• The opening episode of season five of The Crown is set in 1991.
• A poll suggests that the people had a temporary preference for Prince Charles over the Queen.
• This led to a plot to persuade Her Majesty (Imelda Staunton) to abdicate.

On November 9, The Crown made its way back to Netflix with a brand-new season and an explosive new perspective on the Royal family’s historical events.

Queen Victoria Syndrome, the opening episode of season five, which is set in 1991, has offered viewers a unique glimpse at the escalating problem with monarchy.

The episode also recounts how a poll published in the Sunday Times suggested that the people had a temporary preference for Prince Charles over the Queen, which allegedly led to a plot to persuade Her Majesty (Imelda Staunton) to abdicate the throne.

According to the poll’s findings, the populace believed the monarch had “Queen Victoria Syndrome” and ought to have resigned voluntarily.

Overtaking her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who had previously held the record of remaining in the throne for 63 years, Queen Elizabeth II ruled for a record 70 years.

The then-Prince Charles (Dominic West) makes reference to a poll in the Queen Victoria Syndrome episode that revealed he was more well-liked than his mother.

The poll, which also had the title “Queen Victoria syndrome,” is thought to have been published in The Sunday Times.

Three out of four British people surveyed believed that the royal family was disintegrating, signalling a sharp loss in the monarchy’s popularity. There was also an increasing worry about the monarchy’s financial burden on the nation.

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