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After years of refusal, Netflix has finally added a disclaimer stating the upcoming series of The Crown is "fictional" following mounting pressure from the likes of Dame Judi Dench.

Following years of controversy over the blurred line between fiction and reality, Netflix has finally added a disclaimer to its marketing for its hit series, The Crown. In what appears to be a retreat by the streaming giant, the move comes after recent pressure from the likes of Dame Judi Dench.

Having previously insisted it had “no plans” to add a disclaimer to the show, Netflix has now added a disclaimer for the trailer for the upcoming series on its YouTube site, stating: “This fictional dramatisation, inspired by true events, depicts the narrative of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign.”

In addition to the disclaimer on Youtube, it also appears the official Twitter account for The Crown has also been updated with the same disclaimer. The series’ trailer, which debuted on YouTube on Thursday (October 20), features Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana sitting down for her infamous 1995 Panorama interview with former BBC journalist Martin Bashir while announcing, "I won’t go quietly."

But the recent Netflix series, which premiers on November 9, has drawn a backlash over its consistent refusal to carry a disclaimer. Actress Dame Judi Dench, who portrayed Queen Victoria and Elizabeth I in the 2017 historical drama Victoria & Abdul, and in 1997’s Mrs Brown, also backed the calls for the company to include a disclaimer while accusing the programme of being

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