How the Royal Family Lost Control to ‘The Crown’

The Netflix drama has shaped the perceptions of millions of people who previously knew little about the royals

Kitanya Harrison
GEN
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6 min readMar 11, 2021

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, December 1958. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty

Following Oprah Winfrey’s blockbuster interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the royal family is in damage control mode. After the couple talked about their strained ties with the British…

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Kitanya Harrison
GEN
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