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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were recklessly endangered during the car chase in New York City in May, according to a senior New York Police Department officer.
Among the documents released on Wednesday related to the judgment in the lawsuit where Prince Harry lost his bid to receive police security in the U.K. was a letter from the New York City Police Department to the Metropolitan Police in London. The letter from the NYPD’s Chief of Intelligence confirmed an investigation found “reckless” behavior by paparazzi when Harry and...
Among the documents released on Wednesday related to the judgment in the lawsuit where Prince Harry lost his bid to receive police security in the U.K. was a letter from the New York City Police Department to the Metropolitan Police in London. The letter from the NYPD’s Chief of Intelligence confirmed an investigation found “reckless” behavior by paparazzi when Harry and...
- 2/28/2024
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- Rollingstone.com
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[This story contains spoilers from part one of season six of The Crown.]
The first half of the sixth and final season of Netflix’s The Crown delivered an emotional retelling of the events surrounding Princess Diana’s untimely death.
The final season of the hit historical drama has been split into two parts, following a shift in release strategy employed by the streamer on other hit shows like Stranger Things, You and The Witcher. The final season covers the years 1997-2005; however, part one took place solely in 1997, in the two months leading up to and the week after Diana’s fatal car crash. (Part two, which releases Dec. 14, will be more expansive to span the remaining years.)
When asked about the decision to split the final run, executive producer Suzanne Mackie recently told The Hollywood Reporter: It prolongs the buzz around the final episodes, allowed them to transition Prince William and Prince Harry from the younger boys to young men in recasting,...
The first half of the sixth and final season of Netflix’s The Crown delivered an emotional retelling of the events surrounding Princess Diana’s untimely death.
The final season of the hit historical drama has been split into two parts, following a shift in release strategy employed by the streamer on other hit shows like Stranger Things, You and The Witcher. The final season covers the years 1997-2005; however, part one took place solely in 1997, in the two months leading up to and the week after Diana’s fatal car crash. (Part two, which releases Dec. 14, will be more expansive to span the remaining years.)
When asked about the decision to split the final run, executive producer Suzanne Mackie recently told The Hollywood Reporter: It prolongs the buzz around the final episodes, allowed them to transition Prince William and Prince Harry from the younger boys to young men in recasting,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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“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
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The Crown Season 6 hasn’t even premiered, but it’s already had the cast — and crew — in tears. Actor Jonathan Pryce found he “could not stop crying” upon seeing a video montage of scenes from the series’ final installment about Princess Diana’s death. Pryce, who plays Prince Philip, wasn’t the only one getting emotional over the video. So was director Christian Schwochow.
‘The Crown’ Season 6 doesn’t show the car crash that killed Diana
The moment of the 1997 car crash in Paris, France, that took the lives of Diana, Dodi Fayed, and Henri Paul — and spared a former bodyguard — is not depicted in The Crown Season 6. Instead, the production team behind the award-winning series handled it very carefully.
“We did film Diana, but very respectfully — not in a big close-up,” Christian Schwochow, director of The Crown Season 6, told Deadline. “This enabled Dominic West to perform his scenes as...
‘The Crown’ Season 6 doesn’t show the car crash that killed Diana
The moment of the 1997 car crash in Paris, France, that took the lives of Diana, Dodi Fayed, and Henri Paul — and spared a former bodyguard — is not depicted in The Crown Season 6. Instead, the production team behind the award-winning series handled it very carefully.
“We did film Diana, but very respectfully — not in a big close-up,” Christian Schwochow, director of The Crown Season 6, told Deadline. “This enabled Dominic West to perform his scenes as...
- 11/10/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Princess Diana‘s death was one of the defining moments of the 20th century. The event was an unimaginable shock to the royal family, Diana’s fans, and followers worldwide. As the final season of The Crown begins, the days leading up to and after Diana’s death will be explored again. However, her friend Lady Colin Campbell believes one act could have saved her life.
Princess Diana’s death may have been unavoidable, says her friend
In an interview with GBNews, Lady Colin Campbell stated Diana’s death may have been unavoidable. The topic arose while discussing the final season of Netflix’s The Crown.
The sixth installment of the Netflix series will depict the events leading up to and after the crash that killed Diana, her friend Dodi Al-Fayed, and driver Henri Paul. Trevor Reese-Jones was the only accident survivor in the Pont de l’Alma Tunnel in Paris,...
Princess Diana’s death may have been unavoidable, says her friend
In an interview with GBNews, Lady Colin Campbell stated Diana’s death may have been unavoidable. The topic arose while discussing the final season of Netflix’s The Crown.
