Elizabeth Debicki on The Crown Season 5 and Playing the Various Sides of Diana

Over the last several seasons of Netflix’s hit series The Crown, from creator and showrunner Peter Morgan, audiences have been able to watch the (albeit slightly fictionalized) struggles of the British Royal Family play out since Queen Elizabeth’s ascent to the throne began in the 1940s. For the most recent Season 5, an entirely new set of actors were cast to inhabit these famous roles — including Elizabeth Debicki, who assumes the part of Princess Diana from Emma Corrin (who played her in Season 4) and brings the equally winsome and thoroughly enigmatic member of the Royal Family to life on-screen. Debicki is also set to play Diana for The Crown’s sixth and final season, which will depict the ultimately tragic fate of the Princess of Wales. During an interview with Collider, Debicki spoke about joining The Crown for its fifth season and the advance research she did to prepare for the role — including reading Andrew Morton’s bombshell biography. The actress also discussed her journey to taking