Princess Diana's brother blasts TV show 'The Crown'.

LONDON -- Earl Spencer says he refused producers permission to film at his family's Althorp estate in Northamptonshire because he believes the show is riddled with inaccurate and misleading information. Speaking on 'Love Your Weekend' with Alan Titchmarsh, he explained: "There is a bit [of unease]. Actually, 'The Crown' asked if they could film at Althorp and I said obviously not. "The worry for me is that people see a show like that and they forget that it is fiction. They assume, especially foreigners. I find Americans tell me they have watched 'The Crown' as if they have taken a history lesson. Well, they haven't." When asked how accurate 'The Crown' is, he replied: "It is very hard, there is a lot of

conjecture and a lot of invention, isn't...

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