‘The Crown’: Everyone vs. Lady Di in Season 5 Trailer

It is a delicate moment for the United Kingdom: the weight of the death of Queen Elizabeth II of England, pillar of the English people, is joined by the growing political, social and economic instability that led to the recent resignation of the Prime Minister The minister, Liz Truss , after just 44 days at the helm. In the midst of all this comes the trailer for the fifth season of ‘The Crown, which will remove the past of the British royal family in what was its worst decade: the 1990s.

The trailer shows us very difficult times for members of the royal family. Windsor Castle caught fire, causing a national uproar over who would have to pay to restore it. Secondly, love scandals were on the agenda: Princess Diana had a secret relationship with surgeon Khan in the years before her death in 1997, while both Prince Charles and Prince Andrew made headlines in the tabloid press by separating from their wives.

The new season enters the reputation crisis of the English monarchy without skimping on the details of the scandals and tragedies of 1992, given that the queen herself at the time called her “Annus horribilis”. It is in that year that tensions flare up between Lady Diana and her husband, Prince Charles, who will lead to media battle that would inevitably lead to rupture. A voice expresses the expectations they had to face: “The Winsor House should unite the nation and set an example of idealized family life”.

The fifth season, which opens on November 9, will feature Lady Di as a transgressive figure who seek to limit and silence within the established systembut nevertheless “She’s about to break down because of how she feels being treated“We heard her say that people will never understand how things have been for her, and then add “never had a chance”. Diana, who with her charisma and her personality has conquered the love of all public opinion, contrasts with the stony and regal figure of the mother-in-law, who in her anxiety to maintain family stability cannot help but perceive it. as a threat. The king, for his part, tells the princess what he must never forget: “Remember the one condition, the only rule. Stay true to this family”, “Silent?”she says. “Yes. It’s a system, for better or for worse”replies the monarch, before concluding: “we are all trapped“.

‘The Crown’ received a lot of criticism from royalty and close people for fictionalizing historical events. Although the fifth season has not yet been released, it has already been the subject of controversy. In this case, it is an episode in question that revolves around the infamous interview given by Princess Diana to the BBC and that, because it was obtained through deception and forgery, the channel promised never to show it to the public again. Prince William, son of Lady Di, asked Netflix not to include the interview, claiming that “It was a big contributor to my parents’ relationship worsening”but the producer claimed that the interview had “historical importance”so you can see fragments of it.

Major changes in the cast

The new season comes with significant changes in the main cast. Perhaps most importantly, Olivia Colman will no longer be Queen Elizabeth, but It will be Imelda Staunton to occupy the throne in fiction. Elizabeth Debicki replaces Emma Corrin as Diana and Josh O’Connor hands over the role of Carlos to Dominic West.

The fifth season of “The Crown” will be available November 9 on Netflix.