Why Kate Middleton's Relative Is Calling Out 'The Crown': 'Ridiculous'
Kate Middleton; Gary Goldsmith
One of Kate Middleton's relatives isn't too pleased with the latest season of The Crown.
Gary Goldsmith, an uncle to the Princess of Wales, is even surprised that members of her family haven't taken legal action against Netflix for the latest string of episodes, which depict Kate's initial meeting with Prince William while they both attended the University of St. Andrews in the early 2000s.
Goldsmith recently sat down for an episode of The Crown: Fact or Fiction podcast, where he provided context about some of the events portrayed in the fictionalized series, claiming that the show has become "ridiculous," with its dramatizations.
“I really, really enjoyed the first couple of episodes and the first series of The Crown, but it seems to just drift into this fantasy world," Goldsmith said on the Thursday, Jan. 11 episode of the podcast, hosted by Natasha Livingstone and Robert Hardman. "There's so many parts of it that I don't agree with."
"Once it started becoming ridiculous and fantastical, it was very difficult to watch, so I stopped," he candidly added.
But the issues seemed to escalate for Goldsmith after the show's most recent season, which depicts the period of time when Kate first came into the royal family fold.
According to Goldsmith's account, the show put a sour twist on his sister, Kate's mother, Carole Middleton, who he believes was portrayed as a "manipulative" matchmaker who would've done anything to hook her daughter up with the future king.
"I don’t understand why Carole hasn’t taken legal action 'cause, literally, it was that bad," Goldsmith insisted, while clarifying that in real life, his sister, "Isn’t that manipulative, evil person [who] sat in a dungeon, coming up with ways by which she can actually force her way into the royal family. She’s strong-willed, she’s got opinions; that’s why we’ve got the kids and family we’ve got today."
He also pointed out that Kate did "brilliantly well" to get into the University of St. Andrews on her own merit, which "wasn't noted," in the show.
"It’s just not my family. It’s not the way Carole operates," Goldsmith further stated.
But even The Crown's creator Peter Morgan has already admitted that the show includes "acts of imagination" mixed with real-life events, meaning not everything viewers witness in the show can be taken as 100 percent factual, per Deadline.
The final installment of The Crown is currently streaming on Netflix.
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