The sixth installment of the Netflix series will depict the events leading up to and after the crash that killed Diana, her friend Dodi Al-Fayed, and driver Henri Paul. Trevor Reese-Jones was the only accident survivor in the Pont de l’Alma Tunnel in Paris,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Exclusive: The director of Netflix drama The Crown‘s episodes re-creating Princess Diana’s death in Paris 26 years ago has revealed the extraordinary efforts that went into ensuring it was handled with tact.
Speaking exclusively to Deadline, Christian Schwochow, who directed the three crucial Season 6 episodes that feature what are likely to be some of the most talked about moments on television this year, said that though shots were filmed of Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki, in the Paris morgue, there was never any intention of them being included in the final edit.
The filmmaker directed the second episode from the final season of Peter Morgan’s British royal drama, titled “Two Photographs”; episode 3 (“Dis-Moi-Oui”), which features the crash; and episode 4, titled “Aftermath.”
Schwochow also confirmed reports from last October that the crash involving the Mercedes-Benz, driven by Henri Paul and carrying Diana, Dodi Fayed and security consultant Trevor Rees-Jones,...
Speaking exclusively to Deadline, Christian Schwochow, who directed the three crucial Season 6 episodes that feature what are likely to be some of the most talked about moments on television this year, said that though shots were filmed of Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki, in the Paris morgue, there was never any intention of them being included in the final edit.
The filmmaker directed the second episode from the final season of Peter Morgan’s British royal drama, titled “Two Photographs”; episode 3 (“Dis-Moi-Oui”), which features the crash; and episode 4, titled “Aftermath.”
Schwochow also confirmed reports from last October that the crash involving the Mercedes-Benz, driven by Henri Paul and carrying Diana, Dodi Fayed and security consultant Trevor Rees-Jones,...
- 10/30/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
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Mohamed Al-Fayed, former owner of the British department store Harrods whose son Dodi was killed in a car crash alongside Diana, Princess of Wales, died on Wednesday. He was 94.
The Fulham Football Club confirmed the death of its former owner Al-Fayed in a statement on Friday, with his successor Shahid Khan writing, “The story of Fulham cannot be told without a chapter on the positive impact of Mr. Al Fayed as Chairman. His legacy will be remembered for our promotion to the Premier League, a Europa League Final, and moments of magic by players and teams alike.”
Al-Fayed’s family shared in a statement, “Mrs. Mohamed Al-Fayed, her children and grandchildren wish to confirm that her beloved husband, their father and their grandfather, Mohamed, has passed away peacefully of old age on Wednesday August 30, 2023. He enjoyed a long and fulfilled retirement surrounded by his loved ones.”
Al-Fayed was born in Alexandria,...
The Fulham Football Club confirmed the death of its former owner Al-Fayed in a statement on Friday, with his successor Shahid Khan writing, “The story of Fulham cannot be told without a chapter on the positive impact of Mr. Al Fayed as Chairman. His legacy will be remembered for our promotion to the Premier League, a Europa League Final, and moments of magic by players and teams alike.”
Al-Fayed’s family shared in a statement, “Mrs. Mohamed Al-Fayed, her children and grandchildren wish to confirm that her beloved husband, their father and their grandfather, Mohamed, has passed away peacefully of old age on Wednesday August 30, 2023. He enjoyed a long and fulfilled retirement surrounded by his loved ones.”
Al-Fayed was born in Alexandria,...
- 9/2/2023
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
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Prince Harry’s opening up about the “trauma” he experienced over Princess Diana’s death. In Netflix’s Heart of Invictus docuseries about the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games and competitors’ journey to the 2022 games, the soon-to-be-39-year-old explained suddenly “feeling everything.”
[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from Heart of Invictus Episodes 2 and 4.]
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In the second episode of Heart of Invictus, “Invisible Injuries,” Harry explained how a second tour of Afghanistan in 2012 (Harry spent 10 years in the military) prompted him to look back on how he coped with his mother’s 1997 death.
“My tour of Afghanistan in 2012, flying Apaches,” Harry said (via Netflix). “Somewhere after that, there was an unraveling. And the trigger to me was actually returning from Afghanistan and the stuff that was coming up was...
[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from Heart of Invictus Episodes 2 and 4.]
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In the second episode of Heart of Invictus, “Invisible Injuries,” Harry explained how a second tour of Afghanistan in 2012 (Harry spent 10 years in the military) prompted him to look back on how he coped with his mother’s 1997 death.
