New The Crown images tease blossoming relationship between Diana and Dodi
18.10.2023 - 12:23
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The budding romance between Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed in the upcoming final season has been teased in newly released images. The final season of the popular Royal drama will be split into two parts, with the first four episodes airing on November 16 and the second part on December 14.
Netflix shared new pictures on Monday, one of which shows Diana on a yacht owned by business magnate Mohamed Al Fayed. His relationship with the royals was shown in the fifth season of The Crown, where he was seen getting acquainted with Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki.
Mohamed Al Fayed invited Diana and her sons, Prince Harry and Prince William, to holiday on his yacht with his son Dodi, a film producer, where they were pursued by photographers. Speaking about her role, Debicki said in April: "I think it's a really unique challenge as an actor, to portray those days."
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"I really just trusted in Peter's emotional blueprint that he created for us to follow."
"It's his interpretation and I think it made emotional sense to me, so I clung to that. Because, obviously, it's devastating and it's fraught and we can never know."
British actor Khalid Abdalla, who plays Dodi, described the role as "the honour of my life" and expressed his excitement to be part of the project. Salim Daw Daw, who portrays Mr Al Fayed in the series, said: "I adore this character. I love him so much and I enjoy portraying him because I love him."
He added: "In this series, he is so human and he's so colourful. He's hard sometimes, very