The Crown’s fifth season picks up with events that some viewers may remember from the plethora of tabloid coverage surrounding the royal family in the 1990s.
While obviously footage of Queen Elizabeth’s (Imelda Staunton) reign in the earlier seasons is somewhat limited, the lifetime of Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) has been poured over by countless retrospectives and documentaries, including this year’s Sundance hit The Princess.
The season primarily focuses on Diana after her separation from Prince Charles (Dominic West), and her first time crossing paths with her eventual partner Dodi Al-Fayed (Khalid Abdalla).
Unlike the royal family, Al-Fayed was a friend of Hollywood, and was even involved in the production of one of the most famous British films in history.
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