The Latest Breaking News from John Major

Season five of The Crown has dropped in Australia. Here are some of its key talking points

Covering the phone tapping scandal, Charles and Diana's divorce and the Camilla affair, it was thought this season was going to make the new king look awful. But it could have been worse.

ABC News · Nov 8, 2022

Review: 'The Crown' is gentle on the queen’s ‘Annus Horribilis’

“The senior royals seem dangerously deluded and out of touch … and the Prince of Wales impatient for a great role in public life, not realizing his great asset is his wife,” says Prime Minister John Major (Jonny Lee Miller) in the first episode of the new season of "The…

Tribune News Service · Nov 8, 2022

Netflix's controversial hit The Crown returns to chronicle Prince Charles and Diana's marriage breakdown

The monarchy has entered a new era, casting an even brighter spotlight on The Crown. Here's everything you need to know about the controversial fifth season.

ABC News · Nov 7, 2022

Elizabeth Debicki on criticism towards The Crown: The show is clearly fictional

The Australian actress will portray Diana, Princess of Wales in the fifth series of the drama.

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022

The Crown season five review – it’s time for this bitty, boring show to end forever

Its cast is cartoonish, the plot is packed with dull speeches and multiple episodes could have been binned entirely. The royal drama has never been less relevant

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022

The Crown season 5 on Netflix review: the royals remain as relevant as ever, even when told they’re obsolete

Dramatised it may be, but The Crown conveys an awful lot of what actually happened

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2022

The Crown season five review: Part Tatler gossip column, part family psychodrama, this show is the definition of first world problems

The drama was initially intended as a piece of historical fiction, but the longer it has gone on, the more tawdry it’s become

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022

Sir John Major and Sir Tony Blair hit out at The Crown ahead of new series

Former prime ministers unhappy with their portrayals in hit Netflix show

Wales Online · Nov 5, 2022

Sir John Major and Sir Tony Blair hit out at The Crown ahead of upcoming series

Sir John wrote in a letter to The Telegraph that it ‘will be profoundly hurtful to a family who are still grieving’.

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

From Tampongate to the Bashir bombshells: will King Charles III finally hit back at The Crown?

The Netflix hit is now plunging into inflammatory territory. Will the famously outspoken new monarch really simmer in silence? Does he have to – now Prince Harry is on the streamer’s payroll?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022