“My tour of Afghanistan in 2012, flying Apaches,” Harry said (via Netflix). “Somewhere after that, there was an unraveling. And the trigger to me was actually returning from Afghanistan and the stuff that was coming up was...
- 8/31/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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The car crash that caused Princess Diana‘s death occurred in Paris, France. She was subsequently rushed to a nearby hospital and died from her injuries. Outside the medical facility, one person was tasked with delivering the heartbreaking news to the public. Who was the person who made the official announcement regarding Princess Diana’s death?
Princess Diana did not die at the car crash site
The car carrying Princess Diana, her friend Dodi Al Fayed, Henri Paul, and Trevor Rees-Jones entered the Pont de l’Alma tunnel trying to escape paparazzi on Aug. 31, 1997. Paul lost control and crashed into the 13th pillar of the westbound carriageway in the underpass.
The car was reported to have traveled between 60 mph and 65 mph. This was twice the tunnel’s posted speed limit of 30 mph.
Paul and Fayed were pronounced dead at the scene. However, Diana and Rees-Jones survived.
Diana was taken to...
Princess Diana did not die at the car crash site
The car carrying Princess Diana, her friend Dodi Al Fayed, Henri Paul, and Trevor Rees-Jones entered the Pont de l’Alma tunnel trying to escape paparazzi on Aug. 31, 1997. Paul lost control and crashed into the 13th pillar of the westbound carriageway in the underpass.
The car was reported to have traveled between 60 mph and 65 mph. This was twice the tunnel’s posted speed limit of 30 mph.
Paul and Fayed were pronounced dead at the scene. However, Diana and Rees-Jones survived.
Diana was taken to...
- 8/31/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Princess Diana‘s tragic death was a titular moment in royal family history. However, the clan, known for keeping a stiff upper lip in the most devastating circumstances, handled things uniquely. How did the royal family react to Princess Diana’s death?
Here’s how Prince Harry and Prince William reacted to the news of Princess Diana’s death
In an interview with Newsweek, Prince Harry explained how difficult it was to try and understand the enormity of his mother’s death. He regretted partaking in one particular aspect of her funeral procession.
“My mother had just died, and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin, surrounded by thousands of people watching me while millions more did on television,” Harry explained. “I don’t think any child should be asked to do that. I don’t think it would happen today.”
In turn, his older brother explained...
Here’s how Prince Harry and Prince William reacted to the news of Princess Diana’s death
In an interview with Newsweek, Prince Harry explained how difficult it was to try and understand the enormity of his mother’s death. He regretted partaking in one particular aspect of her funeral procession.
“My mother had just died, and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin, surrounded by thousands of people watching me while millions more did on television,” Harry explained. “I don’t think any child should be asked to do that. I don’t think it would happen today.”
In turn, his older brother explained...
- 8/30/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Princess Diana and King Charles were only officially divorced for one year when she was killed in a car crash in Paris, France, in August 1997. However, Charles was adamant about accompanying his ex-wife’s body home to London. He defied Queen Elizabeth, who disagreed with his decision, to fly to Paris as one final gesture toward his wife of 15 years and the woman who changed the face of the royal family forever.
Why did King Charles insist on accompanying Princess Diana’s body home from Paris?
As the then heir to the British throne, King Charles was a prominent member of the royal family and a figure of public interest. Princess Diana’s death was a significant event that garnered worldwide attention and media coverage.
Charles’s decision to accompany her body could have been influenced by the expectations of the public and the royal family to demonstrate a sense...
Why did King Charles insist on accompanying Princess Diana’s body home from Paris?
As the then heir to the British throne, King Charles was a prominent member of the royal family and a figure of public interest. Princess Diana’s death was a significant event that garnered worldwide attention and media coverage.
Charles’s decision to accompany her body could have been influenced by the expectations of the public and the royal family to demonstrate a sense...
- 8/30/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Fans of The Crown face one of the most difficult seasons of the Netflix series thus far. Not only is it the last installment of the series focused on the British monarchy, but this season will feature the death of one of its most beloved figures, Princess Diana. The moment will be “delicately recreated,” says the series’ producers.
How did ‘The Crown’ producers deal with Princess Diana’s death in season 6?
The Crown executive producers Andy Harries and Suzanne Mackie discussed season 6 during an Edinburgh TV Festival session celebrating the series. They pointed out how important it was for the series’ producers to handle Diana’s fatal August 1997 accident.
