The ￡14,000-a-term all boys school said it wanted nothing to do with the hit series, which displays the British Royal Family’s journey throughout the 20th century. The step was taken after senior palace sources were reportedly upset following a tweet posted by Netflix inviting viewers to watch a documentary on Princess Diana, which they claimed would provide “answers” to criticism of its flagship drama in December last year.

       According to the critics, The Crown's account of the breakdown of Prince Charles' marriage to the Princess of Wales was “distorted and at times downright inaccurate”.

       A source from inside one of England’s most elite schools told MailOnline: “'Eton didn't want anything to do with The Crown.

       "It's very much aware of the criticism of the series.”

       With Eton closing the doors for the streaming platform, the historic college's rival, Winchester College, in Hampshire, was chosen as a filming site instead.

       The Crown's forthcoming series is set to be controversial, as it will cover Prince William's reaction to his parents' marital breakdown.

       Eton's decision follows in the footsteps of Buckingham Palace and Althorp, the stately home owned by Diana's brother.

       Earl Spencer said: “The Crown asked if they could film at Althorp and I said obviously not.

       “The worry for me is that people see a programme like that and they forget that it is fiction.”

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       A spokesman for Eton College declined to comment when approached by the MailOnline.

       A Netflix spokesman denied that it had made an official request to film at school, but confirmed: “We have, however, been filming at Winchester College.”

       This is not the first time that Netfix has been under the spotlight over its tweet on the series.

       In December last year, Netflix used one of its Twitter accounts, NetflixFilm, which has 1.3million followers, to promote the documentary Diana: In Her Own Words, based on audio tapes she secretly made for biographer Andrew Morton.

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       Its tweet stated: “The documentary answers much of what you're asking.”

       The post was accompanied by carefully edited real footage with a voiceover by the late princess, painting Camilla in a negative light.