Much has been written about the massive budget for this series and the attention to detail. THE CROWN: TRUTH & FICTION identifies quite a number of mistakes, especially in respect of Orders and decorations. Having worked on films himself, Hugo Vickers knows how hard it is to make sure these details are correct, and how sometimes shortcuts have to be taken. But it is not that difficult to get the details right, and so he points out some of these errors. But these are trivial things in comparison to the things shown as having happened, when they did not.
THE CROWN: TRUTH & FICTION delivers a sharp message to filmwriters, producers, and their historical advisers: Fiction should help us understand the truth, not pervert it. Paperback edition, 51 pages, in English, no illustrations, size 15x21cm.
