we finally know if Charles and Camilla’s “Tampon-Gate” will be in the series!

Royalty fans already know what the “Buffer-Gate”which refers to a very old phone call between the one who was not yet King Charles III and Camilla Parker Bowles, now queen consort. In 2020, we learned that this sordid affair – which the main interested parties would like to leave behind them – would not appear in the series The Crown streaming on Netflix. But it looks like it will eventually, says 20 minutes this Sunday, October 23, citing information from foreign media.

As a reminder, during the said exchange, which dates from 1993, the son of Elizabeth II detailed the passion and the passion he felt for the one who was then his teacher ; he told her in particular that he would like to be his periodic protection. Problem, this conversation – which was intended to remain personal – had been made public. The exchange had, in fact, been recorded and then broadcast by a tabloid. And this, even though Prince Charles and Lady Diana were still married…

The “Tampon-Gate” evoked in the fifth season of The Crown

Two years ago, the year the fourth season of The Crown, in which the arrival of Diana Spencer in the royal family is highlighted, Josh O’Connor – who lends his features to the young Prince Charles – had assured that this dark affair would not be mentioned in the show. However, as the fifth season is fast approaching – it will be broadcast from November 9 on the streaming platform – the actor who took over, Dominic West, assures the opposite. “I remember at the time, I had thought it was something sordid and deeply embarrassing“reacted the latter during a recent interview published in the columns of the media Entertainment Weekly.

“Thinking about it, and having had to play it, you realize that the fault did not come from these two loverswho had a private conversationhe continued then, during the same interview. The media attention was invasive and disgustingsince we had printed [cette conversation] verbatim, while it was possible to call a number to listen to the original recording.” And Dominic West concludes: “I think that it made me extremely compassionate towards them and what they went through.”