Why The Crown needs a frocks-and-queens spin-off
The life of British couturier Norman Hartnell, who designed gowns for the Queen, was made for television.
Where there’s a frock, there’s drama. Fashion designer Norman Hartnell may be a secondary character in The Crown but his real life is worthy of a TV drama.
Do you watch Netflix’s The Crown? Given I’ve done a cover story for this magazine with Prince Charles, you might think I’m some sort of arch royalist. In fact, it’s because I adore any big-budget soap opera with a warring family and huge frocks.
A portrait of Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace wearing the gown designed by Norman Hartnell for her coronation in June 1953.
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