“The show might be big and noisy, but we’re not. We’re thoughtful people, and we’re sensitive people. There were very careful, long conversations about how we were going to do it,” Mackie said per Deadline.
“The audience will judge it in the end,...
How did ‘The Crown’ producers deal with Princess Diana’s death in season 6?
The Crown executive producers Andy Harries and Suzanne Mackie discussed season 6 during an Edinburgh TV Festival session celebrating the series. They pointed out how important it was for the series’ producers to handle Diana’s fatal August 1997 accident.
“The show might be big and noisy, but we’re not. We’re thoughtful people, and we’re sensitive people. There were very careful, long conversations about how we were going to do it,” Mackie said per Deadline.
“The audience will judge it in the end,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Prince Harry reflected on all sorts of memories about his late mother, Princess Diana, in his 2023 Spare memoir. Between researching the car crash in which she died to their last phone conversation, the Duke of Sussex remembered what it was like meeting his mother’s new “friend,” Dodi Fayed, in 1997. Ahead, what Harry remembered about meeting Fayed.
Harry met Dodi while having a ‘grand time’ in St. Tropez with Diana and Prince William Princess Diana and Prince Harry | Anwar Hussein/WireImage
The Duke of Sussex recalled meeting Fayed while on vacation in Spare. It was the summer of 1997 and Harry, alongside his brother Prince William, were in St. Tropez, France, with Diana. The trio stayed with Mohamed Al Fayed and his wife Heini Wathen-Feyed.
“We were having a grand time, just the three of us, staying at some old gent’s villa,” Harry wrote. “There was much laughter, horseplay, the...
Harry met Dodi while having a ‘grand time’ in St. Tropez with Diana and Prince William Princess Diana and Prince Harry | Anwar Hussein/WireImage
The Duke of Sussex recalled meeting Fayed while on vacation in Spare. It was the summer of 1997 and Harry, alongside his brother Prince William, were in St. Tropez, France, with Diana. The trio stayed with Mohamed Al Fayed and his wife Heini Wathen-Feyed.
“We were having a grand time, just the three of us, staying at some old gent’s villa,” Harry wrote. “There was much laughter, horseplay, the...
- 8/30/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and her mother, Doria Ragland, survived a dangerous car chase that involved paparazzi in New York on Tuesday. The pursuit occurred after the family attended an awards ceremony for the Ms. Foundation for Women, which recognized Markle’s work. The incident took place nearly 26 years after Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, died in a car crash while chased by paparazzi.
“Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms. Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi,...
“Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms. Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
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Sarah Ferguson regularly found herself compared to Princess Diana as a senior member of the royal family. Married to Prince Andrew for 10 years, Sarah has a unique take on her relationship with the late Princess of Wales. She compared herself to Princess Diana by calling her “a beautiful sister-in-law” to Sarah’s “enthusiastic puppy.”
Sarah Ferguson and Princess Diana at Trooping the Color in 1991 | Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson’s friendship
Sarah Ferguson and Princess Diana’s close friendship started before they became members of the royal family. The two women were fourth cousins, descended from William Cavendish, the fourth Duke of Devonshire.
Per Town & Country, Sarah, and Diana knew of one another for years. However, they only became close after reconnecting in 1980 when Diana was 19, and Sarah was 21. They had many of the same friends.
Sarah attended Diana’s wedding to then-Prince Charles.
Sarah Ferguson and Princess Diana at Trooping the Color in 1991 | Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson’s friendship
Sarah Ferguson and Princess Diana’s close friendship started before they became members of the royal family. The two women were fourth cousins, descended from William Cavendish, the fourth Duke of Devonshire.
Per Town & Country, Sarah, and Diana knew of one another for years. However, they only became close after reconnecting in 1980 when Diana was 19, and Sarah was 21. They had many of the same friends.
Sarah attended Diana’s wedding to then-Prince Charles.
- 4/12/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Prince Harry opened up about his life in and out of the Royal Palace in Sunday’s “60 Minutes” interview with Anderson Cooper, and while Harry and Meghan’s exit from the family takes up most of the interview, he also revealed that he didn’t immediately believe Princess Diana was dead after her fateful car crash in 1997.
“For a long time, I just refused to accept that she was gone. She would never do this to us, but also maybe this is all part of a plan,” Harry told Cooper, adding that he believed she had maybe faked her death and would eventually reunite with Harry and Prince William.
Harry said he had “huge amounts of hope” and that his brother William “had similar thoughts,” adding that he believed Diana might still be alive for “many, many years” after her death.
