Lady Diana smiling with William and Harry very young, and then sad, almost on the verge of tears at a public event. Still in the car with Dodi, then sunbathing on the yacht of her last summer. Charles also appears, walking with his children in the countryside and among the lakes of Balmoral, and Queen Elizabeth worried, staring into space. These are just some of the first, nostalgic images released by Netflix For the sixth and final series of The Crown, coming in November.
The Crown 6: at court they do not forgive the “ghost” of Lady Diana
However, the image that put Buckingham Palace in crisis before even seeing it is missing: that of the “ghost” of the princess Diana (played once again by Elizabeth Debicki). According to rumours, the much talked about celluloid ghost should appear in an episode, in front of Queen Elizabeth and the then Prince Charles. But it would have irritated William so much that he even threatened legal action against her Netflix.
The Crown 6 focuses on Diana’s final years
The sixth and final series of The Crown will come up Netflix on 16 November (the first four episodes) and 14 December (the last six), focusing on historical episodes of the history of the Royal Family in the nineties, in particular the tragic relationship of Diana and Dodi Al Fayed, killed in a car accident in Paris in 1997. We will see the teenager William (played by Rufus Kampa in the first part of the series, and Ed McVey in the second) struggling in Eton college after the death of his mother. And then in love with Kate Middleton, played by Meg Bellamy, an actress chosen after long selections.
Prince William ready to defend his mother
All this, they say at court, does not worry William too much. But a friend of the heir to the throne revealed to the English media that, if in the previous series William had been disgusted by the disturbing portrait of his bulimic mothernow finds the production’s latest gimmick to have Diana reappear in the narrative excessively distasteful after the scenes of the Paris incident and the sudden death of the princess.
Buckingham Palace sues Netflix?
Diana’s impending “ghost”. has therefore already shocked Buckingham Palace, where they had remained rather indifferent in previous series. For the first time in the history of The Crownlegal action against the production is not ruled out Netflix And the creator of the series, Peter Morgan. And this despite the fact that Prince Harry, who has so far remained silent on the subject, is still on the payroll of the American streaming giant.
Charles, William and Harry in “The Crown 6” (Netflix)
The “Diana” of The Crown defends the series
But Elizabeth Debicki, the last Diana of the seriesdefended Morgan: «It was a unique experience playing Diana in her final years and I really trusted the emotional edge that Peter brought to the story» the actress said. «But this is his interpretation of events and I found it very moving. Why what happened was devastating for everyone, disturbing, but we will never know what really happened».
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