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There’s a new royal baby, and Netflix just couldn’t help itself

We get it, Netflix. As you probably heard, the youngest member of the British royal family was born today, and since giant companies will never miss an opportunity to insert themselves into major news stories, the video streaming giant was right there with a plug for its popular drama series The Crown: A third #RoyalBaby? Season […]

There’s a new royal baby, and Netflix just couldn’t help itself

[Photo: courtesy of Alex Bailey/Netflix]

BY Christopher Zara0 minute read

We get it, Netflix.

As you probably heard, the youngest member of the British royal family was born today, and since giant companies will never miss an opportunity to insert themselves into major news stories, the video streaming giant was right there with a plug for its popular drama series The Crown:

As a fan of the show, I confess I didn’t hate this shameless Twitter promotion. It’s too bad that Claire Foy—the subject of the above GIF—is not actually on Twitter to respond. She apparently does not have an active Twitter account.

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Christopher Zara is a senior editor for Fast Company, where he runs the news desk. His new memoir, UNEDUCATED (Little, Brown), tells a highly personal story about the education divide and his madcap efforts to navigate the professional world without a college degree. More


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