Is it too soon? Season six of The Crown begins tomorrow and features the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales. Some people feel that this is wrong.
Netflix finale turns Diana's death into drama
Is it too soon? Season six of The Crown begins tomorrow and features the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales. Some people feel that this is wrong.
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A woman is sitting at a piano. "Don't really understand how I ended up here," she says to herself. Suddenly the scene changes and there she is again - followed by paparazziPhotographers who take photos of celebrities as they go about their normal lives to sell to newspapers and magazines. wherever she goes.
The woman is Diana, Princess of Wales, played by Elizabeth Debicki in the final episodes of The Crown, a hit Netflix series.
Diana died in 1997, a year after her divorce from the Prince of Wales (now King Charles III). At the time she was going out with film producer Dodi Fayed.
On the night of 30 August the two arrived at a hotel in Paris. The hotel's deputy head of security, Henri Paul, was told to drive them to a nearby flat.
Paul drove at speed, chased by paparazzi on motorbikes. He lost control of the car in an underpass and crashed.
He, Dodi and Diana all died. Her sons William and Harry were then 15 and 12. For them, The Crown threatens to open old wounds.
Netflix has said that it will not show the actual car crash, but there will be scenes from before and afterwards. The makers of the show say they thought for a long time about how to film it, and there was "a huge amount of respectTreat someone as if they are important due to their abilities. ".
But there have already been complaints about filming taking place at the underpass. A priestA religious leader in the Christian church. who saw Diana as she died says the filming was wrong.
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"There is no need to recreate the events of that night," he said. "This is because Diana has children, she has a brother and sisters, and it affects the feelings of her entire family."
Is it too soon?
Yes: As the priest points out, many people who knew and loved Diana are still alive. The other series of The Crown were about things that happened a long time ago. This is too recent.
No: This was a major event in modern British history. It changed the royal family. It is important for people to know about it.
Paparazzi - Photographers who take photos of celebrities as they go about their normal lives to sell to newspapers and magazines.
Respect - Treat someone as if they are important due to their abilities.
Priest - A religious leader in the Christian church.
Netflix finale turns Diana’s death into drama
Glossary
Paparazzi - Photographers who take photos of celebrities as they go about their normal lives to sell to newspapers and magazines.
Respect - Treat someone as if they are important due to their abilities.
Priest - A religious leader in the Christian church.