The Crown is accused of taking aim at Carole Middleton with an 'appalling' depiction as hit Netflix show is examined in new Mail podcast

The Crown was today accused of taking aim at Carole Middleton with an 'appalling' depiction of the Princess of Wales' mother. The Netflix series showed Mrs Middleton as a scheming meddler intent on throwing her daughter into the path of Prince William during their time at university, according to a new Mail podcast. House of the Dragon actress Eve Best plays Carole Middleton in the latest series of The Crown Carole Middleton and her daughter, the Princess of Wales, are pictured shopping in Chelsea in 2006 Mr Hardman said he felt it was 'the most speculative and therefore entirely fictitious episode of the series so far because there's no real factual evidence to go on'. The sixth and final instalment of the show visits the blossoming romance between Kate and Prince William as they both attend St Andrew's University in 2001 Eve Best is seen with the shoulder-length blonde hair the royal's mother was sporting in 2001 as she plays The Crown's Carole On The Crown Carole Middleton is presented as pushing her daughter to pursue Prince William She did turn down a university place at Edinburgh in favour of St Andrews, where she later met her future husband. Mail royal editor Rebecca English said: 'The biggest low was the depiction of Carole Middleton, which I though was incredibly harsh and incredibly unfair.'