- Gary Goldsmith attacks the show for ‘totally’ misrepresenting his relatives
The Royals have steadfastly refused to comment on glossy Netflix drama The Crown – but the other side of the family have now hit back with a blistering attack on its depiction of the Middletons.
Speaking on the latest episode of the hit Mail podcast, The Crown: Fact or Fiction – which drops tomorrow – the Princess of Wales’s uncle slams the producers for portraying his sister Carole as ‘evil’.
Gary Goldsmith goes on to attack the show for ‘totally’ misrepresenting other relatives, including his parents, plus Kate and Prince William, and claims he struggled to understand why his sister ‘hasn’t taken legal action’ over her characterisation.
The sixth and final series, released last month, represents Mrs Middleton as a ruthless social climber who is obsessed with inveigling her daughter into the young prince’s affections.
The Royals have steadfastly refused to comment on glossy Netflix drama The Crown (pictured)
A scene from The Crown Season 6, Episode 9 with Eve Best as Carole Middleton with young Kate Middleton and Prince William in the show
A scene from The Crown Season 6, Episode 7 with Eve Best as Carole Middleton and Ella Bright as a young Kate Middleton
Carole Middleton and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse in 2017
It includes a completely fabricated scene, set in 1996, in which Kate meets William. It sparks a crush in Kate – and sets Mrs Middleton’s scheming in motion so that her daughter secures a place on the same course as the prince at St Andrews University.
Businessman Mr Goldsmith told the podcast he enjoyed the first few series of The Crown, but it drifted into a ‘fantasy world’. He said: ‘The narrative, the truth of it, has gone out of the way to try to get headlines.
‘Once it started becoming ridiculous and fantastical, it was very difficult to watch, so I stopped.’ He added: ‘If they wrote a book, where would you put it? It’s not going to be in the history of art, is it? Put it in the kids’ section.’
In an attempt to set the record straight, Mr Goldsmith said: ‘Carole isn’t that manipulative evil person… coming up with ways by which she can force her way into the Royal Family.
‘First and foremost, Kate did brilliantly well to get into St Andrews. She’s an amazing girl, but that wasn’t noted. It was all to do with ‘Kate you’ve got to be doing these things, you’ve got to be showing your legs’, and it’s just not my family. It’s not the way Carole operates.’
Staff at the company behind The Crown have shared bonuses totalling more than £10million. It is unclear how many Left Bank Pictures workers shared the pot, but its website details 36 employees, meaning they could have received more than £280,000 each.
The bonus, paid last year as filming on the show closed, was detailed in Companies House filings.
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