Elizabeth Debicki Honors Princess Diana With Her ‘The Crown’ Premiere Dress
usmagazine.comA touching tribute! Elizabeth Debicki honored Princess Diana at the season 5 premiere of The Crown.For the Tuesday, November 8, soiree in London, Debicki, 32, who stars as Diana in the show’s next chapter, graced the red carpet in a dazzling black gown by Dior.
The floor-length number featured a strapless construction with a neck scarf that connected to the back of the dress and cascaded into a train behind her.The look was strikingly similar to the baby blue Catherine Walker gown Princess Diana wore to the Cannes Film Festival in 1987.
The late royal’s dress was also sleeveless and was paired with a matching silk stole.Debicki’s black masterpiece is from Dior’s haute couture spring 2022 collection and took 300 hours to make, per Vogue.Her decision to wear a Dior creation was also significant as the fashion house named its popular Lady Dior bag after Diana in 1996.
The late princess also wore several Dior pieces following her split from King Charles III — which is explored in the latest installation of the Netflix series.Season 5 of The Crown is set in the 1990s during which Diana and Charles’ marriage fell apart before her death at age 36 in 1997.In addition to Debicki, new cast members include Dominic West as Charles, Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth, Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Marcia Warren as the Queen Mother, Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles and Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip.
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