The latest episodes from writer Peter Morgan tackle the difficulties faced by the royal family in the 1990s, including the collapsing marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales (Dominic West) and Diana, Princess of Wales (Elizabeth Debicki).<\/p>\n
In addition to this, we see Princess Margaret (Lesley Manville) come face to face with her first love, while Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton) faces losing something very precious to her.<\/p>\n
Of course, we already know the timeline of historical events that the season tackles, but here is a guide to RadioTimes.com\u2019s<\/a> content on The Crown season 5.<\/p> The first episode of the season sees Queen Elizabeth II embark on a voyage aboard the royal yacht Britannia before she must broach the subject of its expensive repairs with Prime Minister John Major (Jonny Lee Miller).<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Charles, Prince of Wales (Dominic West) goes on an Italian holiday with his wife Diana, Princess of Wales (Elizabeth Debicki) and their children \u2013 but there is trouble brewing.<\/p>\n To read more on what is true or not see our pieces below:<\/p>\n The second episode focuses on two storylines.<\/p>\n The first concerns Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Jonathan Pryce) and his friendship with Penelope Knatchbull, Lady Romsey (Natascha McElhone), who is grieving the recent loss of her young daughter, Leonora.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Princess Diana feels increasingly unhappy and isolated and turns to her friend Dr James Colhurst and with his help begins to provide information on her marriage and the state of relations in the royal family to journalist Andrew Morton, prompting the release of a tell-all book.<\/p>\n In the aftermath, Philip and Diana have a stern conversation.<\/p>\n To read more on what is true or not see our pieces below:<\/p>\n The third episode of the season tells the life story of the Egyptian business tycoon Mohamed Al-Fayed, played as a young man by Amir El-Masry and as an older man by Salim Daw.<\/p>\n From his humble beginnings in Alexandria, Egypt, we see the businessman rise to become an influential international businessman with strong ambitions for his family, particularly his son Dodi Fayed (Khalid Abdalla).<\/p>\n Following the death of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (Lia Williams), Al-Fayed purchases the home of the late Duke of Windsor and is advised in his endeavours to emulate and grow close to the British royal family.<\/p>\n In the process of this, Al-Fayed faces disappointment until he and his son cross paths with Diana, Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n To read more on what is true or not see our pieces below:<\/p>\n The fourth episode of the fifth season is named after the famous speech that the Queen gave in 1992 concerning the troubles that the family faced that year.<\/p>\n The Queen must deal with the collapse of three royal marriages: Anne, Princess Royal gets a divorce; Prince Andrew splits from his wife Sarah, Duchess of York; and Charles, Prince of Wales formally separates from his wife Diana, Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n Amid this emotional strife, a fire breaks out at Windsor Castle, causing the Queen even more pain.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Queen\u2019s younger sister Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (Lesley Manville) is reunited with her first love, Group Captain Peter Townsend (Timothy Dalton), forcing her to confront her past.<\/p>\n To read more on what is true or not see our pieces below:<\/p>\n The fifth episode of The Crown season 5 focuses primarily on the newly-separated Charles, Prince of Wales and his efforts to modernise the monarchy and carve out a more influential role for himself.<\/p>\n However, a spanner is thrown in the works when a tape recording of an intimate conversation between the Prince and his married lover Camilla Parker Bowles (Olivia Williams) causes embarrassment for the pair and the royal family as a whole.<\/p>\n In the aftermath, Charles comes out fighting, giving a television interview and taking active steps to build a strong team around him to defy his critics.<\/p>\n In the sixth instalment, the fall of the Soviet Union sees the Queen receive Russian leader Boris Yeltsin at Buckingham Palace before then heading to the Russian Federation for a state visit alongside her husband Prince Philip.<\/p>\n Amid these political changes, the royal couple faced up to their family\u2019s own history in Russia as they become involved in the recovery and burial of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, who were murdered at Ipatiev House by the Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg in 1918.<\/p>\n Philip is aided in his research by Penny Knatchbull, forcing the Queen and her husband to consider their ancestors\u2019 legacy and also their marriage.<\/p>\n The seventh episode centres on Princess Diana as she feels increasingly isolated following her eldest son Prince William (Senan West) leaving to study at Eton and her ongoing separation from Charles.<\/p>\n Amid this unhappy state of limbo, Diana is increasingly fearful that her husband and his advisors are taking steps against her.<\/p>\n During this troubled time, BBC journalist Martin Bashir (Prasanna Puwanarajah) manoeuvers to obtain an interview for Panorama with the Princess.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Diana finds fresh hope for happiness when she meets the heart surgeon Dr Hasnat Khan (Humayun Saeed).<\/p>\n The eighth episode focuses on internal politics at the BBC as the possibility of the BBC Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales is raised.<\/p>\n In the end, the director general John Birt agrees to Martin Bashir interviewing the Princess \u2013 and he does, with explosive results for the royal family in the media.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Prince William spends more time with the Queen and is impacted by the airing of the interview.<\/p>\nThe Crown season 5: Fact vs Fiction for Netflix royal drama<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Episode 1: Queen Victoria Syndrome<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Episode 7: No Woman\u2019s Land<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Episode 9: Couple 31<\/strong><\/h2>\n