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Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is among
several prominent figures in Britain who have argued that the
scripted series, in which actors play members of the royal
family, risked giving viewers a wrong and damaging impression of
the royals.
A government source said Dowden had written to the company
saying the series was "a beautifully produced and acted drama
but Netflix should be very clear it is a work of fiction".
Netflix did not immediately respond to an email from Reuters
requesting comment.
"We have always presented 'The Crown' as a drama - and we have
every confidence our members understand it's a work of fiction
that's broadly based on historical events," the company was
quoted as saying in the UK media reports.
"As a result we have no plans - and see no need - to add a
disclaimer."
While many British viewers have enjoyed watching "The Crown",
the most recent season has attracted criticism from some
commentators over scenes suggesting that the late Princess Diana
was treated coldly, even cruelly, by senior royals.
Columnist Simon Jenkins of the Guardian newspaper accused the
fourth season of having "upped the fabrication and the offence".
Arguing that modern history was "too close to what should be
sacred ground - bearing witness to passing events", he wrote
that artistic licence could not justify fabrications that showed
living or recently dead people in the worst possible light.
(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; Editing by Giles Elgood)
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