‘The Crown’ Begins To Recreate The Moments Before Princess Diana’s Tragic Car Crash: First Photos

With The Crown moving further into the 1990s, sum of Princess Diana’s death was inevitable. On October 25, the Netflix series was spotted filming adjacent the Pont de l’Alma successful Paris wherever Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed died successful a car mishap portion fleeing paparazzi connected August 31, 1997.

‘The Crown’ films the moments earlier Princess Diana’s tragic car crash. (AbacaPress / SplashNews)

In the photos, you tin spot photographers chasing the car. Elizabeth Debicki‘s Princess Diana tin beryllium seen successful the backseat of the vehicle. Khalid Abdalla, who plays Dodi successful the Netflix series, is apt sitting adjacent to her.

Filming of the car clang that led to her death comes conscionable arsenic Netflix was reportedly “on edge” to recreate the calamity for play 6, according to Deadline. Most of the scenes volition beryllium changeable implicit the people of 2 weeks.

The paparazzi pursuit Princess Diana successful the moments earlier her death. (AbacaPress / SplashNews)

“We’ve been dreading getting to this point. The countdown is 2 weeks and portion we’re calmly carrying connected it’s just to admit that there’s a definite anxiety; a palpable consciousness of being somewhat connected edge. I mean, there’s bombshell sensitivity surrounding this one,” a accumulation root told Deadline.

The Crown volition not movie the car clang itself. The amusement volition chronicle the events earlier and aft the crash. “It’s the run-up: the car leaving The Ritz aft midnight with paparazzi successful pursuit and past the aftermath with the British Ambassador to France swinging into enactment with the Foreign Office and past the consequent law aftermath,” the root added.

Princess Diana, Dodi, and Henri Paul, their driver, were each killed successful the Paris car crash. Dodi and Henri were killed connected impact, portion Diana died astatine the infirmary hours later. Diana’s bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, survived the crash. Princess Diana’s decease shocked the satellite and millions mourned the nonaccomplishment of the Princess of Wales, who was conscionable 36 erstwhile she died. Her televised ceremonial was watched by implicit 2 cardinal people.

Elizabeth Debicki plays Princess Diana successful ‘The Crown.’ (Keith Bernstein/Netflix)

The Crown play 5 volition premiere November 9 connected Netflix. The play volition statesman successful 1992, the twelvemonth Princess Diana and Prince Charles, present King Charles III, separated. Elizabeth volition beryllium taking implicit the relation of Diana from Emma Corrin. Dominic West volition measurement into the relation of Charles. Season 5 volition screen a chunk of the 1990s, a turbulent clip for the royal family, earlier moving into the precocious 1990s and aboriginal 2000s for the sixth and last season.