The Crown blasted by expert for 'cruel' portrayal of Royals

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The Duchess of Sussex was asked how she felt about potentially seeing herself played by an actor on the popular royal series, The Crown. Meghan explained she hadn’t given it much thought and that it was “nothing to do” with her, detailing how she tries to separate herself from the image of her depicted to the public. However, the former actress went on to offer to whoever advice to whoever plays her, adding she can “call” her to ask for tips if she needs them.

The next series of The Crown is set to hit Netflix next month, and fans of the explosive series are eager to see the new instalments.

The drama has recently been met with some controversy because of some of the storylines being explored in the upcoming series five, such as King Charles III’s apparent eagerness to take the throne from his mother in the early ’90s.

Former Prime Minster John Major and others have quashed the claims, stating the plot line is based on “nonsense”.

With the series constantly moving forward to represent different decades of the Royal Family, some may assume Meghan will make an appearance at some point.

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Talking about the possibility, Meghan commented: “I haven’t given that much thought, to be honest. It’s all weird.

“You have to compartmentalise. Anyone talking about me or casting an actor to play me, that will be a caricature of me that has been created for a business that makes people a lot of money.

“Once you can separate that out, it’s much easier to go, ‘Okay. That actually has nothing to do with me.’

“It genuinely doesn’t. It’s a hard lesson to come to grips with.”

Speaking to Variety, she went on to talk about what advice she’d give the actress stepping into the role of the Duchess of Sussex.

“I hope that in preparing for that role, she finds the softness and the playfulness and the laughter,” the 41-year-old replied.

“The silliness. I just hope she finds the dimensions. Also, she can call me!”

Meghan’s comments come as news that she and Prince Harry’s Netflix series has been postponed.

The couple’s tell-all documentary was supposed to drop on Netflix in December, but will now be released in 2023.

In light of a strong backlash to the upcoming series of The Crown as well as Queen Elizabeth II’s death last month, the streaming service decided to delay the series.

Harry and Meghan reportedly wanted the release date to be pushed back also, and it is believed the series will instead be available to watch at some point next year.

Regarding The Crown’s backlash, The Mail on Sunday indicated that the series will show the then-Prince Charles (played by Dominic West) believing the Queen (Imelda Staunton) was making the same mistake as Queen Victoria by continuing her reign instead of allowing a young heir to take over.

The drama is expected to show a young King Charles III rallying to try to take the throne, but this has sparked a backlash against Netflix.

A spokesperson for Mr Major commented: “Sir John has not co-operated in any way with The Crown.

“Nor has he ever been approached by them to fact-check any script material in this or any other series.”

Speaking to the publication, they continued: “There was never any discussion between Sir John and the then Prince of Wales about any possible abdication of the late Queen Elizabeth II.”

The Crown season 5 premieres on Netflix on November 9.

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