Elizabeth Debicki Says Portraying Diana’s Final Days on ‘The Crown’ Meant Creating ‘Room for Surprise’

Elizabeth Debicki was hyper-aware of the pressures that came with re-creating Princess Diana’s last days on “The Crown,” arguably the most high-profile interpretation of her life and lasting cultural impact. After all, it’s no mystery how the story of the beloved royal ends. The first half of the Netflix series’ sixth and final season dramatizes — with some degree of truth — the months leading up to Diana’s fatal 1997 car crash in Paris, France. The remainder of the season chronicles the aftermath of her death, focusing on the royal family’s struggles to reconcile with their grief. 

For Debicki, who earned her first Emmy nomination for her Season 5 performance as “the