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

[post_page_title]Fact check: The notorious Australia tour[/post_page_title]

In 1983, Charles and Diana embarked on a 40-day tour of Australia. According to The Crown, it tore their marriage apart. Charles is shown resentful of the way people embraced his wife and not him, while Diana has a meltdown and changes the whole schedule after learning she’d have to separate from an infant Prince William.

Fact check: The notorious Australia tour

The first part’s reportedly true – Diana herself confirmed that Charles, the future king, was jealous of her building stardom. The second, however, isn’t – the plan was to have William along from the start and Diana embraced her new role as a royal.

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