The episodes depict Diana, going through those letters, discovering a bouquet of flowers which had been sent from Prince Charles to Camilla, with a message that read: "To Gladys from Fred."Īccording to biographer Howard Hodgson in his 2007 book 'Charles: The Man Who Will Be King', this event actually played out. He wrote, “Diana claimed that with there was a message that used what she imagined were the couple’s former pet names for each other-‘To Gladys from Fred’." In 'The Crown's latest season a young, lonely Princess Diana, following her engagement to Prince Charles, is left alone in Buckingham Palace for six weeks without her future husband, with nothing to do except Princess training and responding to letters sent by fans across the country. In the program, Fred and Gladys are two characters who appear regularly, but no details have ever been released on why the couple chose these particular ones.Īlso read: 'The Crown 4': Who was Lord Mountbatten and how was he connected to India? Not much detail is known about how and when Charles and Camilla began referring to themselves as Fred and Gladys, but it's believed the royal found the inspiration behind the nicknames from one of his favourite shows, 'The Goon Show' - British radio comedy show that ran from 1951 to 1960.
But, the question arises, how true is the depiction of the infamous love-triangle in the acclaimed show? Did they actually use to call each other Fred and Gladys? Well, the answer is yes.
The series depicts Charles and Camilla's continual phone calls, their secret notes and even the codenames they used to call one another.
Netflix's latest season of its mega-hit royal drama takes a deep dive into the complicated lives of Charles, Camilla and Diana, revealing new details into the toll each relationship took.