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“For a long time, I just refused to accept that she was gone. She would never do this to us, but also maybe this is all part of a plan,” Harry told Cooper, adding that he believed she had maybe faked her death and would eventually reunite with Harry and Prince William.
Harry said he had “huge amounts of hope” and that his brother William “had similar thoughts,” adding that he believed Diana might still be alive for “many, many years” after her death.
When he was 20, Harry asked to see the...
- 1/9/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
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Prince Harry is opening up about his life, his royal exit and the death of his mother, Princess Diana in a new, emotional interview with ITV‘s Tom Bradby. In anticipation of his tell-all memoir, Spare, out Jan. 10, Harry gets candid about his mother’s tragic death and why so much of what happened on that harrowing day in 1997 is still unexplained.
His Mother’s Death
Harry recalls the moment he was told by his father, King Charles III of Diana’s death following a car crash in Paris in 1997. Harry was asleep at Balmoral Castle when Charles broke the news.
“I began silently pleading with Pa, or God, or both, ‘No, no, no.’ Pa looked down into the folds of the old quilts and blankets and sheets,” Harry said in an audiobook excerpt from his memoir. ‘There were complications. Mummy was quite badly injured and taken to hospital, darling boy.
His Mother’s Death
Harry recalls the moment he was told by his father, King Charles III of Diana’s death following a car crash in Paris in 1997. Harry was asleep at Balmoral Castle when Charles broke the news.
“I began silently pleading with Pa, or God, or both, ‘No, no, no.’ Pa looked down into the folds of the old quilts and blankets and sheets,” Harry said in an audiobook excerpt from his memoir. ‘There were complications. Mummy was quite badly injured and taken to hospital, darling boy.
- 1/8/2023
- by Sarah Curran
- ET Canada
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The Crown is shooting Season 6 of the Netflix series and will not be showing Princess Diana’s car crash that ultimately ended her life. Deadline has independently confirmed that the collision would not be re-created for the series.
“The exact moment of the crash impact will not be shown,” Netflix also said in a statement released to The Sun.
News that the streamer opted out of shooting the fatal car crash comes as a source told Deadline that production was “on edge” over re-creating the scene of Diana’s death, which occurs during the timeline of the sixth season of Netflix’s Emmy-winning drama series. Season 5 of the series will be available starting November 9 on Netflix.
“We’ve been dreading getting to this point. The countdown is two weeks and while we’re calmly carrying on it’s fair to acknowledge that there’s a certain anxiety; a palpable sense of being slightly on edge.
“The exact moment of the crash impact will not be shown,” Netflix also said in a statement released to The Sun.
News that the streamer opted out of shooting the fatal car crash comes as a source told Deadline that production was “on edge” over re-creating the scene of Diana’s death, which occurs during the timeline of the sixth season of Netflix’s Emmy-winning drama series. Season 5 of the series will be available starting November 9 on Netflix.
“We’ve been dreading getting to this point. The countdown is two weeks and while we’re calmly carrying on it’s fair to acknowledge that there’s a certain anxiety; a palpable sense of being slightly on edge.
- 10/19/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
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Mourners paid tribute to Princess Diana by gathering at the site of the car crash that claimed her life on the 20th anniversary of the tragedy, as well as her London home, Kensington Palace.
Diana’s former home looked much like it did 20 years ago in the days after her death: Covered in tributes, flowers and posters in remembrance to Diana. Huge crowds developed, with the line of people stretching through Kensington Gardens.
As the day went on, more and more of these tributes were placed outside Kensington Palace, with people stopping outside the building for a quiet moment, and occasionally,...
Diana’s former home looked much like it did 20 years ago in the days after her death: Covered in tributes, flowers and posters in remembrance to Diana. Huge crowds developed, with the line of people stretching through Kensington Gardens.
As the day went on, more and more of these tributes were placed outside Kensington Palace, with people stopping outside the building for a quiet moment, and occasionally,...
- 8/31/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
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Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein Princess Diana passed away in a tragic car accident in August 1997, and it's hard to believe that she has been gone for 20 years. The fascinating royal, whose beautiful legacy is constantly carried out by her two children, Prince William and Prince Harry, was only 36 years old when she died. After vacationing with her partner, Dodi Fayed, on his father's yacht on the French and Italian Riviera, the couple stopped in Paris on their way back to London. They had only planned on staying for one night, but everything changed shortly after midnight on Aug. 31, 1997. Diana and Dodi left the Hôtel Ritz and were being driven to Dodi's father's nearby apartment by Henri Paul, the hotel's deputy head of security. In order to avoid the paparazzi, Diana, who was one of the most photographed people in the world at the time, had a decoy vehicle leave...
