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Elizabeth Debicki mirrored Princess Diana being swarmed by paparazzi in her final hours while filming for season six of The Crown.
The Aussie actress, 32, wore an identical grey suit and black t-shirt to the outfit worn by the late royal the night of the tragic car crash as she and Dodi Fayed actor Khalid Abdallah left The Ritz hotel in London.
Filming in London, the crew were recreating The Ritz Hotel in Paris which was the last place Princess Diana was before she died in August 1997.
Mirror image: Elizabeth Debicki mirrored Princess Diana being swarmed by paparazzi in her final hours while filming for season six of The Crown
Low profile: The Aussie actress, 32, wore an identical grey suit and black t-shirt to the outfit worn by the late royal the night of the tragic car crash (Diana is pictured right in 1994 being swarmed by wellwishers as she leaves the Royal College of Nursing in London)
Donning Diana’s signature blonde hairdo, Elizabeth walked out of the luxury London hotel to a sea of photographers looking to get a snap of the Princess.
She wore a pair of black sunglasses to try and keep a lower profile.
Also on set was actor Harry Anton, who plays her bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones.
Another familiar face could also be seen on set, former Hollyoaks actor Lee Otway, although it’s unknown what role he is cast for on the Netflix series.
Back then: CCTV footage showing the final hours of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed at The Ritz Hotel in Paris hours before the tragic car crash which killed them both in August 1997
Spotted: Filming in London, the crew were recreating The Ritz Hotel in Paris which was the last place Princess Diana was before she died in August 1997
Working: Donning Diana’s signature blonde hairdo, Elizabeth walked out of the luxury London hotel to a sea of photographers looking to get a snap of the Princess
On set: She wore a pair of black sunglasses to try and keep a lower profile like Diana did
The cast have been recreating the lead-up to Diana’s death for several weeks, as in late October Elizabeth was seen in Barcelona doing takes from the ill-fated car.
However Netflix has insisted the crash itself will not be shown in the series.
Debicki was then spotted in the back of a car with Khalid Abdalla, 40, who plays Egyptian film producer Dodi, during production.
The Catalan city’s Francesc Macia Square was given a French makeover ahead of Netflix’s return to film the scenes – as fans of the show are still reeling from the release of the trailer for series five.
Crew: Also on set was actor Harry Anton, who plays her bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones
Swarmed: The cast have been recreating the lead-up to Diana’s death for several weeks, as in late October Elizabeth was seen in Barcelona doing takes from the ill-fated car
A blur: Netflix has insisted the crash which killed Diana and Dodi will not be shown in the series
Filming for series six of the Netflix drama had been temporarily halted following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September, but in the last few weeks the crew have been spotted at work throughout Europe.
Recently, production got underway in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, where it is believed the crew filmed scenes depicting Princess Diana’s St Tropez yachting trip with Dodi in July 1997, just weeks before they died.
Young actors Rufus Kampa and Will Powell were spotted with Debicki and Abdalla, playing Prince William and Prince Harry, who were also on the holiday.
It is also thought the series will feature Dodi in St Tropez with Kelly Fisher – his jilted ex-girlfriend who claimed she was due to marry the son of the Egyptian billionaire just days after photos emerged of him on a yacht with the Princess.
Crazy: Elizabeth recreates a moment Diana was swarmed as she left The Ritz Hotel back in 1997
Busy: Elizabeth and Dodi Fayed actor Khalid Abdallah left The Ritz hotel in London while being swarmed during a scene
In October, Netflix was forced to defend the series after former British PM John Major lashed out at a storyline showing King Charles plotting to oust his mum.
Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench has also criticised The Crown and expressed fears it will present ‘an inaccurate and hurtful account of history.’
The trailer for the fifth series was released in late October ahead of its release in early November, and fans of the show got a sneak peek at how the breakdown of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage will be dramatised onscreen.
Throughout the trailer, emphasis is placed on pressure the royal family faced during the 1990s as the marriage between Prince Charles and Princess Diana broke down – while also covering the late Monarch (Imelda Staunton) and her reaction to the Windsor Castle Fire of 1992.
lt also includes an entire episode focusing on Diana’s controversial sit-down interview with BBC journalist Martin Bashir in 1995, in which she sensationally said ‘there were three of us in the marriage’ – a reference to Charles and Camilla.
Over the first three series of The Crown, the Netflix hit has become well known for bending facts to suit its narrative, and while some artistic license is inevitable, some critics have been outraged in its rewriting of history and relationships.
But in its most controversial series yet, the brand new trailer declares that the ‘royal family is in genuine crisis’, as it depicts at-the-time Prince Charles and Diana’s divorce.
Latest series: lt also includes an entire episode focusing on Diana’s controversial sit-down interview (pictured) with BBC journalist Martin Bashir in 1995, in which she sensationally said ‘there were three of us in the marriage’ – a reference to Charles and Camilla
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