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Charles Rae spoke to Slingo about their secret monikers, Fred and Gladys, which have been public knowledge for years thanks to Princess Diana’s tell-all book by Andrew Morton.But Rae claimed he knows what inspired the pair’s seemingly random pet names for one another.Rae noted that “Fred” and “Gladys” were names they both used before their 2005 wedding, since Charles, 74, and Camilla, 75, infamously had a relationship dating back to the 1970s — while they were both married to other people.It turns out, Rae revealed, that they pulled the names from “The Goon Show,” a British radio show broadcast between 1951 and 1960.“These are names they used before their marriage and chose them from characters in ‘The Goon Show,’ of which they are both fans,” Rae explained.He also disclosed how the late Princess Diana had once found a bracelet engraved with the initials, F and G, the “pair’s secret nicknames.”This event was even depicted in Season 4 of Netflix’s hit royal drama, “The Crown,” in which a young Diana (Emma Corrin) confronts Charles (Josh O’Connor) just before their 1981 wedding after finding the jewelry — a real-life event noted in Morton’s book, “Diana: Her True Story.”“[Charles and Camilla] also have other nicknames for each other, including ‘darling’ and ‘mehbooba,'” Rae said.“Camilla has been heard using the nickname ‘mehboob’, which means ‘my beloved’ in Urdu, for Charles on a number of occasions including back in February when she was giving a speech at the British Museum,” he continued.Rae also disclosed the nicknames that Diana had for her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.She had often referred to William, now 40, as “Wombat” when he was a young child.

Claire claimed that emails had an “extreme effect” on both her life and “peace of mind”.Within the emails, Jason would write about Claire being raped and how he wanted her to be his girlfriend.Attending trial at Thames Magistrates' Court, Jason also pleaded guilty to two breaches of a stalking protection order.This came after Jason allegedly showed up to Claire’s home, forcing the actress to not only contact the police but her sister, ex-boyfriend and agent.In a letter to the court, Claire said: “His relentless attempts to contact me are so traumatic.“Every time I think this is sorted it is not.“I feel like there is nothing that would stop him being able to contact me, he has affected every aspect of my life."Jason’s actions even involved Claire’s daughter.

Radio Times.Olivia admitted: “I was so mortally embarrassed about doing anything like that, but [intimacy coordinator] Ita O’Brien made it easy and fun.”Michael added: “She was making Olivia relax,” as the Oscar-winning actress emphasised: “Which is quite something!”Top Boy star Michael, on the other hand, did not find the experience quite as nerve-wracking thanks to viewing the sex scenes as any other type of situation.He explained: “For me, I was fine, it was cool to explore that.“Working with an intimacy coordinator made everything feel like a dance, or an action scene, rather than a sex scene.”The pair also addressed their intimate scenes during their appearance on The Graham Norton New Year’s Eve Show.Olivia revealed her reaction as her co-star told her she was older than his mum in the middle of a “compromising” moment.She said: “There was one particular moment when I was astride Micheal in a compromising and slightly embarrassing situation, and he said, ‘It’s my mum’s birthday today.’The Crown actress continued: “When he said she was 43, I was like, ‘OK, stop talking!’”Blue Story actor Micheal said it was an “incredible” experience to share the “same space” with Olivia, who won the 2018 Oscar for The Favourite.He added: “If Olivia had been rude I might have thought that’s how I need to be to reach a certain level of success, but the fact she is so lovely showed me I can be a good person and still be successful.”Olivia previously spoke about her biggest challenge when portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown season three after taking over from Claire Foy.Season three tackled some big events in the life of the monarch including the Aberfan disaster, the breakdown of her sister Princess Margaret’s (Helena Bonham

The Crown's Emma Corrin, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, insists that the Oscars and other award shows should be more inclusive by not dividing up honours into male and female categories.

Emma Corrin, 26, who is best known for playing Princess Diana in Netflix series The Crown, has opened up about filming nude scenes with a co-star.The talented actor is set to appear in the new Netflix adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover, which is coming out later this month. Lady Chatterley's Lover, a book written by English author D. H.

Out with the old and in with the new is a now familiar part of “The Crown” and its rotating cast, serving as a reminder of how rich the existing British acting pool is with its slew of recognizable faces. This series can also make careers as Emma Corrin and Vaness Kirby were launched into the stratosphere after her breakout performance as the young Diana Spencer and Princess Margaret.

