Netflix have released pictures of Elizabeth Debicki dressed as Princess Diana, meaning only one thing: season five of The Crown is coming soon. Now, more details about the next instalment have started emerge - and it's believed that a whole episode will be dedicated to Diana's Panorama interview with Martin Bashir. According to The Sun, insiders have said that 'The Crown’s creators see the interview as the keystone moment in series five'.
That is, of course, despite the fact we now know more details about how the groundbreaking 1995 interview happened, in which Diana admitted she was having an affair, said Charles was having an affair, and said she suffered with bulimia. Speaking after an independent inquiry by Lord Dyson - which found that journalist Martin Bashir used deception to secure the interview and then lied to BBC managers - Prince William asked for the 'false narrative' never be aired again. According to the MailOnline, the Duke of Cambridge is 'frustrated' at The Crown's 'commercialisation' of the event.
It's understandable why William would be upset. But what people keep bringing up is Prince Harry's deal with Netflix - as if he has anything to do with what The Crown includes in their storylines. There might be a supposed rift between the brothers, and this narrative only unfairly pits the brothers against each other.
Yes, Prince Harry and Meghan might have signed a deal, rumoured to be worth $150million with the streaming giant - which will pay them to make documentaries, docu-series, feature films, scripted shows and children’s programming - but that doesn't mean they have anything to do with The Crown. Or that Harry and Meghan shouldn't be allowed to create documentaries with the company, just because it also creates The Crown.
Plus, it's likely Harry himself isn't going to be happy with the inclusion of the interview either, as speaking in a statement after the report, he said condemned the practises used to get the interview, also saying he was 'deeply concerned' that 'practices like these - and even worse - are still widespread today'.
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