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The Crownhas revenge on tap for season 5 — specificallyPrincess Diana’s famous"Revenge Dress"from 1994.
Photos from set over the weekend show star Elizabeth Debicki stepping out in a re-creation of the slinky black silk Christina Stambolian frock.
Though Diana had had the off-the-shoulder number in her closet for years, she opted to debut it to the world — complete with a dramatic asymmetrical hemline and chiffon train flowed in the wind — on the night a televised interview featuringPrince Charlesconfessing his infidelity withCamilla Parker-Bowles(now the Duchess of Cornwall).
“Some may have decided this was altogether too much and tried to avoid the cameras, stay out of the limelight — just let the storm pass,” continued Tauber. “That is not what Diana chose to do that night.”
Princess Diana.Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
Just as Debicki has taken over the role of Diana in season 5,Dominic Westwill assume the role of Charles in the final two seasons of Netflix’s hit dramatization of the royals' behind-the-scenes conflicts and calculations.
The next set of episodes, scheduled to premiere in November 2022, will delve into the last years of the Prince and Princess of Wales' marriage, as well as the final days of Diana’s life before she died unexpectedly in a 1997 car crash in Paris at the age of 36.
Diana’s “Revenge Dress” moment was just one time when the princess asserted her star power and chose to step out of the shadow of the royals in the later years of her life, and it looks likeThe Crownwill be exploring those dynamics in its upcoming season — a choice that has not pleased some of Diana’s friends.
Jemima Khan and Princess Diana in 1996.Anwar Hussein/Getty
British screenwriter and producer Jemima Khan, a former confidante, toldThe Times of Londonthis weekend that she had stepped back from an advising role on the show because it wasn’t treating Diana “as respectfully or compassionately as I had hoped.”
She continued, “It was really important to me that the final years of my friend’s life be portrayed accurately and with compassion, as has not always happened in the past.”
Khan, 47, who was datingCrowncreator Peter Morgan during some of the period when she claims to have helped with scripts for the show, says she asked for her contributions and her name to be removed from the series when she saw the direction the story was taking.
A spokesman for the series toldThe Times: “Jemima Khan has been a friend, fan and a vocal public supporter ofThe Crownsince season one. She has been part of a wide network of well-informed and varied sources who have provided extensive background information to our writers and research team — providing context for the drama that isThe Crown. She has never been contracted as a writer on the series.”
Elisabeth Debicki and Dominic West Filming The Crown In Mallorca.BACKGRID - Joan Llado / GTres / SplashNews.com
Though full details have not been released, set photos have shown West’s Charles and Debicki’s Diana in scenes with the child actors playingPrince WilliamandPrince Harry, Timothee Sambor and Teddy Hawley. And Egyptian actorKhalid Abdallawas cast to portray Diana’s final romantic partnerDodi Fayed, who was also killed in the car crash with the princess.
Rounding out the cast,Imelda Stauntonis taking over asQueen Elizabeth II,Jonathan Prycehas joined asPrince PhilipandLesley Manvillewill portrayPrincess Margaret.
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The Crownreturns for season 5 in November 2020, and seasons 1–4 are streaming on Netflix now.
source: people.com
