Australian news programme 4 Corners has called out The Crown for fabricating comments made by former Prime Minister Bob Hawke about the Queen.
The scene opens with politician Hawke (played by Richard Roxburgh) appearing on ABC’s 4 Corners to discuss the relationship between Australia and the UK.
However on Wednesday (25 November), 4 Corners proved the inaccuracies in The Crown’s version of events.
While the pig comment is entirely fictionalised, Hawke does say that he’s met Charles before and calls him a “nice young bloke” as is shown on the show.