The Crown is back!!!

We've seen it all now and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was sad when it came to the last one.

Grandma70s - I was wondering last night (as I forced myself to switch off netflix and not watch episode 3 of series 2 as I had to go to work today!!) just how much of it was fictionalised for dramatic effect, and how much was true.

I will have a google and see if I can find the article you referred to.

It really does show the loneliness of the Queen's life, doesn't it?

None of us was a fly on the palace walls but we know that a lot of it is factually true because we lived through each era and many events have been well documented.

Dramatically I think it's brilliant. Nobody is interested in the boring parts of royal life so they focus on the speculative elements which in Prince Philip's case is an open book because nobody has ever 'kissed and told' therefore we have to draw our own conclusions.

I have read that there is anger from some royal biographers about inaccuracies in his Greek back story including his sister's death in a plane crash but I haven't got to that bit.......yet!

Up to episode 5 now - trying to pace myself

We seem to be allowed to share DD1's Netflix account on the grounds that the grandchildren can watch kids films when they come to stay. (And DD had a spare Amazon Fire stick.)

Meanwhile we have been getting a lot of use of it ourselves in the month we've had it! Most days really!

The Crown series 1 and now series 2 of course. Plus I watched an episode of "Suits" featuring Meghan Markle and have become addicted to that! (Seven series of that!) My excuse is a bad cold and then being snowed in for days! Netflix is a bit too addictive really.

I must admit that I don't find the Queen Mother at all convincing. Quite disappointing. But generally it's very well cast and acted. And the settings and costumes are fantastic.