In a nutshell:
The final season of The Crown will take the series from the late ’90s to the early 2000s, encompassing the tragic death of Princess Diana in 1997.
Who will play Princess Diana in Season 6 of The Crown?
Elizabeth Debicki will reprise her role as Diana, Princess of Wales in Season 6, having taken over from Emma Corrin in Season 5. So, too, will Dominic West, who succeeded Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles in the latest installment.
Who will play Prince William, Prince Harry and Kate Middleton in The Crown Season 6?
On September 2, Deadline broke the news that, following an exhaustive casting process, The Crown had cast the roles of Prince William and Kate Middleton for Season 6. Two actors will play the former as he matures from a teenager to a young university student: Rufus Kampa will embody him at 15 as he struggles to cope with the death of his mother, Diana; and Ed McVey will depict his years as a young adult, when he courted the future Duchess of Cambridge after meeting her at St. Andrews in 2001. Meanwhile, newcomer Meg Bellamy will play Middleton. The series will mark the screen debuts of all three actors. On March 17, the first images surfaced from the set showing both McVey and Bellamy in action, and the first official stills followed on April 27.
Who else will star in The Crown Season 6?
Imelda Staunton’s Queen Elizabeth II, Lesley Manville’s Princess Margaret, and Jonathan Pryce’s Prince Philip will also return, alongside Olivia Williams’s Camilla Parker Bowles, Khalid Abdalla’s Dodi Fayed, Salim Daw’s Mohamed Al-Fayed, and Bertie Carvel and Lydia Leonard’s Tony and Cherie Blair.
What years will Season 6 of The Crown cover?
The Crown’s fifth season ended in 1997, as Princess Diana was invited to holiday in St. Tropez with Mohamed Al-Fayed (she would perish later that year, in August). Season 6 should pick up where it left off, and stretch to at least 2001, if not later.