"The Crown's Final Season: Elizabeth Debicki's Harrowing Portrayal of Diana's Tragic End"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Entertainment Weekly News
Elizabeth Debicki, star of "The Crown," describes the experience of portraying Princess Diana's final hours as "harrowing." While the show does not depict the actual deaths of Diana and Dodi Fayed, Debicki admits that reading the scripts for the sixth and final season was tough, given her knowledge of how their story ended. She recalls shooting the scenes leading up to their passing as demanding, feeling trapped and drained by the constant pursuit of paparazzi. Debicki says she leaned into the intensity of the sequences to understand the unbearable nature of the situation and the importance of privacy.