- Darren McGrady, the personal chef for the royal family between 1982 and 1993, blasted the reported upcoming scene in which actress Elizabeth Debicki lies in an open casket.
- He tweeted, “Princess Diana’s casket was closed when she laid in rest at the Chapel Royal, St James Palace. I know, I was there. This latest from The Crown is sick!”
- Another scene in the series reportedly shows medics attempting to rescue Diana at a Paris hospital. “There is blood everywhere — on the surgeons’ gowns and gloves, and on the door,” an onlooker told The Sun.