Content & Trigger Warnings for The Crown (2016)

The institutionalized cousins were hidden due to their learning disabilities; the royal family's treatment of disability is shown as shameful and secretive

Attitudes toward disability and mental health within the royal family remain a background theme

Colonial attitudes and racial prejudice are depicted in historical context

Paparazzi relentlessly pursue Diana, invading her privacy and contributing to her emotional distress and ultimately her death

The Aberfan mining disaster buries a school killing over a hundred children; while not graphically shown, the emotional impact is devastating

George VI's death from lung cancer is depicted; Elizabeth processes losing her father while ascending to the throne

Diana's death leaves William and Harry motherless; the Queen Mother dies; aging and parental loss are major themes

King George VI's death and its aftermath is a major early storyline

Princess Diana's bulimia is depicted on screen including binging and purging behaviors; her eating disorder is connected to the pressures of royal life and her unhappy marriage

The Queen's cousins Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon are revealed to have been secretly institutionalized in a mental hospital and declared dead by the family

The legacy of the institutionalized cousins continues to be referenced

The death of King George VI deeply affects Elizabeth and the royal family; the Queen Mother struggles with loss throughout

The Aberfan disaster kills 116 children and 28 adults in a mining village; the community's grief is depicted powerfully

Diana's death in a car accident in Paris devastates the nation; the royal family's cold response contrasts with public mourning

Pregnancy complications and losses are referenced in the series

Postpartum struggles are depicted in the context of royal motherhood

Diana discusses feeling suicidal due to the isolation and cruelty of royal life; her mental health struggles are portrayed seriously

King George VI's deteriorating health from lung cancer is shown across multiple episodes; his declining condition is central to the early narrative

Margaret's health declines significantly in later episodes; aging and mortality weigh on the senior royals

Princess Diana's fatal car crash in Paris is depicted; the paparazzi chase and tunnel accident are shown

Palace advisors and politicians manipulate Elizabeth through tradition and protocol; she is pressured to suppress her own judgment

Institutional manipulation continues as Elizabeth navigates political crises; Philip's denials strain the marriage

Diana is made to feel she is the problem; the palace machinery works to discredit and isolate her; Charles dismisses her emotional needs

Philip's potential affairs are implied and discussed; Princess Margaret's relationship with Peter Townsend creates scandal

Philip's affairs become more prominent; the Profumo affair involves sexual scandal at the highest levels of government

Charles and Diana's marriage is defined by his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles; Diana also has affairs; the betrayal is central to the final seasons

The Aberfan coal tip collapse is depicted as a catastrophic disaster that destroyed a Welsh village

World War II and its aftermath are frequently referenced; the Suez Crisis creates political tension

Medical treatments and hospital scenes related to royal illnesses

Social drinking is common among the aristocracy; Churchill's drinking habits are depicted

Continued social drinking; Margaret's increasing reliance on alcohol begins to emerge

Princess Margaret's alcohol dependency becomes severe; her health deteriorates due to heavy drinking and smoking

While not physically violent, the emotional abuse within Charles and Diana's marriage is depicted as deeply damaging

Diana's self-harm is depicted including an incident of cutting; her desperation within her marriage leads to dangerous behaviors