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Published 17:56 IST, January 10th 2020

Could 'The Crown' be extended in light of the latest Meghan Markle controversy?

The Crown is a British series based on the life of Queen Elizabeth II. With the latest announcement, could the series be extended to add the controversies?

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Just when Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, made the shocking announcement of quitting on the royal family to become financially independent, #thecrown picked up a new high on the micro-blogging site, Twitter.

The Crown is a drama that is based on the royal family and features the events from Queen Elizabeth II's life. The series is currently on its third season and streams exclusively on Netflix.

Could 'The Crown' be extended in light of the Meghan Markle controversy?

The drama has recently revolved around the events of 1964 to 1977 featuring events like the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, the death of Winston Churchill, Princess Margaret's affair and suicide attempt and more.

Regardless of the drama that fans love watching in The Crown, with this shocking announcement, they are already speculating if these events will eventually lead to the extension of the series. Here are a few fan reactions that show what the fans are expecting. 

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Here is a tweet from a fan recollecting his experience of watching the series  

While there is a major fan base following the series, there are also a few fans who are just now starting to pick up on the hype due to the recent controversies. 

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And there are also a few fans who already trying to shape up and create their own version of the future season of the series. 

Although it was never confirmed, it has been widely reported that the series is set to go on for six seasons. Keeping this in mind fans are calculating that the show's sixth season will take it up to the year 2007 and it would a season 8 for The Crown to reach this controversy.

While the royal departure of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may give the creator plenty of material to work with, fans already have a theory that the seventh season of the series may revolve around Prince Andrew's relationship with Jeffery Epstein. 

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17:56 IST, January 10th 2020