Prince Harry has finally admitted watching The Crown as he confesses to "fact checking" the controversial Netflix series once branded "nonsense".
While promoting his tell-all book Spare, the UK’s fastest selling non-fiction book, The Duke of Sussex told Stephen Colbert on The Late Show that he'd seen the 'older and recent stuff'.
During the one-hour pre-recorded interview, which aired last night, Harry drank tequila shots during a segment of the show before he answered questions about his memoir.
The live studio audience were left laughing as Harry, 38, pretended to take notes, sticking out his tongue, as he referenced the hit-Netflix programme.
When asked if he watched the show, the father-of-two said: "Yes I do actually, which by the way is another reason why it’s so important that history has it right."
The former working Royal Family member then gestured towards a copy of his book Spare, which was released on earlier on Tuesday.
Host Stephen also asked Harry to confirm if he watched "the recent stuff or the older stuff" of the show, to which the Duke said he watched "both".
The recent season of The Crown, aired in November 2022, is set in the early 1990s and covers the break-up of King Charles and Princess Diana.
The Netflix series faced controversy last year when high-profile figures criticised how the series' portrayal of people and called for the show to have a disclaimer to make it clear the show was fiction.
Actress Dame Judi Dench at the time wrote that Netflix "seems willing to blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism".
She said there was a risk that "a significant number of viewers" would take the drama series as historical fact.
Harry had previously discussed the show with James Corden in 2021, explaining: "It’s fictional. But it’s loosely based on the truth. Of course, it’s not strictly accurate."
A Netflix spokesperson previously defended the show’s plot by saying: "The Crown has always been presented as a drama based on historical events.
"Series five is a fictional dramatisation, imagining what could have happened behind closed doors during a significant decade for the royal family - one that has already been scrutinised and well-documented by journalists, biographers and historians."
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