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Fans are going wild over the fourth season of the Netflix drama The Crown, as Princess Diana (played by actress Emma Corrin) was finally introduced to the cast.
Now, the streaming platform has released a special video on YouTube titled Beneath The Crown: The True Story of Charles & Diana’s Australia Tour, which includes archival footage of the royal couple’s official visit to Australia in 1983.
The 10-minute clip not only provides context about the tour, it also shows the remarkable effort that has gone into accurately re-creating the events for viewers.
The truth behind the drama: Netflix has released archival footage from Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s 1983 tour of Australia, much to the delight of fans of The Crown.
British television and radio host Anita Rani retraces her journey with contributions from Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor, who play Diana and Charles respectively, along with archival footage of key moments from the tour.
The new season of the popular drama includes an episode that recreates Charles and Diana’s tour of Australia and New Zealand nearly four decades ago.
Images of royalty are shown in the Northern Territory, contrasting with a scene from The Crown in which Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, can be seen in the background.
Rani noted that the moment Diana broke royal protocol by asking for a glass of water in the heat made her more relatable.
Emma added: “ It baffles me that someone was surprised that there was an element that they couldn’t cope with or that they struggled with. ”
TV Moment: Actors Emma Corrin (Princess Diana) and Josh O’Connor (Prince Charles) are shown in a scene depicting the royal couple’s journey to Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock.
From the archive: Princess Diana and Prince Charles are photographed visiting Uluru in March 1983
“ It puzzles me that someone was surprised that there was an element that they could not cope with or that they fought ” – actress Emma spoke of the moment when Princess Diana ruffled the feathers by breaking royal protocol by asking for a glass of water in the heat near Uluru
The remarkable resemblance to reality was also shown in images of the royal couple’s meeting with then-Prime Minister Bob Hawke on March 23, 1983.
In Tasmania, Charles paid tribute to his wife during a speech, which has been included in the new season of The Crown.
Another scene shows Diana handing Prince William a stuffed koala as they venture inside near Uluru.
Then and Now: The remarkable resemblance to reality was also shown in images of the royal couple who met then-Prime Minister Bob Hawke on March 23, 1983.
Flashback: In Tasmania, Charles paid tribute to his wife during a speech, which has been included in the new season of The Crown.
Double take – the scene looks nearly identical, with all real life details replicated
Josh claims the episode featuring the tour is’ such an important episode to his story [because] he almost tells his happiest moments and then some resurgence that occurs with Diana who becomes the love of a nation ”.
However, the cast and crew of the award-winning show did not travel to Australia to film the show.
Instead, they used various locations in Spain and incorporated digital effects to make the setup seem like the antipodean.
The city of Malaga was used for Sydney, while the desert near the port city of Almeria was used as a backdrop for his visit to Uluru.
‘He almost tells of his happiest moments’: Actor Josh O’Connor, who plays Prince Charles, says the episode featuring the tour is ‘such an important episode in his story’
Down Under: Emma, who plays the late People’s Princess, shares many scenes with Josh and a child actor who plays her first-born, Prince William.
The Netflix series, which was filmed between August 2019 and March 2020, also hired extras with Australian accents to help add to the Australian vibe they built in Spain.
The fourth series of The Crown begins as the 1970s is drawing to a close, with the royal family concerned with safeguarding the line of succession by securing a suitable bride for Prince Charles, who is not yet married in his 30s.
The Crown is now streaming on Netflix
Recreating Real Life: The award-winning show’s cast and crew did not travel to Australia to film the episode. Instead, they used multiple locations in Spain and incorporated digital effects to make the setup look appropriately antipodal.
Now available: the fourth season of The Crown premiered on Netflix on Sunday, November 15
