The Crown is shooting Season 6 of the Netflix series and will not be showing Princess Diana’s car crash that ultimately ended her life.
“The exact moment of the crash impact will not be shown,”Netflix stated in a statement that it will be releasing a statement. Central Recorder.
Deadline has been informed by a source that the streamer decided not to shoot the fatal car accident. “on edge” over recreating the scene of Princess Diana’s death.
“We’ve been dreading getting to this point. The countdown is two weeks and while we’re calmly carrying on it’s fair to acknowledge that there’s a certain anxiety; a palpable sense of being slightly on edge. I mean, there’s bombshell sensitivity surrounding this one,”Deadline was informed by a source about the production.
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Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed died on August 31, 1997, in a car crash at the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris, France. Dodi and Diana were in the car as passengers, while Henri Paul drove it. Trevor Rees-Jones, a security consultant for Dodi’s father, was also in the car and was the only survivor of the accident. Dodi and Henri were both killed on the spot. Diana was saved but died hours later due to injuries.
Deadline was informed by a source that the actual collision would not be filmed, but that it would document the events before and after.
“It’s the run-up: the car leaving The Ritz after midnight with paparazzi in pursuit and then the aftermath with the British Ambassador to France swinging into action with the Foreign Office and then the subsequent constitutional aftermath,”The source was updated.
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Elizabeth Debicki portrays Diana in The CrownWhile Dominic West plays Prince Charles. Season 5 will be available on Netflix starting November 9, with Season 6 still being produced.
Multiple requests for comment have not been answered by Netflix.