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Windsor CastleThe oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. It is one of the homes of the British royal family. in flames, burning to the ground. Stony silences between Prince Charles and Princess DianaThe first wife of Britain's King Charles III and the mother of Princes William and Harry, who died in a car crash in 1997. . And a black car speeding through the streets of Paris shortly before Diana's death.

These are all scenes from the fifth series of The Crown, a Netflix drama about the British royal family, which airs this week. But just how close they are to real life nobody is exactly sure. 

This season shows the Royal Family in the 1990s. It follows the break-up of the marriages of three of the Queen's children and the difficult relationship between Princess Diana and the Royal Family before her death in a car crash in 1997. 

The Crown has always been controversialCausing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement. . It shows the lives of real people, but producers also imagine new events or words for the characters. But series five has faced the most criticism yet. 

"It's hard to tell fact from fictionThings that are fictional are made up. ," says one reviewer. And former British leader Tony BlairTony Blair was the leader of the Labour party. He was British prime minister from 1997 to 2007.  says scenes showing him and then-Prince Charles are "complete and utter rubbish". 

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The series is being aired only two months after the Queen, a hugely popular person, died. And many of the people shown, like Charles and Princes William and Harry, are still alive. 

Should The Crown be true?

Yes! Many people do not realise the current series is not real. The series' writers should stick to the facts to avoid confusing people. 

No! The Crown is a drama series - so it is supposed to be dramatic. Most people know that it is common for TV shows to change real-life events.