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

Venetia Scott is actually a fictional character.

The crew later destroyed the film.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.