Elizabeth Debicki Says She Originally Auditioned for A Different Role in 'The Crown' Before Being Cast as Princess Diana

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Elizabeth Debicki wasn’t planning on playing Princess Diana when she auditioned for The Crown.

The 33-year-old actress joined the cast of the show for season five, playing Diana as she navigated her tumultuous relationship with Prince Charles.

But in a new interview with Deadline published on Wednesday (June 21), Elizabeth revealed that she had originally sought a different role in the show. Keep reading to find out more… “I auditioned for a small part in Season 2,” she explained, adding that she had been interested in one of the smaller roles in that season. “I went in and auditioned for it, and did not get that part, but they saw something Diana-y in the audition, unintentionally.

So, a combination of me doing bad acting and somehow good acting at the same time,” Elizabeth continued. “They called my agent, saying, ‘Not that part, but we’d like to keep her in the Diana-mix,’ which was about 4,000 years down the road.