Fact checking ‘The Crown Jackie Kennedy vs Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace
Fact checking ‘The Crown Jackie Kennedy vs Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace:
In reality, according to news accounts and biographies of Jackie and Queen Elizabeth, there was a real tension to the visit beyond beauty and star power, a behind-the-scenes, passive-aggressive catfight left out of the episode.
Jackie, in reality, insisted on inviting to the dinner her sister and brother-in-law, a Polish prince who had been divorced twice. One divorce back then was too many for the queen and the monarchy. The queen objected. The first lady objected to the objection.
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