Dowden’s comments were widely criticised by fans – and now O’Connor, who plays Prince Charles in the series, has weighed in.
“We were slightly let down by our culture secretary, whose job it is to encourage culture,” O’Connor told the LA Times podcast The Envelope.
Earlier this month, Helena Bonham Carter – who plays Princess Margaret – said: “It is dramatised.
Both Bonham Carter and Dowden’s comments come amid increasing concern from royal commentators that the series strays too far from the truth to be considered a factual retelling of events.