“The Crown” has returned, and with it renewed interest in what the prestige Netflix series got right and wrong about history. “The Crown” Season 6 is split into two parts, with the first four episodes focusing predominantly on the final weeks of Princess Diana’s life and the immediate aftermath of her death. And within those first four hours, a number of questions arise as to what’s portrayed and what actually happened.
Before the final six episodes debut in December, here’s your quick “The Crown” Season 6 fact-check.
Did Dodi Fayed really propose to Princess Diana the night they died?
One of the season’s most shocking moments shows Dodi Fayed (Khalid Abdalla) proposing to Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) the night they died, mere hours before the fatal car crash. But there is no hard evidence that this proposal ever took place. Its depiction likely stems from tabloid rumors at...
Before the final six episodes debut in December, here’s your quick “The Crown” Season 6 fact-check.
Did Dodi Fayed really propose to Princess Diana the night they died?
One of the season’s most shocking moments shows Dodi Fayed (Khalid Abdalla) proposing to Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) the night they died, mere hours before the fatal car crash. But there is no hard evidence that this proposal ever took place. Its depiction likely stems from tabloid rumors at...
- 11/22/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
The first episode of the current season of The Crown was about Dodi and Diana getting acquainted with each other and enjoying each other’s company. Diana was aware of his engagement with Kelly Fisher and still agreed to take the leap of faith. Charles was angered by the amount of coverage Diana received in the newspapers over Camilla, and he decided to back away for his sanity. The next episode would be an extension of the courtship Diana had begun with Dodi.
Spoilers Ahead
Who Are The Two Photographers?
Episode 2 begins with the profiles of two photographers, Mario Brenna and Duncan Muir. While Mario used to be a gifted photographer in the European fashion and entertainment industry, he is now a paparazzi photographer who clicked pictures of celebrities discreetly and made a lot of money by selling them at a high price. Mario is skilled, and he is proud of the work he does.
Spoilers Ahead
Who Are The Two Photographers?
Episode 2 begins with the profiles of two photographers, Mario Brenna and Duncan Muir. While Mario used to be a gifted photographer in the European fashion and entertainment industry, he is now a paparazzi photographer who clicked pictures of celebrities discreetly and made a lot of money by selling them at a high price. Mario is skilled, and he is proud of the work he does.
- 11/17/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
The sixth season of The Crown is out, and the audience cannot wait to immerse themselves in the lives of the British royals and the scandals around them. The Princess Diana chapter is an important part of the British royal family’s story in the last century. She was the Anne Boleyn of that time, whose moves and appearances were constantly under speculation.
The first part of The Crown Season 6 is dedicated to Diana’s charity work around the world post-divorce, while Prince Charles wanted to find some foothold as a future monarch and gain acceptance for Camilla while his ex-wife keeps overshadowing the couple the world over. The first episode of this season begins at the scene of the crash in the city of Paris as witnessed by a bystander. Anyone who grew up in the nineties is aware of who was involved in the car crash and what resulted after that.
The first part of The Crown Season 6 is dedicated to Diana’s charity work around the world post-divorce, while Prince Charles wanted to find some foothold as a future monarch and gain acceptance for Camilla while his ex-wife keeps overshadowing the couple the world over. The first episode of this season begins at the scene of the crash in the city of Paris as witnessed by a bystander. Anyone who grew up in the nineties is aware of who was involved in the car crash and what resulted after that.
- 11/17/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
It’s the arc that “The Crown” fans have waited for and dreaded: Princess Diana dies in Episode 3 of the Netflix series’ sixth and final season (returning as a spirit for the fourth and final episode of Part 1). While the fourth episode focuses on the aftermath of her death, the first three zero in on their relationship in the weeks leading up to their car crash in the Paris tunnel.
As usual with Peter Morgan’s fact-based drama, some truly wild stuff happens — and some of it is even true! But “The Crown” has always been slightly more interested in emotional truth than in a strict historical record, which means the line between fact and fiction tends to blur. And while many viewers have vivid memories of Diana’s death and the events in its wake, decades of documentaries, biopics, books, and conspiracy theories have made what led up to it hazy.
As usual with Peter Morgan’s fact-based drama, some truly wild stuff happens — and some of it is even true! But “The Crown” has always been slightly more interested in emotional truth than in a strict historical record, which means the line between fact and fiction tends to blur. And while many viewers have vivid memories of Diana’s death and the events in its wake, decades of documentaries, biopics, books, and conspiracy theories have made what led up to it hazy.
- 11/17/2023
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
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