The Royal House of Windsor

I found this "documentary" to be utterly biased in favor of the immediate royal family, while placing people like Princess Diana and others that married into the family as a cast of characters that were out to destroy their magical kingdom.

Princess Diana was painted as a depressed, self-obsessed, out of control child that came from a damaged home, not suited for Prince Charles; going as far to state that she was actually out to destroy the royal family. While Prince Charles was painted as the poor little royal boy that just got caught up in marrying the wrong woman; whilst having an affair with Camilla. Give us a break!

Let's remember that Princes Diana was not "unsuited", or a "commoner", as the royal family would have us think. Princess Diana came from an aristocratic and noble family, The Spencer's of Althorp, dating to the 15th century.

This documentary is a sad and clear attempt to steer the viewer into seeing the immediate royal family in a brilliant white light, while casting dark shadows on others that did not suit their own personal needs.

I feel bad for Prince William and Prince Harry, having to see their mother berated, stripped of her dignity and used as a scapegoat in such a fine royal manner.

File this "documentary" under "Mostly Royal Fiction".

Everything was ok until they try to blame Diana for the unsuccesful marriage saying she had problems and depresión. Charles should had support her and helped her if she had depression, instead he cheatted with Camila. We are not going to dislike Diana never! She was kind and brave. And sorry but we dont linke Charles.

It presents the House of Windsor as a noble establishment unfairly tarnished by association with rogue elements (i.e. the Romanoffs, Edward VIII, and Diana). The opening credits claims to show "human frailties" of the royal family. Instead, it represents a glossy picture of top family members (such as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles). Any publicly known character flaws/scandals are excused through blathering about accomplishment and royals "finding themselves". It spends mere seconds mentioning issues such as Charles' ongoing affair with Camilla or other divorces in the family. Feuds, fire, and betrayal mentioned in the opening credits are hardly explored. When other family members make mistakes, the series fixates on these people as homewreckers and outcasts. It disproportionately represents negative aspects of Prince Philip, Princess Diana, and Edward VIII. "Outsiders" are shown as the ultimate troublemakers, instead of presenting a balanced picture of the royal family as fallible human beings. The series swings confusingly between generalizations and detailed history. The beginning uses eyewitness accounts and takes the viewer step by step through early Windsor history. After Elizabeth's accession, it makes assumptions about viewer's knowledge. One moment Prince Charles meets Diana, the next minute they are separated with two children. The retelling starts swinging back and forth through history, losing the viewer. The last episode "The Top Job" especially suffers from this issue and rambles endlessly about Prince Charles' social standing. It talks about the future, then totally skips over princes William and Harry. The visuals are the strongest point in this series. There are enough interesting graphics to keep the viewer occupied. However, some editing choices are questionable. The biggest downside is an overlay of curling smoke on the left-hand side of the screen. It is very distracting throughout the six episodes. The very first episode shows an inaccurate map of Europe, showing Belgium twice in place of the Netherlands. For those with a general interest in history, this series will be acceptable. If well-versed in history or British subjects, find another series. Otherwise you will find yourself face-palming throughout it.

The multi-part series that gave insight into the Royal House of Windsor was a well-done and engaging documentary. For those who enjoyed the Crown on Netflix, watching this series will give a bit more detail into what happened throughout the Netflix series.

My complaint about The Royal House of Windsor is the portrayal of Diana. The historians featured in the series talked about Diana as if she was a devious and conniving woman.

As a woman, I'm sick of this trope that mainstream media give to women who don't follow protocol. If Diana was a man, she'd be given the title of a trailblazer. Instead, the commentary gave viewers the notion that every single good deed she did was supposed to be a jab at her husband and the House of Windsor.

They portrayed her as a media manipulator while also decrying her as a mentally-ill uneducated oaf. Even if she was as manipulative as described in this episode, at least give her credit for what she chose to use her celebrity for. The woman went out of her way to hug AIDS victims at a time when people wouldn't even touch them. and yet there wasn't any commentary that praised this brazen move.

It may sound like I am a Diana superfan--I am not. It just seemed fishy that Prince Charles's affair with Camilla was mentioned in a mere sentence and the commentary on Diana's mental stability went on for the entire episode.

A well-done documentary would allow the viewer to make their own opinion about the events that have unfolded. While I was very engaged during the first several episodes, the Diana episode felt too editorialized and left a bad taste in my mouth. I came away thinking that this production worked very closely with the Windsors (funny how this series got hold of all these exclusive documents decades later) to send a message to the public that their former hero was really a conniving and dumb woman.

Sad that a series made in 2017 would make such a move.

I definitely didn't like the way they portaied Diana. They gloss over the fact that she was being cheated on and blamed the decay of her marriage to her having depression and "Charles not knowing how handle it".. Also, saying that she chose HIV charities on purpose just to be controversial.. I'm very disappointed in this.