The Crown: Elizabeth Debicki to play Princess Diana in the final series

Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki will play Diana, Princess of Wales, in the last two seasons of the hit Netflix series The Crown, has been announced.

The Night Manager star will take over from Emma Corrin from the fourth season.

Debicki joins Jonathan Pryce and Imelda Staunton for the final two seasons of the royal drama, which is expected to cover the 1990s and early 2000s.

The fourth season is expected to release this fall.

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“The spirit of Princess Diana, her words and her actions live on in the hearts of so many,” Debicki said in a statement posted through The Crown’s official Twitter account.

“It is my real privilege and honor to be a part of this masterful series that has absolutely hooked me on episode one.”

The 29-year-old actress is known for her roles in films including The Great Gatsby and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.

The last two series will include the breakup of Princess Diana and Prince Charles’ marriage and their death in 1997, which plunged the Royal Family into crisis.

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The last two series may also continue to cover the deaths of Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother, with seven weeks apart in 2002, and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee that summer.

Earlier this week, the show announced that Oscar-nominated actor Jonathan Pryce would follow in the footsteps of Matt Smith and Tobias Menzies to play Prince Philip in series four and five.

Imelda Staunton will meanwhile take over from Olivia Colman as the monarch, while Lesley Manville will play Princess Margaret.