History Characters / TheCrown2016TheBritishRoyalFamily

%%(zce)* KickTheSonOfABitch: Downplayed. See BreakTheHaughty.

* GreenEyedMonster: It is shown one of the reasons he acts out is to get attention from his family, as most of the attention is given to his dutiful, polite older brother, whom the entire world seems to be in love with.

** He does know some English history as he mentions that William will have a better future than [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfNormandy William II]] who was [[SiblingMurder killed by his younger brother Prince Harry]], which current-Harry [[JustJokingJustification half-jokingly]] says he'd never do. Doubles for also showing Harry's occasional flirtations with [[ConspiracyTheorist conspiracy theories]] as it's not ''certain'' that Henry I killed William II. Triples for being an extra allusion as the Norman Prince Harry was highly preoccupied with his own status in his family, coming up with a justification for why he was more worthy than William –– although given Henry I's fame as as a scholar, the parallel stops there.
** He also expresses an interest in life and socializing outside their bubble and GildedCage when he asks William if he has any university friends "''not'' from Eton"
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: [[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-12-15/the-crown-prince-harry-nazi-costume-party-spare-comparison According to Harry in his own autobiography]] "Spare". He claims that he detested theme parties — especially “cringy” ones like “colonials and natives” — and that it was William who loved them. At William’s insistence, Harry agreed to attend the “colonials and natives” party, and Kate offered to help find a costume, and they all agreed he should go with the Nazi one. In-series, it’s presented fully as Harry’s idea, and Kate questions his taste-level.

->'''Played By''': Amelia and Grace Gilmour (Seasons 1&2), Lyla Barrett-Rye (Season 2), Erin Doherty (Seasons 3&4) and Claudia Harrison (Season 5)

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She’s a tough, snarky TomboyPrincess who prefers horse-riding and country sports to balls, while her sister-in-law Diana is a feminine, idealistic girly girl who enjoys roller skating, dancing and is a romantic at heart.

* VerbalTic: A blustery “Christ!” when expressing surprise or annoyance.

* BigEntrance: In line with his contemporarily necessary portrayal as a right tosser, he a) flashily arrives for lunch with his mother via Royal Navy helicopter, b) ''buzzes Windsor Castle'', and c) is the only person who could do (a) and (b) and not get shot down.

* BigEntrance: In line with his contemporarily necessary portrayal as a bit of a tosser, he a) flashily arrives for lunch with his mother via Royal Navy helicopter, b) ''buzzes Windsor Castle'', and c) is the only person who could do (a) and (b) and not get shot down.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Andrew’s very first scenes as an adult are heavy with {{Foreshadowing}}. Firstly, he arrives at the Palace by helicopter, causing unnecessary commotion, and then, before [[EvilPrince flippantly joking about murdering Charles’ offspring]], he [[ItsNotPornItsArt describes]] to his mother the details of the erotic movie his girlfriend Koo Stark is making, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_(1976_film) The Awakening of Emily]]'', in which a "17-year old girl is introduced to sensual pleasures by some older sexual predators."

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Andrew’s louche, deviant nature is immediately apparent when he goes into lurid details (to his mother of all people) about an adult film he enjoyed, which leaves her reeling and undoubtedly references his current, disgraced position following the Epstein scandal.

!!!!Her Majesty UsefulNotes/ElizabethII, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith

!!The Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch, UsefulNotes/ElizabethII, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

!!Her Majesty UsefulNotes/ElizabethII, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith

** While he refuses to take responsibility for his part in the failure of their marriage, he's correct that he wasn't the only one who was unfaithful and that Diana is far more immature and self-centered than she likes to admit and later to be angry at how the media has painted him as nothing but a selfish adulterer and Diana as a perfect victim.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Princess Margaret accuses her of hypocrisy in marriage, as she fought tooth and nail to be married to Philip and succeeded, but doesn't offer that level of support to Margaret or Charles.

* EveryoneHasStandards: As unfaithful and emotionally abusive he could be to Diana, he would ''never'' do anything to physically hurt her and indeed is actively horrified and resentful at any suggestion that he would. When the police investigating Diana's death ask him if he took part in any plot to deliberately harm her, he's aghast and heartbroken, and when his son William accuses him of being responsible for his mother's death, he's outright driven to tears.

** While he refuses to take responsibility for his part in the failure of their marriage, he's correct that he wasn't the only one who was unfaithful and that Diana is far more immature and self-centred than she likes to admit and later to be angry at how the media has painted him as nothing but a selfish adulterer and Diana as a perfect victim.

* TheSocialExpert: Diana may be lacking in academic smarts, but she more than makes up for it with her keen emotional intelligence and the ability to instantly make any member of the public she greets feel special, and at ease. This is perfectly encapsulated during her walkabout in Brisbane for her and Charles’ Australian tour, where she greets a group of ladies all positively busting with excitement, one of whom remarks “I love your dress!” Diana instantly replies “I love ''yours''!” — the look on the lady’s face is a picture of surprised delight. It’s moments like this, and Diana’s overall PopularityPower, that instantly crushes any rumblings of Australian republicanism.

* TokenReligiousTeammate: Very downplayed, as the entire House of Windsors is shown to be devout Christinas, but given she is the Head of the Church of England and the Defender of the Faith, most religious moments in the series tend to fall to her.

* BookDumb: Diana is woefully ill-read, poorly-educated, and at-times undiplomatically uninformed, but she compensates for it with things like excellent observational skills (stalking), spatial and kinesthetic skills (dancing), and ''extraordinary'' interpersonal skills (she dazzles most of the planet). John Major, when elucidating on the various issues of the Royal Family, notes that despite their issues, Diana is Charles' greatest asset, balancing him out by making up for all his perceived shortcomings. Naturally, when their marriage reaches its breaking point and their relationship falls to pieces, Charles' popularity falls with it.