The principal of Prince Philip's former school says it was misrepresented in 'The Crown'

• Gordonstoun principal Lisa Kerr told Insider it was misrepresented in "The Crown."
• Kerr says it's untrue that Prince Philip built gates at the entrance of the school.
• She said the show is "very much a drama, not a documentary."

The principal of Prince Philip and Prince Charles' former boarding school says it has been misrepresented in the Netflix series "The Crown."

Lisa Kerr is the headteacher at Gordonstoun in Scotland, which charges up to $19,060 (£13,750) per term and offers a wide range of subjects, from sociology to sailing.

Philip was one of the first students to attend the school after it was founded in 1934.

Philip and Charles' experiences at the school were portrayed in a season two episode of "The Crown," titled "Paterfamilias." Kerr told Insider that the show's portrayal wasn't accurate.

"I think Gordonstoun has been very strongly misrepresented in television through the years. And while 'The Crown' is a beautiful piece of television, it's very much a drama, not a documentary," Kerr told Insider.

"For example, in 'The Crown' we see Prince Philip building some gates, and that actually never happened," she said.

The "Paterfamilias" episode shows an emotional Philip, who just lost his sister, work through his grief by building a brick wall and iron gates at the school's entrance. His sister, Princess Cecile, died in a plane crash in 1937.

"We see something called the Gordonstoun Challenge, which never existed," she added, referencing an orienteering activity Charles is shown taking part in on the show.

The episode also references the students being forced to take cold showers after their morning run, something which Kerr said isn't "a harsh regime" like it was portrayed.

"A morning run isn't harsh. It promotes a healthy body, which helps a healthy mind ...Why are we seeing it as a bad thing?" she said.

Kerr went on to say the school has been "lazily characterized in the media."

This isn't the first time the principal has spoken out about the Netflix series.

She previously told the Mail Online that the school has reassured its students that the Gordonstoun portrayed in "The Crown" is "fiction."

"Many of our alumni, particularly contemporaries of HRH The Prince of Wales, have told us of their shock at the misleading impression of Gordonstoun which is given by 'The Crown,'" Kerr said.

The Duke of Edinburgh died on April 9 at the age of 99. The royal had stayed closely connected to his former school through the years, largely due to the creation of The Prince Philip Gordonstoun Foundation. The foundation provides bursarial support to students from various backgrounds.

The school paid tribute to the Queen's husband by observing a three-minute silence during his funeral service on April 17.

"There aren't many schools that have something that links their founding years to the present day, and from Prince Philip, that's what Gordonstoun has," Kerr told Insider.

"So much of what Prince Philip experienced here is also experienced by our students today. He had a turbulent childhood, and when he got to Gordonstoun he found his stability and validation of who he was. He loved adventure, he loved the sea, and gained a huge amount of satisfaction and sense of self from being of service to others," she added.

Netflix did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.