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The Crown: Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed seen in first-look pictures of ultimate sequence

Princess Diana’s relationship with Dodi Fayed is among the many storylines teased within the first pictures launched of the ultimate sequence of The Crown.

Photography from the sixth season features a image of Diana, performed by Elizabeth Debicki, in a automotive with Dodi (Khalid Abdalla), in addition to scenes on a yacht belonging to his father, enterprise tycoon Mohamed Al Fayed.

Inspired by actual occasions, Netflix‘s fictional dramatisation tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and private occasions that formed her reign. Following 5 hit sequence, this upcoming sixth season of The Crown is ready to be the ultimate instalment.

Salim Daw as Mohamed Al Fayed in the sixth and final series of The Crown. Pic: Netflix
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Salim Daw performs Mohamed Al Fayed, who died earlier this 12 months

It might be launched in two components, with the primary 4 episodes launching on 16 November, depicting the couple’s relationship earlier than the automotive crash in Paris through which they had been each killed. The second a part of the sequence will air from 14 December.

The pictures launched by Netflix additionally give a glimpse of Mr Al Fayed, performed by Salim Daw. The billionaire’s relationship with the Royal Family was first depicted in season 5, throughout which Mr Al Fayed was seen attending to know a youthful Diana.

“I think it’s a really unique challenge as an actor, to portray those days,” Debicki has mentioned of taking part in Diana, whereas Abdalla described taking part in Dodi Fayed as “the honour of my life”.

Stars Imelda Staunton and Dominic West return as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles respectively, whereas Rufus Kampa and Fflyn Edwards play William and Harry.

Dominic West as Prince Charles, with Rufus Kampa and Fflyn Edwards as William and Harry, in the sixth and final series of The Crown. Pic: Netflix
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Dominic West returns as Prince Charles, whereas Imelda Staunton (beneath) is again because the Queen

Imelda Staunton as the Queen in the sixth and final series of The Crown. Pic: Netflix

Staunton, who took the function over from Olivia Colman and Claire Foy, mentioned: “I’ve been living with her for a long time so, if anything, I felt more comfortable this time.

“I really like her stillness and her skill to not be thrown by the whole lot that will need to have continuously – all through her complete life – gone on round her.”

Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in the sixth and final series of The Crown. Pic: Netflix
Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed in the sixth and final series of The Crown. Pic: Netflix
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The ultimate sequence depicts the time period round Diana and Dodi Fayed’s deaths

West mentioned Charles has “got real sadness to him and real compassion” and that The Crown offers viewers the chance to “see these public figures in private”.

He added: “I suspect in private he’s quite emotional, well that’s the way I played him anyway… I talked to a lot of people who have met him because he’s met a lot of people, he’s met probably more than anyone except the Queen and Prince Philip. Almost everyone has extremely warm, kind things to say about him.”

According to the present’s producers, Prince William tries to combine again into life at Eton within the wake of his mom’s loss of life because the monarchy has to experience the wave of public opinion.

As she reaches her Golden Jubilee, the Queen displays on the way forward for the monarchy with the wedding of Charles and Camilla and the beginnings of a brand new Royal fairytale in William and Kate.

Diana loss of life to be dealt with ‘sensitively’

Speaking on the Edinburgh TV Festival in the summertime, govt producer Suzanne Mackie mentioned Diana’s loss of life could be dealt with sensitively within the upcoming sequence.

Diana and Dodi Fayed, a movie producer, died on 31 August 1997, when their automotive crashed in a highway tunnel in Paris as they tried to outrun paparazzi photographers on motorbikes.

Mohamed Al Fayed died in August on the age of 94, together with his household saying he “passed away peacefully of old age”.

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