Perhaps sensing that the movie release slate in November would overwhelm many of us, television has slowed down (a touch) with most of the month, including returns of TV favorites. While shows like the much debated and buzzed about “The Crown” will see dominance in the discourse, there are also shows such as “Mythic Quest,” which has been overshadowed by some of its more audience-friendly streaming peers (like “Ted Lasso”) and “Gangs of London” which created a small but loyal following in its first season.  While “Andor” ends this month, Disney+ has a new, nostalgia-filled series to take its place with the premiere of “Willow,” a sequel to the 1988 original film.

Elizabeth Debicki, 32, who will portray Princess Diana in season five of Netflix’s The Crown, has admitted she “might never know” the Royal family following her role in the show.The actress went on to explain that, while she initially found the role “overwhelming” she ultimately saw it as “a gift”. Speaking about the prospect of playing the late Princess Diana, Elizabeth recalled: “I think in the very beginning that did overwhelm me, the idea of this kind of collective [of Diana disciples] out there.“It’s a trap, right? A swampy quagmire.So, I would stand over the kitchen sink and say, ‘I cannot do this.’” However, the star went on to reveal that, once the script arrived, she realised she was simply playing “a character”. Speaking about the attention that the popular series receives, Elizabeth reflected: “I don’t have any big opinions about the Royal Family.That’s an advantage here, right?”When asked by Vogue UK during their interview about whether she knew any of the Royals, Elizabeth laughed and replied, “No.”“Maybe I never will now.

The Crown actress being raped and how he wanted her to be his girlfriend. Jason was charged with stalking involving serious alarm or distress, which carries a maximum jail sentence of ten years.Attending trial at Thames Magistrates' Court, Jason also pleaded guilty to two breaches of a stalking protection order.This came after Jason allegedly showed up to Claire’s home, forcing the actress to not only contact the police but her sister, ex-boyfriend and agent.In a letter to the court, Claire said: “His relentless attempts to contact me are so traumatic.“Every time I think this is sorted it is not.“I feel like there is nothing that would stop him being able to contact me, he has affected every aspect of my life."Jason’s actions even involved Claire’s daughter.

Elizabeth Debicki, 32, who will portray Princess Diana in the latest season of Netflix show The Crown, has stressed the importance of not taking the show as fact.

King Charles when he was Prince Charles, in the upcoming fifth series of Netflix hit The Crown, has spoken out against the treatment of Camilla shortly after a private conversation between her and the King emerged back in 1993. Known as “Tampon gate” the actor declared to the Radio Times that one of the reasons why the Queen Consort was treated so badly was due to her being a woman.Amid declaring his support for the monarchy, Dominic commented: “I never really thought about it at the time, but the research showed me how badly Camilla was treated.“I don’t think that would happen today.

It’s been a minute since “The Crown” season four, two years to be exact, which was almost an entire pandemic ago, but Peter Morgan’s acclaimed Netflix series finally returns in November. Season four was set between 1979 and 1990, is set during Margaret Thatcher’s 11-year run as prime minister, and also introduced Lady Diana Spencer into the series.

Dame Judi Dench has called for a disclaimer to be added to each episode of The Crown, saying the hit Netflix drama has begun to verge on “crude sensationalism”.The screen and stage veteran said despite previous statements by the streaming giant that the show is a “fictionalised drama”, there was a risk that “a significant number of viewers” would take its events as historical truth. She added that “wounding suggestions apparently contained in the new series” would prove “damaging” to the monarchy and could not go unchallenged.

Judi Dench wrote in an open letter published Wednesday in of London that  ought to have a «fictionalised drama» disclaimer before the start of every episode as the series inches closer «to our present times.»The 87-year-old actress said that «no one is a greater believer in artistic freedom» than her but «this cannot go unchallenged.» She insists that «the closer the drama comes to our present times, the more freely it seems willing to blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism.»Dench — who portrayed Queen Victoria in the 1997 film and 2017's, as well as Queen Elizabeth in 1998's — also wrote that «while many will recognise for the brilliant but fictionalized account of events that it is, I fear that a significant number of viewers, particularly overseas, may take its version of history as being wholly true.»She added that the «sensationalism» — that King Charles «plotted for his mother to abdicate, for example, or once suggested his mother’s parenting was so deficient that she might have deserved a jail sentence» -- is «cruelly unjust to the individuals and damaging to the institution they represent.» Dench was referring to former U.K. Prime Minister John Major (1990-1997), who responded over the weekend to rumors in the U.K. media that one of the plotlines in season 5 includes Prince Charles suggesting in 1991 he wanted Major's support to dethrone his mother.

