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Only Someone Obsessed With The Royal Family Will Know If These Plotlines From "The Crown" Actually Happened IRL

Do You Know If These Plotlines From "The Crown" Actually Happened IRL?

Venetia Scott is actually a fictional character.

Did Venetia Scott really die during the Great Smog?

Did a television crew capture footage of a spat between Elizabeth and Philip?

Lord "Porchey" Porchester remained a close friend of Queen Elizabeth until his death in 2001.

Was Lord Porchester a close friend of the Queen?

There are accounts of him using nicknames for her and other members of the family.

Did the Duke of Windsor really call Queen Elizabeth "Shirley Temple" behind her back?

The painting was destroyed after his death and was never displayed after its unveiling.

Did Winston Churchill burn Graham Sutherland's painting of him?

The Queen did, in fact, dance with Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah and the trip was considered a political success.

Did Queen Elizabeth dance with the president of Ghana during that trip to Accra?

In fact, the royal couple asked him to stay on. It wasn't until a month later that they accepted his resignation.

Did Prince Philip fire Mike Parker once news of his divorce broke out?

In fact, he admitted to being the biological father of her and Jeremy Fry's eldest daughter, born just three weeks after his marriage to Princess Margaret.

Did Antony Armstrong-Jones have an affair with Camilla Fry?

Although this actually happened in 1967, after the two were already married.

Did Princess Margaret send the image captured by Armstrong-Jones to The Times?

While the series includes this story line because of real rumors of an affair, there was never evidence of a relationship with Galina Ulanova. The real-life rumors were centered around actress Pat Kirkwood.

Finally, did Prince Philip have an affair with Galina Ulanova?

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