The House of Windsor may have never seemed more anachronistic, but 56-year-old Peter Morgan has given it a new luster with “The Crown,” his popular Netflix series now beginning the third of its six seasons.

The Times Magazine looks at the life of the writer and showrunner, and the interplay between the “The Crown” and the real monarchy. “I understand why people are furious, why they want the whole institution gone,” Mr. Morgan said. “But I’m quite proud we haven’t kicked them out.”

Here’s what else is happening

Australia: More than 100 girls, some as young at 12, have been strip-searched by the police in the state of New South Wales in recent years, according to data released on Wednesday. Civil liberties advocates denounced the searches as an invasive overstep that creates psychological trauma.

Cryptocurrency: In a dramatic reversal, China removed digital currency mining from a list of industries that the government had planned to outlaw, indicating a growing enthusiasm for the technology among authorities.

Thailand: Gunmen killed at least 15 people at a security checkpoint on Tuesday night, the worst outbreak of violence in years in the insurgency-plagued border region with Malaysia.

France: President Emmanuel Macron announced new immigration measures, including clearing out informal migrant camps and implementing annual quotas for skilled foreign workers, in an attempt to lure voters away from the far right ahead of upcoming municipal elections.