Margaret Thatcher’s Balmoral Failure
“The Crown” depicts Thatcher humiliatingly failing a series of royal protocol tests at Balmoral Castle. No formal “Balmoral test” existed. While Thatcher did find the royal Scottish retreat uncomfortable, the visits were simply stiff but routine affairs. The show exaggerates the awkwardness for comic effect and to highlight class differences. These fictional social humiliations create false narratives about class tension.
