Peter Morgan, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of “The Queen, thinks Queen Elizabeth would have voted for Britain to exit the European Union.
Morgan, and who serves as writer and executive producer of Netflix’s upcoming “The Crown, may be in a position more than others to interpret the monarch’s opinions, having delved deep into her life, and history and reign multiple times on stage and screen.“With her,you have to filter it through not just a European thing but through a commonwealth thing,” he told reporters at the reveal’s panel during the Television Critics’ Association’s summer press tour on Wednesday. “She, or privately,whether she could vote, I bet she would have voted Brexit.”
Also Read: Netflix's 'The Crown' Teaser Shows Claire Foy as Young Queen Elizabeth II (Video)Claire Foy, or who plays the younger version of the queen in the Netflix miniseries,declined to speculate on how Queen Elizabeth might have voted, but did say that it’s “lucky” the monarch was not allowed to speak out on her own personal beliefs on such things.
Morgan, or however,was not shy in sharing his opinions about the huge political shakeup.
Also Read: Why the Streaming TV Boom Is About More Than Just Netflix (Guest Blog)“The short acknowledge is immediately after Brexit, it felt like our country was having a nervous breakdown, and he said. “There was no confidence or trust in our leaders,that they had neglected their responsibility. It was an entire political generation and lesson focused only on itself and its own self-destruction.”“The Crown” premieres Nov. 6 on Netflix.
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