"The Crown" Season 5 caused a huge uproar among royal fans, the royal family, and even the royal experts for allegedly wrongly depicting the monarchy. So, a royal commentator called out Prince Harry to resign from Netflix and even wrote an imagined resignation letter for him.
Prince Harry is urged to walk away from his agreement with Netflix amid the controversy "The Crown" Season 5 is facing. With an alleged £85 million deal, will Meghan Markle's husband hear them out?
Journalist Dan Wootton called the controversial series' latest season an "all-out assault on the credibility, reputation, and heart and soul" of the monarchy. He also deemed that it criticized the late Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, and even King Charles III.
Hence, he wrote an imagined resignation letter in his column on MailOnline, via Express, which he suggested the Duke of Sussex send to Netflix's CEO Ted Sarandos.
Wootton claimed in his letter that "The Crown" Season "manipulated the dark final days" of the People's Princess. He then hit the streaming giant for portraying the former Princess of Wales as "trying to bring down the monarchy."
He also called out the portrayal of King Charles, calling it "callous." In addition, he saw the depiction of Queen Elizabeth "all wrong."
Hence, Wootton asked in his imagined letter to terminate Prince Harry's deal with Netflix immediately for its show was "causing damage" to the realm.
For starters, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle signed a lucrative deal with the platform after stepping down as senior royals in 2020 to begin a new life in the U.S. They're now living in California.
According to several reports, they're now filming a reality show as part of that agreement. However, there have been several calls for the father-of-two to ditch the deal due to "The Crown" Season 5 controversy.
Meanwhile, King Charles reportedly asked parliaments to add his siblings, Princess Anne and Prince Edward, to the list of Counsellors of State. This decision is seen as his latest move to snub Prince Harry and Prince Edward.
The two princes are currently part of the five Counsellors of State, though both no longer carry out official royal duties. His Majesty wrote that the change would "ensure the continued efficiency of public business" when he's unavailable.
The counselors have the right to carry out constitutional duties if the monarch is ill or working abroad. However, for Princess Anne and Prince Edward to become Counsellors of State, a legislative change must be enacted to amend the Regency Act.
Under this act, the Counselor of State can only be composed of the monarch's spouse, Camilla, Queen Consort, and the four next in line to the throne aged over 21. Hence, it's Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, and Princess Beatrice.
