The biggest success of The Crown thus far is how it’s able to work from a pro-monarchist standpoint and have its audience take the standpoint completely seriously. The monarchy, as it exists post-war, is a completely ridiculous institution, but in its first three seasons, showrunner Peter Morgan was able to use it as a way to tell a story of personal desire running up against public responsibility and use that as a lens on Britain’s postwar history. That approach was largely successful, but in its fourth season, the show introduces the monarchy’s biggest challenge in …