Josh O'Connor declared  would not include Prince Charles' infamous «Tampongate» phone call with Camilla Parker Bowles, it's now been confirmed it actually happening, and it's O'Connor's successor, Dominic West, who spilled the tea.West, who is playing the younger version of King Charles III in the upcoming seasons 5 of the Netflix show, opened up to  about how he felt about the ordeal while confirming to the outlet that the 1993 phone call will make it in the show. «I remember thinking it was something so sordid and deeply, deeply embarrassing [at the time],» West, 53, told. «Looking back on it, and having to play it, what you're conscious of is that the blame was not with these two people, two lovers, who were having a private conversation.

The Crown” as “deliberately cruel” and “unnecessarily unsympathetic.”The source called the dramatic series — which is based on true stories of the royals but also adds in some fictional plots — “republican fiction.”The upcoming season of the Netflix show reportedly suggests that Prince Philip was “pursuing an affair” with Penelope “Penny” Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma. It’s believed that they filmed “intimate scenes” between the two characters. The show apparently uses the 1991 death of the countess’ daughter, Leonora, from kidney cancer at 5 years old as a way to start the relationship between her and the prince.“This is indeed an ill-judged, unnecessarily unsympathetic and unfortunate decision,” the source told the Telegraph.

Netflix staff have reportedly been left fearing "a line is being crossed" over plans for the The Crown to recreate Princess Diana's final moments before her tragic death in Paris in 1997.The fifth series of Netflix’s hit royal drama is set to launch on November 9, with audiences around the world already eagerly awaiting the upcoming instalment as it follows the lives of the royal family throughout the 1990s. The Night Manager actress Elizabeth Debicki takes over the iconic role of Diana from Emma Corrin while The Wire star Dominic West takes over the role of Charles from Josh O’Connor. However, it has been claimed that staff working on The Crown series six have allegedly been left feeling uncomfortable over the Netflix show's plans to recreate Diana's final moments as they fear "a line has been crossed".

Kirstie Allsopp, 51, has hit out about controversial Netflix show The Crown in the run-up to its latest series. In first look pictures of the new season, Elizabeth Debicki is seen looking lonely as Princess Diana while Charles (played by Dominic West) and his mistress Camilla Parker Bowles (played by Olivia Williams) are all smiles while huddling together outdoors.A synopsis for series five reads: "With the new decade in its stride, the Royal Family are presented with possibly their biggest challenge to date; as the public openly question their role in '90s Britain."The latest episodes are said to include scenes of the then Prince of Wales briefing Sir John Major (Jonny Lee Miller) against the Queen in a bid to replace her.The former Prime Minister has since condemned the Netflix Series calling it a “damaging and malicious work of fiction".A spokesperson for Sir John said: "Sir John has not cooperated – in any way – with The Crown.

“The Crown” has, once again, changed heads.Netflix released photos of its new Season 5 cast of the British royal family TV series on Friday. This ensemble of actresses will continue through Season 6, the show’s last.Imelda Staunton becomes the third and final actress to play Queen Elizabeth II on the series — this time during the tumultuous 1990s, in which a fire ravaged Windsor Castle, Princess Diana and Prince Charles had a messy divorce and Diana died in a Paris car crash in 1997.One still shows Staunton, 66, as the queen, looking smaller and grayer than her predecessor Olivia Colman, who won an Emmy for playing the part, next to Jonathan Pryce, 75, as Prince Philip.Another sees a sunglasses-and-swimsuit-clad Diana — Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki, 32, takes over from Emma Corrin — on a boat with Charles (Dominic West, 52), and young princes William (Timothee Sambor) and Harry (Teddy Hawley). But her happiness will be revealed as a facade.

Newly released images from the upcoming series of The Crown have given fans their first glimpse of Elizabeth Debicki convincingly channelling Diana, Princess of Wales as she stars alongside Dominic West, who takes on the role of Prince Charles. In the latest glimpse of the new series, 32-year-old Australian actress Elizabeth can be seen in her role as Diana in two scenes.

’s return continues to build, Netflix shared official new images of the incoming actors, who have been tasked with taking over the key roles on creator Peter Morgan’s historical drama about the royals for seasons 5 and 6. Per tradition of the series, a new cast is brought in every two installments to reflect the age and growth of Queen Elizabeth II and her family, with Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki leading the latest all-star ensemble. With the last season starring Olivia Colman and others ending in 1990, season 5 is expected to pick up shortly after as it explores the end of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage while Queen Elizabeth navigates a new era of attention surrounding the palace that coincides with the birth of the 24/7 news cycle that closely covered every family scandal at the time.