- 8/31/2017
- by Caitlin Hacker
- Popsugar.com
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Princess Diana’s tragic death in a Paris car crash on August 31, 1997 shocked the world. It would become one of the biggest news events of the 20th century – and the only time People has ever featured a photo-only cover with no headline. Here is that cover story in its entirety.
To her ex-husband, Prince Charles – as well as the rest of the world – the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was an unimaginable shock. On Sept. 1, the day after Diana, 36, and her companion Dodi Al Fayed, 42, died in a cataclysmic car crash in Paris, the distraught Charles walked the hills surrounding Balmoral,...
To her ex-husband, Prince Charles – as well as the rest of the world – the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was an unimaginable shock. On Sept. 1, the day after Diana, 36, and her companion Dodi Al Fayed, 42, died in a cataclysmic car crash in Paris, the distraught Charles walked the hills surrounding Balmoral,...
- 8/31/2017
- by People Staff
- PEOPLE.com
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It's been nearly 20 years since Princess Diana tragically passed away. The Princess of Wales, who was best known for her dedication to charity work and impeccable sense of style, was only 36 years old when she was involved in an automobile accident in the Alma Tunnel in France, just 25 minutes after midnight on Aug. 31, 1997. Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, sat in the back of the car, while Dodi's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, sat in the front with driver Henri Paul. None of them wore seat belts. RelatedThe Details About Princess Diana's Untimely Death Are Still Shocking, Almost 20 Years Later Trevor is the sole survivor of the crash, and Dodi and Henri were killed on the spot. Diana's heart was still beating by the time the ambulance arrived at the Pitié-Salpetrière Hospital in southeast Paris, but shortly after, her condition began to deteriorate. After multiple attempts to revive her, doctors came...
- 8/31/2017
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
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Prince Harry is speaking out for the first time about the paparazzi who photographed Princess Diana the night of her death. The royal sat down for an interview with BBC One as a part of the upcoming documentary Diana, 7 Days, which commemorates the 20th anniversary of her death on Aug. 31, 1997. As you likely recall, Diana was tragically killed in a car accident as she drove through the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris while being chased by paparazzi. In 2008, following her inquest, it was ruled that the accident was caused by the gross negligence of her driver, Henri Paul, who was driving drunk, as well as the paparazzi, who were chasing them through the tunnel that night. Harry, who...
- 8/23/2017
- E! Online
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Nearly 20 years after Princess Diana's death, the details surrounding her fatal car crash are just as shocking. As the world tried to come to terms with what happened, including her sons Prince William and Prince Harry, her regular driver, Colin Tebbutt, recently revealed just how guilty he felt for not being there the night she died. "Yes, you always do [feel responsible]," Colin told Good Morning Britain during his first live television interview this week. "That's not good to have in the mind." Diana, who was only 36 when she died, was traveling with boyfriend Dodi Fayed when the driver of their car, Henri Paul, tried to avoid the paparazzi, lost control of the vehicle, and crashed in a tunnel in Paris. Nearly 11 years after her death, it was revealed that Henri had a blood-alcohol level three times the French legal limit at the time of the crash. After receiving news of the crash,...
- 8/11/2017
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
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Princess Diana
As played by Emily Blunt?
We already know that Emily Blunt can totally kill the Princess Di look, thanks to a Halloween costume she wore in “The Five-Year Engagement.” But Blunt is also an incredibly nuanced actress who deserves a meaty lead role like this — and if the film world isn’t going to give it to her, then we happily welcome her to the world of television.
Read More: ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Review: Why Care About the Facts When a Show Feels This True?
Prince Charles of Wales
As played by Ben Mendelsohn?
Just look at that side-by-side above. Just look at it. Originally from Australia, the Emmy winner is simply perfect. We did briefly consider Tom Hiddleston, but then we looked at Ben Mendelsohn again. Yeah.
Queen Elizabeth II
As played by Jessica Lange?
The grand dame of Murphy-dom may as well have a literal crown at this point.
As played by Emily Blunt?
We already know that Emily Blunt can totally kill the Princess Di look, thanks to a Halloween costume she wore in “The Five-Year Engagement.” But Blunt is also an incredibly nuanced actress who deserves a meaty lead role like this — and if the film world isn’t going to give it to her, then we happily welcome her to the world of television.
Read More: ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Review: Why Care About the Facts When a Show Feels This True?
