Fact Check: What ‘The Crown’ Got Right And What They Didn’t About Diana

[post_page_title]Fact check: The Royal Family all knowing about Diana’s eating disorder[/post_page_title]

The Crown doesn’t shy away from shining a light on Diana’s eating disorder. The fact that she suffered from one is common knowledge today, as Diana herself candidly spoke about it in an explosive 1995 interview.

Fact check: The Royal Family all knowing about Diana’s eating disorder

Apparently, it began in 1981 with Charles grabbing her waistline and remarking, “Oh, a bit chubby here, aren’t we?” However, The Crown goes one step further and suggests that most of the Royal Family knew about it back then. While Diana’s servants reportedly knew, and Charles may well have, there’s no evidence that anyone else from the Family did.

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