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Eton College bans Netflix’s The Crown from being filmed at school
Eton Collge didn’t want ‘anything’ to do with The Crown (Picture: Rex/Netflix)
Eton College has refused entry for Netflix to film scenes for the upcoming season of The Crown.
The all-boys boarding school in Windsor, Berkshire, insisted it wants nothing to do with the drama, which details the lives of the British monarchy during Queen Elizabeth’s reign after the streaming platform was accused of posting an inappropriate comment about the royal family online.
Senior palace sources were reportedly fuming after Netflix shared a tweet inviting viewers to watch a documentary on Princess Diana.
A source from inside the elite institution, which was attended by young princes William and Harry, told MailOnline: ‘Eton didn’t want anything to do with The Crown.
‘It’s very much aware of the criticism of the series.’
However it looks like all isn’t lost as Winchester College, in Hampshire, was chosen as an alternative instead.
Season four focused on the beginning of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage (Picture: Des Willie/Netflix)
Prince William recently expressed his frustration towards the streaming service (Picture: Danny Lawson – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
The upcoming season of the period drama has been at the centre of controversy in the last few months after Prince William expressed his disappointment over the BBC helping Netflix profit from the late Princess of Wales’ infamous Panorama interview.
The Crown was seen filming at BBC’s Broadcasting House last month to recreate a real-life scene in the run-up to the 1995 interview and it’s thought that a dramatisation of the bombshell interview will appear in season five.
William and the Duke of Sussex both issued statements condemning the BBC’s actions, with the Duke of Cambridge calling for the interview never to be aired again.
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‘It brings indescribable sadness to know that the BBC’s failures contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia and isolation that I remember from those final years with her,’ he said.
The Crown was due to end after the fifth series, which is expected to have a time jump as audiences are transported to the early 1990s in Buckingham Palace to watch a dramatisation of the breakdown of Prince Charles and Diana’s marriage.
However, writer Peter Morgan later said it will be extended to include a sixth series.
Metro.co.uk has reached Eton College and Netflix for comment.
The first four seasons of The Crown are available to watch on Netflix.
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