The Crown stunned viewers in its latest series when The Queen’s cousins were shown to be locked away in an asylum.
But how true is this? And did The Queen really never visit her cousins?
Here we explore the the truth behind the storyline portrayed in Netflix The Crown series four.
What happened to The Queen’s cousins in The Crown?
In series four of The Crown, Princess Margaret makes the startling discovery that she has several cousins that are institutionalised.
When she and her sister, The Queen, examine the official family records, Burke’s Peerage, both cousins are declared dead.
However, Princess Margaret’s sends her confidant and young priest, Derek Jennings on a mission.
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During which Derek visits an asylum in Surrey, where he meets her ‘dead’ cousins in the flesh.
He also discovers that there are also three additional cousins living there as well.
An enraged Princess Margaret confronts The Queen Mother, only to be told that it was essential to ‘hide’ their existence for the longevity of The Crown.
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