Prince William made his feelings 'very clear' about The Crown's recreation of Diana's BBC interview

EXCLUSIVE: Prasanna Puwanarajah said he jumped at the opportunity to appear in The Crown portraying infamous television journalist Martin Bashir, pummeled by a BBC inquiry that condemned the “deceitful” methods he used to obtain the controversial 1995 Panorama TV interview with Princess Diana, because ”roles like that just don’t really exist for Asian actors.”

The first trailer of Season 5 of The Crown has dropped and it explores chaos unfolding within the monarchy and Princess Diana's explosive BBC interview with Martin Bashir.

and are embarking on non-fiction project, but that doesn't mean the production is drama free.    will be the primary subjects of a docuseries directed by Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus.

Season five of The Crown will finally drop on Netflix on Wednesday 9 November and the latest instalments certainly come at an interesting time for the Royal family. As Charles and Camilla settle into life as King and Queen Consort, the hit series will throw the spotlight on a fictionalised depiction of Charles' relationship with Diana.

Nearly two and a half years after Josh O’Connor declared “The Crown” would not include Prince Charles‘ infamous “Tampongate” phone call with Camilla Parker Bowles, it’s now been confirmed it actually is happening, and it’s O’Connor’s successor, Dominic West, who spilled the tea.

Netflix has reportedly 'postponed' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's documentary until next year following backlash to The Crown Season 5.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were set to release a Netflix documentary this year, but according to reports its release date has now been delayed.The Duke and Duchess' docuseries did not have an official release date initially, but multiple sources said it was to drop before Christmas - about a month after the premiere of the fifth season of The Crown. However, the streaming giant has faced much backlash over the upcoming season of The Crown, while it has been reported the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wanted to make edits to their show following the Queen’s death.

received backlash from an important figure.Deadline reported Monday that the documentary was supposed to stream on Netflix in December, following the return on “The Crown” on Nov. 9.But last week, former UK Prime Minister John Major criticized the show’s upcoming Season 5, which will revolve around the exploits of the royal family over the course of the 1990s.An upcoming episode titled “Queen Victoria Syndrome” includes a plotline set in 1991 that suggests Prince Charles — now King Charles III — allegedly lobbied for Major to force Queen Elizabeth II to abdicate so that he could take over the throne.“They are fiction, pure and simple,” Major told Daily Mail in October of the show’s incendiary scenes, adding that no such meeting ever took place in real life.“They’re rattled at Netflix, and they blinked first and decided to postpone the documentary,” a source told Deadline.“The Crown” has defended itself against claims of historical inaccuracy, insisting that it has always “been presented as a drama based on historical events.”Netflix has stated that “there’s never been any documentary from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed” on the streamer.

Netflix has released some new images of Season 5 of The Crown, including character posters with the tagline “A House Divided,” revealing a split between the two sides.

to the Irish Sun, the scenes depicting Diana’s tragic death have “sparked fury.”Princess Diana died in 1997 at 37 following a car accident in Paris’ Pont de l’Alma tunnel while she was being pursued by paparazzi, sparking an international period of mourning. A source from the show reportedly said that crew members are speaking out about the depiction of her death on-screen.“To be going back to Paris and turning Diana’s final days and hours into a drama feels very uncomfortable. Finally, some of the crew members are pushing back,” they told the Sun. “The show always tried to present a fictional version of royal history with as much sensitivity as possible.

Netflix staff have reportedly been left fearing "a line is being crossed" over plans for the The Crown to recreate Princess Diana's final moments before her tragic death in Paris in 1997.The fifth series of Netflix’s hit royal drama is set to launch on November 9, with audiences around the world already eagerly awaiting the upcoming instalment as it follows the lives of the royal family throughout the 1990s. The Night Manager actress Elizabeth Debicki takes over the iconic role of Diana from Emma Corrin while The Wire star Dominic West takes over the role of Charles from Josh O’Connor. However, it has been claimed that staff working on The Crown series six have allegedly been left feeling uncomfortable over the Netflix show's plans to recreate Diana's final moments as they fear "a line has been crossed".

Netflix faces a number of courtly challenges in the next couple of months, as it prepares to debut both the fifth season of The Crown, and a documentary starring the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. 

“The Crown” has, once again, changed heads.Netflix released photos of its new Season 5 cast of the British royal family TV series on Friday. This ensemble of actresses will continue through Season 6, the show’s last.Imelda Staunton becomes the third and final actress to play Queen Elizabeth II on the series — this time during the tumultuous 1990s, in which a fire ravaged Windsor Castle, Princess Diana and Prince Charles had a messy divorce and Diana died in a Paris car crash in 1997.One still shows Staunton, 66, as the queen, looking smaller and grayer than her predecessor Olivia Colman, who won an Emmy for playing the part, next to Jonathan Pryce, 75, as Prince Philip.Another sees a sunglasses-and-swimsuit-clad Diana — Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki, 32, takes over from Emma Corrin — on a boat with Charles (Dominic West, 52), and young princes William (Timothee Sambor) and Harry (Teddy Hawley). But her happiness will be revealed as a facade.

We’re less than one month away from the premiere of The Crown season five and Netflix has dropped a lot of details about the 2022 season.

Newly released images from the upcoming series of The Crown have given fans their first glimpse of Elizabeth Debicki convincingly channelling Diana, Princess of Wales as she stars alongside Dominic West, who takes on the role of Prince Charles. In the latest glimpse of the new series, 32-year-old Australian actress Elizabeth can be seen in her role as Diana in two scenes.

The long-awaited fifth season of “The Crown” is on the horizon, tackling what was arguably the most turbulent period in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

Netflix is teasing a first look at The Crown Season 5!