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☆ ‘The Crown’: See Prince William’s romance with Kate Middleton unfold in first-look photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Netflix’s “The Crown” returns in December with the remaining episodes of Season 6, and royal couple Kate Middleton and Prince William’s romance looks like it will be on full display. A grown-up Prince Harry, played by newcomer Luther Ford, is also seen in the new photos, sitting next to Prince William on a couch. (From left) Luther Ford as Prince Harry and Ed McVey as Prince William in 'The Crown.' Netflix previously teased the royal wedding of then-Prince Charles and Camilla would be featured in the sixth and final season of the series. The last six episodes of “The Crown” will be available to stream on Netflix on December 14.

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☆ ‘The Crown’ Season 6 review: Diana takes center stage as final season saves the worst for last
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

After sweeping the Emmys with the previous iteration of its cast, the Netflix drama looks ready to limp across the finish line unbowed, but slightly bloodied. Splitting the final season into two parts, the first four episodes focus on a pair of relationships in the wake of the divorce that shook the world. Fflyn Edwards as Prince Harry, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana and Rufus Kampa as Prince William in "The Crown" Season 6. The fifth season premiered not long after Queen Elizabeth II’s death, which somewhat obscured its shortcomings. “The Crown” begins its sixth season November 16 on Netflix.

Persons: ”, there’s, Peter Morgan, it’s, Diana, Elizabeth Debicki, Dodi Fayed, Khalid Abdalla, Mohamed Al Fayed, Salim Daw, Charles, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Camilla, Olivia Williams, Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Jonathan Pryce, Charles –, Fflyn Edwards, Prince Harry, Rufus Kampa, Prince William, Daniel Escale, Queen Elizabeth II’s Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Royals

Cast members Jonny Lee Miller, Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki, Jonathan Pryce, Imelda Staunton and Lesley Manville attend the premiere for the TV series The Crown Season 5 in London, Britain, November 8, 2022. The two-part sixth, and final, season of “The Crown” explores Princess Diana’s final days before she perishes in a car accident. Debicki believes it’s a common experience for "The Crown" actors to struggle to “let go” and stop “observing” themselves while filming the show. Similarly, Khalid Abdalla - who portrays Dodi Fayed, Egyptian billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed's son, who was in a romantic relationship with Princess Diana - viewed his work with Debicki as a huge responsibility. He went into the final season also thinking about how the loss of Princess Diana is still a “cultural trauma” for “millions of people around the world.”Abdalla said the sacredness of what “The Crown” cast was recreating was something to which he wanted to give dignity.

Persons: Jonny Lee Miller, Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki, Jonathan Pryce, Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville, Henry Nicholls, Princess Diana, “, Debicki, Diana’s, Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth’s, ” Debicki, Khalid Abdalla, Dodi Fayed, Mohamed al, ”, ” Abdalla, Rollo Ross, Danielle Broadway, Mary Milliken, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Netflix, Debicki, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

☆ With Diana’s Death, ‘The Crown’ Enters Its Most Evocative Era
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Sarah Lyall | More About Sarah Lyall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In one, reproduced with eerie accuracy in the new season of “The Crown,” Diana, the Princess of Wales sits on a diving board off the deck of a yacht, her long legs dangling above the water. The sixth and final season of “The Crown” begins here, in 1997, on the cusp of one of the strangest and most bewildering periods in recent British history. Diana was just 36, and her death sent Britain into a paroxysm of grief at her loss and rage against the royal family. Over the last five seasons, “The Crown” has been unspooling decade by decade, producing an epic portrait of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, starting with her marriage to Prince Philip in 1947. The earlier episodes could sometimes feel quaint and far away, repackaged history from a semi-distant past.

Persons: ” Diana, Princess, Wales, Dodi Fayed, Diana, Elizabeth Debicki, Khalid Abdalla, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip Organizations: Ritz Hotel Locations: Paris, Britain

☆ ‘The Crown’: New trailer focuses on Princess Diana tragedy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Lisa France | Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The trailer also features a small glimpse into her relationship with Dodi Fayed (played by Khalid Abdalla). Princess Diana and Fayed died during a high-speed car chase in Paris in 1997. “The Windsors face a reckoning as Diana, no longer a member of the royal family, continues to captivate the public in the weeks before her tragic death,” according to the caption for the trailer. The sixth and final season is being split into two parts and will span the events surrounding the royal family from 1997 to 2005. That includes the death of Princess Diana and the courtship between Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Persons: Dominic West, Prince Charles, ” Elizabeth Debicki, Princess Diana, Dodi Fayed, Khalid Abdalla, Fayed, Diana, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Imelda Staunton, Queen Elizabeth Organizations: CNN, Netflix Locations: Paris

☆ Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son was killed in crash with Princess Diana, dies at 94
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mohamed Al Fayed during Dodi Al Fayed and Diana Memorial Unveiled at Harrods at Harrods in London, Great Britain. (Photo by David Lodge/FilmMagic)Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of the famed Harrods department store in London whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, has died, his family said Friday. Al Fayed, a self-made Egyptian businessman who also once owned the Fulham Football Club, was devastated by the death of son Dodi Fayed in the car crash in Paris with Princess Diana 26 years ago. Al Fayed was also a key player in the "cash for questions" scandal that roiled British politics in the 1990s. Al Fayed applied for British citizenship, but his application was rejected in both 1995 and 1998.

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☆ Mohamed Al-Fayed dead at 94
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Al-Fayed for decades insisted the pair were murdered, despite inquiries finding otherwise, and was scornful towards the British royal family in his later life. After 1997, when a car crash claimed the lives of his son and Diana, Al-Fayed would frequently sling insults at the British royal family and became persona non grata among parts of the country’s elite. Al-Fayed was questioned by police in 2008 in relation to a sex assault allegation that he denied, a Harrods spokesperson said at the time. He eventually sold the store to the Qatari royal family in 2010, for a reported $2.25 billion. Al-Fayed had six children, including Dodi and the environmentalist entrepreneur Omar Fayed.

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