The Crown chronicles Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign on the Netflix series, but some of the late monarch’s loved ones are not fans of the fictionalized drama.
09.11.2022 - 19:35 / glamour.com
has seen Elizabeth Debicki step out of the box in terms of her style, from her to the joyous Christopher John Rogers looks she's worn on the press tour. But the red carpet for the Netflix show dictated a classic mood that transcended the trend cycle.
And the brand that happily provided a dress fit for a princess? Dior, of course.The symbolism of Debicki’s Dior haute couture spring/summer 2022 gown was not lost on royal style watchers. The black silk crepe strapless design featured a similar ribbed draped bustier to that of a baby-blue Catherine Walker dress Diana, Princess of Wales, whom Elizabeth plays in The Crown, wore to Cannes in 1987. Elizabeth Debicki at the Royal Albert Hall premiere of The Crown season five.Princess Diana at Cannes Film Festival, 1987.The jet-black shade of the modern dress also evoked the period that's fictionalized in the new series, in which Diana redefines royal style by, amongst many things, frequently wearing black—a color previously only worn as a mark of respect while mourning.The new silhouette, though striking in its simplicity, took two members of the Dior atelier some 300 hours to perfect and is emblematic of the craft-centric ethos of the house, which named its Lady Dior bag after Diana in 1996.
Styled with Bois de Rose rings, bracelets, and ear cuffs in yellow gold, pink gold, and diamonds, as well as Rose Dior Couture earrings in pink gold and diamonds from Dior Joaillerie, the statuesque look continued a long relationship between brand and princess. As Debicki hit the red carpet, it was announced that the actor is now a Dior Joaillerie ambassador—fitting considering the metaphors at the heart of the jewelry Diana wore, particularly after her split from Prince Charles. As the
.The Crown chronicles Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign on the Netflix series, but some of the late monarch’s loved ones are not fans of the fictionalized drama.
, one of the most famous women in the world, but as far as the actor is concerned not much has changed since she made her debut as the royal in .“I'm still on set pretty much every day filming season six,” the French/Australian actor says of the Netflix series. “So life looks remarkably similar to how it looked a month ago and the month before that. I don't go anywhere.
The Crown’s season five has reigned supreme over Netflix’s English-language television charts.
Is anyone working in Hollywood or TV as prolific as Taylor Sheridan? Even the term prolific may not do Sheridan’s recent output justice. He has four (yes, four) seasons of TV hitting this calendar year, with another, Season 2 of “Mayor Of Kingstown,” hitting Paramount+ next February.
A touching tribute! Elizabeth Debicki honored Princess Diana at the season 5 premiere of The Crown.
A solemn role. Elizabeth Debicki is the second actress to play Princess Diana on The Crown, and she’s been candid about wanting to ensure that her portrayal is respectful of the late royal.
UK former premier Tony Blair has added his voice to those saying The Crown is using the fifth season to present events in the 1990s on screen as real, when in fact they have been invented.
Out with the old and in with the new is a now familiar part of “The Crown” and its rotating cast, serving as a reminder of how rich the existing British acting pool is with its slew of recognizable faces. This series can also make careers as Emma Corrin and Vaness Kirby were launched into the stratosphere after her breakout performance as the young Diana Spencer and Princess Margaret.
SPOILER ALERT: This review contains details of the fifth season of The Crown, which debuts all 10-episodes on Netflix on November 9
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.”
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Acknowledging the king! Dominic West ran into Queen Consort Camilla while filming The Crown — and she greeted the actor in a surprising way.
Perhaps this won’t be a smear campaign against the royal family after all?
It’s not uncommon for a major news event to spawn multiple TV and film projects. Often, these are welcomed because it’s always interesting to watch different filmmakers and writers take a stab at a major news event.