Prince Charles of Wales
As played by Ben Mendelsohn?
Just look at that side-by-side above. Just look at it. Originally from Australia, the Emmy winner is simply perfect. We did briefly consider Tom Hiddleston, but then we looked at Ben Mendelsohn again. Yeah.
Queen Elizabeth II
As played by Jessica Lange?
The grand dame of Murphy-dom may as well have a literal crown at this point.
- 3/1/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen, Liz Shannon Miller and Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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Prince William and Princess Kate are set to make a two-day trip to Paris next month – nearly 20 years after William’s mother Princess Diana died there.
The couple have been asked to visit the city by the British government — but the trip won’t be all business. Will and Kate are set to attend the France v Wales rugby match at the Stade de France on March 18 and attend a reception with young French leaders from a variety of fields, according to Kensington Palace. There will also be a formal dinner with the U.K.’s ambassador..
The trip will...
The couple have been asked to visit the city by the British government — but the trip won’t be all business. Will and Kate are set to attend the France v Wales rugby match at the Stade de France on March 18 and attend a reception with young French leaders from a variety of fields, according to Kensington Palace. There will also be a formal dinner with the U.K.’s ambassador..
The trip will...
- 2/13/2017
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
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Princess Diana's tragic death in a Paris car crash on August 31, 1997 shocked the world. It would become one of the biggest news events of the 20th century - and the only time People has ever featured a photo-only cover with no headline. Here is that cover story in its entirety.To her ex-husband, Prince Charles - as well as the rest of the world - the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was an unimaginable shock. On Sept. 1, the day after Diana, 36, and her companion Dodi Al Fayed, 42, died in a cataclysmic car crash in Paris, the distraught Charles walked the hills surrounding Balmoral,...
- 8/31/2016
- by PEOPLE Staff
- PEOPLE.com
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Naomi Watts's Diana biopic has installed billboard advertising on the Pont de l'Alma, the Paris road tunnel where the Princess died.
Princess Diana, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and their driver Henri Paul were killed after a crash at the tunnel's entrance on August 31, 1997. Bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones was the only survivor of the accident.
The billboard advertisement also sits next to the Flame of Liberty, which has been adopted as an unofficial memorial for the Princess of Wales.
Diana opened in the UK earlier this month and was largely panned by critics, with Digital Spy calling it "stilted, overly mannered and bereft of anything human".
Star Watts also hit the headlines for walking out of a BBC Radio 5 Live interview with Simon Mayo.
Diana will open in France on October 2 and is due to open in the Us on November 1.
Naomi Watts discusses working on Diana with DS below:...
Princess Diana, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and their driver Henri Paul were killed after a crash at the tunnel's entrance on August 31, 1997. Bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones was the only survivor of the accident.
The billboard advertisement also sits next to the Flame of Liberty, which has been adopted as an unofficial memorial for the Princess of Wales.
Diana opened in the UK earlier this month and was largely panned by critics, with Digital Spy calling it "stilted, overly mannered and bereft of anything human".
Star Watts also hit the headlines for walking out of a BBC Radio 5 Live interview with Simon Mayo.
Diana will open in France on October 2 and is due to open in the Us on November 1.
Naomi Watts discusses working on Diana with DS below:...
- 9/30/2013
- Digital Spy
'I felt Diana's presence,' says Oscar-nominated actor, who speaks of personal responsibility of playing the late princess
• Alex von Tunzelmann on the history and politics behind Diana and Grace of Monaco
• Watch the trailer for Diana
• Peter Bradshaw on first footage from the film
• Naomi Watts: it's an honour to play Diana
Naomi Watts has revealed she felt Princess Diana gave her permission to play her from beyond the grave.
Interviewed in the Mail on Sunday, the double Oscar-nominated star of Oliver Hirschbiegel's upcoming Diana biopic said she immersed herself so fully in the role of the late princess that she came to feel a spiritual connection with her subject.
"There were definitely moments when I felt Diana's presence – I dreamed about her a lot, too, and that's a first," said Watts. "I kept wondering to myself: 'Would she have liked it?'
"So I found myself...
• Alex von Tunzelmann on the history and politics behind Diana and Grace of Monaco
• Watch the trailer for Diana
• Peter Bradshaw on first footage from the film
• Naomi Watts: it's an honour to play Diana
Naomi Watts has revealed she felt Princess Diana gave her permission to play her from beyond the grave.
Interviewed in the Mail on Sunday, the double Oscar-nominated star of Oliver Hirschbiegel's upcoming Diana biopic said she immersed herself so fully in the role of the late princess that she came to feel a spiritual connection with her subject.
