crown creator Peter Morgan, 60, has hit back at the show’s critics, such as Dame Judi Dench, who he claims “fall silent” once they actually discover what it’s like.

The actress has previously claimed the Netflix series was “crude sensationalism” and an “inaccurate and harmful account of history”.

Judi, 88, shared her thoughts after Sir John Major also described some of the scenes as “malicious nonsense”.

In an interview with Variety, a “frustrated” Peter said of the backlash: “All the criticism about The Crown’s attitude to the royals comes in anticipation of the show coming out.

“The minute it’s out and people look at it — whether it’s Judi Dench or John Major — they instantly fall silent. And I think they probably feel rather stupid.”

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The Oscar-winning star shared her opinion about the show in a strongly-worded letter to The Times as she called for a disclaimer to be added.

She went on to say: “While many will recognise The Crown for the brilliant but fictionalised account of events that it is, I fear that a significant number of viewers, particularly overseas, may take its version of history as being wholly true.

“This is both cruelly unjust to the individuals and damaging to the institution they represent.”

Judi went on to say she was a “believer in artistic freedom” but said the show couldn’t go “unchallenged”.

“Despite this week stating publicly that The Crown has always been a ‘fictionalised drama’ the programme makers have resisted all calls for them to carry a disclaimer at the start of each episode,” she continued to rant.

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Judi added that the gesture would be a sign of respect to the late Queen Elizabeth, who died in September 2022.

A spokesperson for Netflix has said the show “has always been presented as a drama based on historical events”.

Of the last series, they added: “Series five is a fictional dramatisation, imagining what could have happened behind closed doors during a significant decade for the royal family — one that has been scrutinised and well-documented by journalists, biographers and historians.”

The upcoming sixth installment will return to the streaming platform on November 16.

Earlier this month, the Daily Mail claimed that the “ghost” of the late Princess Diana will be featured on-screen with Charles and his mother Queen Elizabeth, and this has already been slammed by critics.

Addressing the report, Peter said: “I never imagined it as Diana’s ‘ghost’ in the traditional sense.

“It was her continuing to live vividly in the minds of those she has left behind.”

He went on to say Diana “was unique” and that is what inspired him to “find a unique way of presenting her”.

“She deserved special treatment narratively,” he added to the publication.

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