Princess Diana’s bulimia scenes in The Crown are criticized by Royal experts as ‘too graphic’

Royal experts have criticized The Crown’s graphic scenes depicting Princess Diana’s fight against bulimia.

In a harrowing sequence, Emma Corrin’s Diana is shown sticking her fingers down her throat to feel ill after a heated argument with Prince Charles.

In another, she is seen gorging herself on desserts before again forcing herself to fall ill in a bath at the palace.

In a harrowing sequence, Emma Corrin’s Diana is shown sticking her fingers down her throat to be ill after a heated argument with Prince Charles (scene from The Crown)

Some of the scenes are so graphic that viewers receive an on-screen warning at the beginning of the three episodes in which their bulimia is depicted.

Royal biographers have asked whether The Crown could have treated the subject with greater sensitivity.

Writer Ingrid Seward told the Daily Mail: ‘It was something important in her young life, so I think it needed to be represented in some way.

‘It would have been absolutely nice to have her bent over the bathroom, but I don’t think you need that much detail. I think maybe it was a little more ornate.

Last week, Miss Corrin said that the graphic representations of Diana’s bulimia were written into the script at her request (above Emma Corrin as Diana).

Former Queen Press Secretary Dickie Arbiter said the drama could not ignore Diana’s bulimia, but added that it was important for viewers to remember that “the script is fiction, the words are fiction, and some of the actions are fiction. “.

In 1991, Diana told biographer Andrew Morton: ‘The bulimia started the week after we got engaged.

‘My husband put his hand on my waist and said something like, “Oh, a little chubby here, huh?” And that triggered something in me.

“ I remember the first time I got sick, I was so excited. ”

In 1991, Diana told biographer Andrew Morton: ‘The bulimia started the week after we got engaged. ‘My husband put his hand on my waist and said something like, “Oh, a little chubby here, huh?” And that triggered something in me. (In the photo: Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1985)

Last week, Miss Corrin said that the graphic representations of Diana’s bulimia were written into the script at her request.

“ I felt that if we were trying to portray bulimia in an honest way, we had to really show it; otherwise it would be a disservice to anyone who has been through it, ” he told Radio Times.

A Netflix spokesperson said: ‘Crown’s producers worked closely with the eating disorder charity BEAT to ensure that their interpretation of Princess Diana’s bulimia was accurate to the disorder and handled with sensitivity.

“When viewers watch the series on Netflix, they will see warning cards at the beginning of the episodes that provide details on how to seek help if necessary.”