‘The Crown’ producers claim filming Diana’s deadly car crash took ‘enormous sensitivity’

When “The Crown” concludes its sixth and final season later this year, anxiously waiting fans will finally see how the tragic death of Princess Diana will play out on screen.

Executive producers Andy Harries and Suzanne Mackie have claimed that they filmed the passing of Diana (played by Elizabeth Debicki) with “enormous sensitivity.”

The pair noted that the death scene — the Princess of Wales died at the age of 36 in 1997 in a fiery car crash in Paris — will be shown in the early episodes of the season, according to Deadline.

“The show might be big and noisy, but we’re not. We’re thoughtful people and we’re sensitive people. There were very careful, long conversations about how we were going to do it,” Mackie recently explained of the Netflix series at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

“The audience will judge it in the end, but I think it’s been delicately, thoughtfully recreated,” she said.

“Elizabeth Debicki is an extraordinary actress, and she was so thoughtful and considerate. She loved Diana. There’s a huge amount of respect from us all — I hope that’s evident,” Mackie added.

The Post has reached out to Netflix for comment.

Back in October, “The Crown” came under fire for the depiction of the death scene. According to the Irish Sun, the scenes showing Diana’s accident have “sparked fury.”

“To be going back to Paris and turning Diana’s final days and hours into a drama feels very uncomfortable. Finally, some of the crew members are pushing back,” a source told the Sun. 

“The show always tried to present a fictional version of royal history with as much sensitivity as possible. But lately, as things get closer to the present day, it feels harder to strike that balance. With some of those moments still so fresh and upsetting, it feels as though a line is being crossed.”

Queen Elizabeth died in September 2022 while the cast was filming the series. At the Edinburgh festival, Harries also addressed how the monarch’s death influenced the creative process behind the scenes.

“The passing of Her Majesty impacted on us all … It didn’t change [the story] fundamentally, but it did change it in a sense. When you see it, I think you will know what I mean,” Harries said. “It’s a very powerful film and a very respectful episode.”

Mackie added that the show is a “love letter” to the sovereign from creator Peter Morgan. 

The final turn of “The Crown” will take place in the late 1990s and into the early 2000s, portraying events including Tony Blair’s time as prime minister, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s first meeting and more.

Returning Season 5 cast members include Dominic West as then-Prince Charles, Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret and Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles.

Another significant event that the season will feature is the aftermath of Prince Harry’s infamous Nazi costume scandal of 2005.

The Duke of Sussex, now 38, wore a Nazi officer’s uniform to a costume party at the time.