Imelda Staunton has defended The Crown from criticism about its portrayal of the Royal Family.
Speaking to Sky News, Staunton – who performs Queen Elizabeth II – mentioned “of course” individuals could also be pissed off in regards to the portrayal of high-profile occasions by the present‘s author Peter Morgan.
“Here we are fictionalising real events that are very close to us. Of course, people feel that ‘no, we know that wasn’t like that, that didn’t happen!’
“And, of course, Peter Morgan is making a drama about a family where there were lots of dramas within the family but he’s also making a drama for entertainment as well,” she mentioned forward of the discharge of the second instalment of the sixth season.
The 67-year-old additionally praised the present for doing what’s “never been done on television before”.
“To have the story of, say, a family or an institution told with three different casts has never been done.
“It’s saved numerous make-up I suppose – poor outdated Claire Foy would have been coated in prosthetics – however I believe it has been so distinctive in its telling.
“I feel so proud to have been a part of that extraordinary piece, that experiment that they did,” she mentioned.
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Staunton additionally pushed again on the concept that the Royal Family are celebrities, calling the monarchy “a very different animal altogether”.
“Here was someone who knew that she [the late Queen] just stood for an institution. It’s not like she was a really good actor or a really good athlete.
“You’re simply this individual and we placed on you what we really feel you’re. She could not do something about that however do her job.”
Source: information.sky.com”