The Australian-born star is the latest actress to take on the role of Princess Diana in The Crown.
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Elizabeth Debicki channels Princess Diana’s style — a plaid dress and red hat — as she films a scene that appears to be recreating Princess Eugenie’s royal christening in 1990.
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Eugenie was the first of the Queen’s grandchildren to have a christening during a normal Sunday service at St. Mary Magdalene church in Sandringham.
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In her latest scenes for the upcoming season of The Crown, Elizabeth Debicki channeled Princess Diana’s look during a ski trip to Lech, Austria, in 1994, which she took with sons Prince William and Prince Harry.
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Elizabeth Debicki perfectly channels the late royal in an elegant white gown while filming a scene for the upcoming 5th season of The Crown.
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The look is almost identical to an outfit Diana wore to a fundraising concert for Bosnian children in Italy in September 1995.
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Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in The Crown. Dean/SplashNews.com
While filming the Netflix drama in Croydon, England, the actress was a complete lookalike for Diana in sunglasses, an oversized blazer and striped trousers. Debicki was spotted filming a scene that saw her surrounded by paparazzi.
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Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in The Crown. Dean/SplashNews.com
The next season, scheduled to premiere in the fall, will delve into the last years of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage, as well as the final days of Diana’s life before she died in a 1997 car crash in Paris at the age of 36.
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“Princess Diana’s spirit, her words and her actions live in the hearts of so many. It is my true privilege and honour to be joining this masterful series, which has had me absolutely hooked from episode one,” the actress, whose credits include roles in The Great Gatsby, The Night Manager and Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, said in a statement.
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Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West. Splash News/Backgrid
Dominic West will star alongside Debicki as Prince Charles in the new season.
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Elisabeth Debicki and Dominic West Filming The Crown In Mallorca. BACKGRID – Joan Llado / GTres / SplashNews.com
In new photos, the actors appear to be recreating the royal couple’s 1991 trip to Italy, which was said to be a breaking point in the later years of the royal couple’s turbulent marriage. Joining for filming were actors Timothee Sambor and Teddy Hawley, who will play Prince William and Prince Harry.
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Debicki took over the role from Emma Corrin (the series changes out their cast members as the characters age through the decades).
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The cast was spotted on the grounds of Ardverikie Estate in Scotland, which stands in for the Queen’s residence of Balmoral during filming.
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Season 5 is set to premiere this fall.
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