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Why Isn’t There More Sex on ‘The Crown’? A Deeply Scientific Investigation

Two Vogue writers engage in a spirited dialogue about a question that’s been haunting them both: Why is there so little physical contact of any kind on Season 4 of “The Crown”?…

We’re well on our way into our first COVID-19 winter, and it seems all anyone can talk about (besides, you know…the ongoing pandemic) is the long-awaited fourth season of the Netflix series The Crown. Season 4 is more than living up to expectations—Princess Diana has finally arrived!—but despite the show’s many romantic entanglements, there is a glaring dearth of physical passion. Below, Vogue writers Michelle Ruiz and Emma Specter sound off about The Crown’s puzzling lack of sex.

Emma Specter: Michelle, I don’t know about you, but I went into this season of The Crown expecting, well…sex. Or at least the promise of sex, if not the act itself! After all, we’ve got Charles and Diana, we’ve got the famously randy Princess Margaret, we’ve got known temptress Camilla Parker-Bowles. And yet, almost no physical contact of any kind. Why?

Michelle Ruiz: Emma, thank you. I thought I was the only one astounded and a little angry at the chastity of this much-anticipated season. There is an entire episode about Michael Fagan, a prominent Falklands War plot, and yet I’m on episode 8 and I’m pretty sure no one has kissed on the lips yet. I understand [The Crown creator] Peter Morgan likes to provide ample historical/political context and give weight to the general frivolity and ridiculousness surrounding the royals but the lack of sex is such a missed opportunity.

ES: I totally understand that the royal family needs to be afforded some modicum of respect, even in a fictive portrayal, but…come on. When Charles and Di say “I love you” to each other on their tour of Australia in episode 6, it seems almost deliberate that they don’t touch at all. Yes, it’s probably meant to underscore the fundamental lack of connection in their relationship, even in the good times, but Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin are attractive people! I want to see them kiss! Sue me! Michelle, were there any other prime sex opportunities you feel the show missed?

MR: Nary a makeout session during that seminal moment in the Outback—it was borderline appalling. William has been born by then and, in an ensuing episode, Charles announces to Princess Margaret over lunch that he and Di are expecting again…are these children being conceived by immaculate conception? I’m not rooting for gratuitous sex scenes (okay, maybe a little bit), but I think a very emotional way to depict Charles and Diana’s lack of connection might have been by showing them in bed. Part of the draw of The Crown for me is imagining what truly transpires behind palace doors. Sex is a huge part of that! One scene that stood out to me was Charles (alias: Fred) bidding farewell to Cam (aka Gladys) at Highgrove before his ill-fated wedding to Diana. Camilla is smoking a cigarette in a darkened doorway. Clearly, it’s post-coital. A glimpse at their farewell shag would’ve been nice!

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A$AP Rocky Turned An Entire Manchester City Kit Into His Album Rollout

A$AP Rocky at South by Southwest 2019
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A$AP Rocky doesn’t do album rollouts quietly, and this one recruited an entire Premier League club to help. Manchester City, PUMA, and Rocky teamed up on a limited apparel run tied to “Don’t Be Dumb,” his 2026 album, timed around his September 5th show at Co-op Live.

The centerpiece is a long-sleeve PUMA King jersey in black and archive gold, with “DON’T BE DUMB” running down the sleeve and AWGE branding worked in throughout. A bold “MANCHESTER” graphic covers the back. Fans could also add limited “A$AP 11” name-and-number printing onto the club’s actual Home, Away, or Third kits, while supplies lasted at retail.

There’s a players-only version too, and it never went up for sale. That one sticks closer to City’s usual sky-blue identity, with its own sleeve detailing and back graphic — the kind of piece that exists purely because a handful of people got lucky.

The whole rollout kicked off with a one-night pop-up on September 4th, when PUMA turned a spot in Manchester’s Northern Quarter into a pop-up cafe for the night, mixing football, music, and street style into one room before the wider release hit the stadium store the next morning. Some of those jerseys even came with golden tickets to the concert or that Saturday’s match.

Rocky has called the project true to his own design language, and it’s not even his only club collaboration this cycle — a similar drop with AC Milan landed around the same time. At this point, the line between fashion week and matchday has basically disappeared.

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Quavo And Lids Are Going All In On Atlanta With Their New Cap Pack

Quavo photographed in 2019
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Quavo has never been shy about his hat obsession, and Lids just gave him another outlet for it. Their new “Atlanta” pack drops September 12th, marking another round in a partnership that’s been running strong since 2019.

The collection is a love letter to the city, spread across three very different caps. One mashes up pinstripes, script lettering, and Braves branding into a single design, working navy, red, white, and light blue into the mix. Another goes the opposite direction entirely — fully iced out in crystal detailing, done up in black and red, with both the Falcons and the Braves showing up in the design. The third strips things back to an old-school “ATL” trucker cap in red, white, and gold, the kind of understated piece that lets the city’s name do the talking.

None of this is new territory for Quavo. He’s talked before about waiting on hat releases as a kid, and that same excitement seems to be what’s kept this partnership going years past most celebrity collabs. His earlier Lids run leaned on one moment — the Braves’ 1995 World Series win — but this pack pulls from the city’s whole sports history instead of just one highlight.

Lids has called Quavo one of the rare voices who can blend music, fashion, and sports without it feeling forced, and this drop backs that up. Given how fast his past releases have moved, Atlanta might want to set an alarm for September 12th.

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