The controversial storylines in the new season of The Crown would have "destroyed" the Queen, one of her close friends has claimed.
The fifth season of the Netflix hit is due to be released next month and is set to focus on t he Royal Family during some of its most turbulent times in the early 1990s. One fictional plot that has come under fire is that of a then Prince Charles hatching a plan to get his mother the Queen to abdicate in 1991. Meanwhile, other expected upcoming storylines include the late Prince Philip pursuing an affair and the show re-enacting Princess Diana's infamous Panorama interview with Martin Bashir.