Elizabeth Debicki mirrored Princess Diana swarmed by paparazzi in her final hours while filming season six of The Crown.
The Australian actress, 32, wore a gray suit and black t-shirt identical to the outfit worn by the late royal on the night of the tragic car accident as she and Dodi Fayed actor Khalid Abdallah left the Ritz hotel in London.
Filming in London, the team recreated the Ritz Hotel in Paris, the last place Princess Diana stayed before her death in August 1997.
Mirror Image: Elizabeth Debicki mirrored Princess Diana swarmed by paparazzi in her final hours while filming season six of The Crown
Low profile: The Australian actress, 32, wore a gray suit and black t-shirt identical to the outfit worn by the late royal on the night of the tragic car accident (Diana is pictured in 1994 being invaded by supporters as she leaves the Royal College of Nursing in London)
Wearing Diana’s signature blonde hairstyle, Elizabeth walked out of the luxury London hotel to a sea of photographers looking to snap a photo of the princess.
She wore a pair of black sunglasses to try to keep a low profile.
Actor Harry Anton, who plays his bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, was also on set.
Another familiar face could also be seen on set, former Hollywood actor Lee Otway, although it’s unclear what role he’s cast in the Netflix series.
At the time: CCTV footage showing Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed’s final hours at the Ritz hotel in Paris hours before the tragic car crash that killed them both in August 1997
Spotted: Filming in London, the crew recreates the Ritz hotel in Paris, which was Princess Diana’s last place before her death in August 1997
Work: Wearing Diana’s signature blonde hairdo, Elizabeth walked out of the luxury London hotel to a sea of photographers looking to snap a photo of the princess
On set: She wore a pair of black sunglasses to try and keep a lower profile like Diana did
The cast recreated the preparation for Diana’s death for several weeks, as in late October Elizabeth was seen in Barcelona doing some takes of the ill-fated car.
However, Netflix insisted that the crash itself will not be shown in the series.
Debicki was later spotted in the back of a car with Khalid Abdalla, 40, who plays Egyptian film producer Dodi, during production.
The Catalan town’s Francesc Macia square has been given a French makeover before Netflix returns to film the scenes – as fans of the series are still reeling from the release of the series five trailer.
Crew: Also on set was actor Harry Anton, who plays his bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones
Swarmed: The cast recreated the preparation for Diana’s death for several weeks, as in late October Elizabeth was seen in Barcelona taking shots of the ill-fated car
A blur: Netflix insisted that the crash that killed Diana and Dodi will not be shown in the series
Filming for the Netflix drama’s sixth series had been temporarily halted following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, but in recent weeks the crew have been spotted at work across Europe.
Recently production began in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, where the crew are believed to have filmed scenes depicting Princess Diana’s yacht trip to Saint-Tropez with Dodi in July 1997, just weeks before their death.
Young actors Rufus Kampa and Will Powell were spotted with Debicki and Abdalla, playing Prince William and Prince Harry, who were also on vacation.
The series is also believed to feature Dodi in St Tropez with Kelly Fisher – his abandoned ex-girlfriend who claimed she was to marry the Egyptian billionaire’s son just days after photos of him on a yacht with Princess.
Crazy: Elizabeth recreates a moment when Diana was invaded as she left the Ritz hotel in 1997
Busy: Actor Elizabeth and Dodi Fayed Khalid Abdallah left the Ritz hotel in London as he was swarmed during a scene
In October, Netflix was forced to defend the series after former British Prime Minister John Major raged over a storyline showing King Charles plotting to oust his mother.
Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench also criticized The Crown and expressed concern that it presented “an inaccurate and hurtful account of history”.
The trailer for the fifth series was released in late October ahead of its early November release, and fans of the series got a glimpse of how the breakdown in Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage will be dramatized on screen. .
Throughout the trailer, the focus is on the pressure the Royal Family faced in the 1990s when the marriage between Prince Charles and Princess Diana failed – while also covering the end of the monarch (Imelda Staunton) and her reaction to the Windsor Castle fire in 1992.
It also includes an entire episode focusing on Diana’s controversial interview with BBC journalist Martin Bashir in 1995, in which she sensationally declared “there were three of us in marriage” – a reference to Charles and Camilla.
Over the first three series of The Crown, Netflix’s hit has become well known for tailoring facts to its narrative, and while some artistic license is inevitable, some critics have been outraged by its rewriting of history. and relationships.
But in its most controversial series yet, the brand new trailer declares that the “royal family is in real crisis” as it describes Prince Charles and Diana’s divorce at the time.
Latest series: It also includes an entire episode focusing on Diana’s (pictured) controversial interview with BBC journalist Martin Bashir in 1995, in which she sensationally declared ‘there were three of us in marriage’ – a reference to Charles and Camilla