“She could just squash a conversation by the correction of a spelling or a pronunciation, but on the other hand, she was one of the nicest, most caring and generous people you could ever wish to meet.
Some historians have argued that this was due to Wilson’s reluctance to commit British troops to the war in Vietnam, a point suggested in The Crown when Johnson remarks, “If Harold Wilson wants my help, he should’ve thought about it before deciding not to support me on Vietnam.” Johnson was more distant than the “special relationship” had traditionally been in the past. As depicted in The Crown, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson (played by Jason Watkins) was elected in 1964, and his relationship with U.S. The visit, which did take place in real life, came at a tense moment for Anglo-American relations. Titled Margaretology, this episode then flashes forward to depict Margaret’s first visit to the U.S., in 1965. in 1965?Įpisode 2, Season 3 of The Crown opens with a flashback to 1943 at Windsor, when a young and confident Margaret says that she wishes to be queen instead of her hesitant sister. What happened when Margaret traveled to the U.S. Here’s a look at how Margaret’s storyline in The Crown Season 3 stacks up against real-life events.