The Crown might not reach the present day to include Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but it seems like Netflix has its own way of insulting them in season 6 with the help of Princess Diana’s story. The popular drama, which is based on historical events, is heavily fictionalized and has reached one of the most expected moments in the series: Princess Diana’s final moments and her death. However, that includes taking a lot of creative freedom and some hints at current events.

Although The Crown is not a documentary, Peter Morgan’s Emmy-winning series follows Queen Elizabeth II’s reign from her coronation, combining real events with made-up stories for more impact. Throughout its six seasons, The Crown has featured a generous cast that changed every two years to keep up with the ages of the people they were portraying, with season 6 introducing new actors portraying Prince William and Prince Harry: Rufus Kampa and Fflyn Edwards, respectively. The Crown‘s timeline will stop around 2004, which means it won’t cover Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s romance.

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Queen Elizabeth’s “Half In” Statement About Diana Reflects A Real Prince Harry Approach To The Royal Family

Coincidentally, Prince Harry Shared a Similar Statement In His Netflix Doc

In The Crown season 6, episode 1, Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton) discusses Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) and her desire to continue to be involved in the work the royal family does and use her talents to help people. Since she and Charles have divorced, Queen Elizabeth says, “Diana is now learning the difference between being officially in the royal family and out.” Although she’s still a part of the family for having given birth to Harry and William, Diana isn’t allowed to continue working as one of the members of the family. Elizabeth adds, “I always say it’s hard to be half in anything; you’re either in or out.”

Elizabeth’s line on the show seems to be a direct insult to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. In the documentary Harry & Meghan, which is also on Netflix, Harry said that he wanted to have a “half-in, half-out” approach to being in the royal family. Netflix became way too meta in its own original show, and the move was surely deliberate, as Prince Harry revealed he watches The Crown and fact-checks everything.

The Crown Season 6’s Self-Referential Jabs Make The Show’s Timeline Conclusion A Relief

The Timeline Ends In The Mid-2000s

The Crown‘s season 6 timeline is a relief due to self-referential jabs like the one in season 6, episode 1, “Persona Non Grata,” which is risky territory for the Emmy-winning series. Although they might provide some comic relief in an otherwise serious drama, references like these take away from the dramatization of the British family. If The Crown continued beyond its planned 2004 ending, the jokes would have become an even worse problem as it approached modern-day history, and would have created even more problems for the British monarchy, as the series has received backlash on how it has handled or fictionalized important themes before.