The Crown's producers have stitched together a patchwork of locations to make a convincing on-screen Buckingham Palace, seeing as they couldn't actually get the real-life Queen to let them take over her house for filming.
Home to the Earl and Countess of Pembroke, Wilton House has also been used to recreate the lavish interiors of Buckingham Palace in a number of seasons of The Crown.
Lancaster House serves as Buckingham Palace. Those scenes where Camilla goes to visit Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace? Those were filmed at Lancaster House, one of several locations that stand in for the Queen's iconic London home.
“The royal household has never agreed to vet or approve content, has not asked to know what topics will be included, and would never express a view as to the programme's accuracy.”
Kensington Palace
Grand, gorgeous Kensington Palace in west London was the birthplace of Queen Victoria and is Charles and Diana's London residence in season four of The Crown. Producers chose a handful of venues to double as this important royal residence, led by the luxurious Hertfordshire stately home, Brocket Hall.
For The Crown, The Old Royal Naval College, has been used to recreate the exterior of Buckingham Palace.
Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales
Sometimes the real-life location can also double up as the film set, as was the case with Caernarfon Castle in north-west Wales.
While some members of the royal family, like Prince William and his late grandfather Prince Philip, have chosen to abstain from watching the fictionalized retelling of the late Queen Elizabeth II's reign, others have openly admitted to turning on the critically acclaimed series.
Queen Elizabeth II
“I heard the queen had watched it, and she used to watch it on a projector on Sunday night, apparently,” said Matt Smith, who played Prince Philip in the first two seasons of the Netflix show, recently echoed during an appearance on TODAY.
Occupied Royal Palaces, such as Buckingham Palace, are not the private property of The Queen. They are occupied by the Sovereign and held in trust by Crown Estates for future generations. The Queen privately owns two properties, Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House, which are not publicly funded.
There are 19 State Rooms in total, and whilst the filmmakers would have you believe parts of Downton Abbey were shot here, no filming actually took place inside Buckingham Palace.
And while the Queen's communications secretary told the New York Times that the royal family has no comment on The Crown and didn't say whether they even watch it, credible reports support that the Queen watched the first season, and though she “really liked it,” she had concerns that some of it had been “too heavily ...
The Queen spent the majority of her time living in private quarters in Buckingham Palace, located in central London. The palace is made up of 775 rooms and is currently being refurbished, bit by bit.
Sadly, the cast of The Crown didn't get to tour Australia like Charles and Diana did in 1983, instead going to Spain to film the Aussie scenes in season four. Sunny Malaga (pictured) stood in for Sydney and the deserts of Almeria doubled for Uluru, with special effects providing the rest.
Netflix's original series "The Crown" chronicles Queen Elizabeth's reign and royal family scandals. Princess Anne, Princess Eugenie, and Meghan Markle have said they've watched some episodes. Camilla, the Queen Consort, also referenced the show when meetings two of its stars.
As VF has reported, Camilla has enjoyed watching previous seasons of The Crown and found them “entertaining,” according to a friend. Charles stopped viewing the last season before the end because it was “too close to the bone,” per the same source.
One is not happy with Netflix
All the rumours are true - The Royal Family does not approve of 'The Crown'.
He says Netflix's ripped-from-the-headlines royals series is “why it's so important that history has it right.”
One source apparently stressed that the show is “a drama, not a documentary,” and another insider accused Netflix of being “exploitative” and having “no qualms about mangling people's reputations.” Apparently, “the timing could not be worse,” considering England seems to have actually warmed to the king since he ...
So has the latest season of Netflix's "The Crown," which arrived Nov. 9, 2022. The show depicts real-life events and people, but there are a few times in which showrunners took liberties... more than a few times.
Some footage in the series is genuine, and some was shot especially for The Crown, and then manipulated to look like archive footage. In one instance, for the coronation, actress Claire Foy, as Queen Elizabeth II, was composited into real archive footage.
“The royal household has never agreed to vet or approve content, has not asked to know what topics will be included, and would never express a view as to the program's accuracy.” So, sounds like they're here for the show but not here for the drama.
The Crown filming locations Scotland
One of the leading locations in series four is Balmoral Castle. The exterior was filmed at Ardverikie House by Loch Laggan in the Scottish Highlands while the interior was filmed at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.
The Queen's private pool at Buckingham Palace
The Queen has a private indoor swimming pool at Buckingham Palace, which has long been a favourite spot for the entire royal family.
Queen Elizabeth II's Net Worth
This encompasses $10 billion worth of real estate, Buckingham Palace, and the Royal Art collection. The Queen also receives an annual government stipend and because this wealth is tied to her position, she could never sell the royal assets.