"There were definitely moments when I felt Diana's presence – I dreamed about her a lot, too, and that's a first," said Watts. "I kept wondering to myself: 'Would she have liked it?'
"So I found myself...
- 8/19/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
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Scotland Yard is reviewing new info surrounding the circumstances around Princess Diana's death. The information reportedly contains allegations that the Princess of Wales, her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed and their driver Henri Paul were all killed by a member of the British military, according to Sky News. The police purportedly obtained those details from the former parents-in-law of a former soldier, according to the site. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that "the assessment of the new information isn't a re-investigation and won't fall under the Operation Paget—the inquiry into conspiracy theories surrounding their deaths." A jury concluded back in 2008 that...
- 8/17/2013
- E! Online
It may be hard to believe, but today marks the 15th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.Diana and her companion Dodi Fayed died from injuries sustained from a car accident in Paris, France on August 31, 1997. Driver Henri Paul was also killed, and bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones sustained major injuries. At the time, their Mercedes were being pursued by paparazzi. None of the occupants were wearing seatbelts.An 18-month French investigation found Paul responsible for the crash. Paul was intoxicated at the time, and lost control of the car. Mohamed Al-Fayed, Dodi's father, claimed his son and Diana's deaths were part of a conspiracy theory orchestrated by the royal family. An Al-Fayed spokesperson said the couple were engaged at the time of the accident. Subsequent investigations dismissed these theories.Diana was only 36 at the time of her death, and left behind two sons, Princes William and Harry. The...
- 8/31/2012
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
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Naomi Watts has been absorbed in her role of Princess Diana over the past few weeks, filming the Princess's movements during the last few months of her life.
But the latest pictures show what may prove her toughest challenge yet - re-enacting the scenes of the last night of Diana's life, in August 1997, when she was killed in a car crash in Paris with Dodi Fayed at her side.
Naomi Watts as Princess Diana in her final few hours before her fatal car crash in August 1997
In scenes that are bound to cause controversy, Watts is all-too-familiar in the black blazer and white trousers that the Princess was seen wearing in security footage aired around the world after the crash that also killed the limousine's driver, Henri Paul.
Naomi Watts looks very familiar in the outfit worn by Diana on her last evening
Actor Cas Anvar is playing the role of Dodi Fayed,...
But the latest pictures show what may prove her toughest challenge yet - re-enacting the scenes of the last night of Diana's life, in August 1997, when she was killed in a car crash in Paris with Dodi Fayed at her side.
Naomi Watts as Princess Diana in her final few hours before her fatal car crash in August 1997
In scenes that are bound to cause controversy, Watts is all-too-familiar in the black blazer and white trousers that the Princess was seen wearing in security footage aired around the world after the crash that also killed the limousine's driver, Henri Paul.
Naomi Watts looks very familiar in the outfit worn by Diana on her last evening
Actor Cas Anvar is playing the role of Dodi Fayed,...
- 7/13/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
British-born film star says she looks forward to her 'iconic role' in Caught in Flight, based on final years of Princess Diana
Oliver Hirschbiegel, the German director of the planned biopic of the final years of Princess Diana, spoke of the warmth, humanity and empathy that Naomi Watts will bring to the role.
The movie, Caught in Flight, with a screenplay by Stephen Jeffreys, will be filmed in Britain this year by Hirschbiegel who directed Downfall, a film about Adolf Hitler's last days.
Watts, who most recently starred in J. Edgar, said: "It is such an honour to be able to play this iconic role – Princess Diana was loved across the world and I look forward to rising to the challenge of playing her on screen."
Watts was born in England and moved to Australia aged of when she was 14. She has starred in films including The Ring, Mulholland Drive,...
Oliver Hirschbiegel, the German director of the planned biopic of the final years of Princess Diana, spoke of the warmth, humanity and empathy that Naomi Watts will bring to the role.
The movie, Caught in Flight, with a screenplay by Stephen Jeffreys, will be filmed in Britain this year by Hirschbiegel who directed Downfall, a film about Adolf Hitler's last days.
Watts, who most recently starred in J. Edgar, said: "It is such an honour to be able to play this iconic role – Princess Diana was loved across the world and I look forward to rising to the challenge of playing her on screen."
Watts was born in England and moved to Australia aged of when she was 14. She has starred in films including The Ring, Mulholland Drive,...
- 2/10/2012
- by Stephen Bates
- The Guardian - Film News
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