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

[post_page_title]Fact check: Diana breaching royal protocol[/post_page_title]

The Crown does a pretty good job in portraying how revolutionary Diana was to the stodgy Royal Family even in the early days of her membership. There are two true-to-life instances, in fact, which highlight Diana’s rebellious streak. First, her choice of engagement ring.

Fact check: Diana breaching royal protocol

The ring’s become iconic, but it made headlines at the time for being from a stock collection, meaning anyone could buy it themselves. The second involves Prince William, and Diana’s insistence to bring him along on her and Charles’s Australia tour, which bucked the royal status quo at the time of leaving kids at home.

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