The Crown’s Elizabeth Debicki defends Princess Diana role ‘We’ll never know what happened’

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Elizabeth Debicki, 32, who will portray Princess Diana in the latest season of Netflix show The Crown, has stressed the importance of not taking the show as fact.

Addressing criticism the show has faced for choosing to cover such recent events, the actress has insisted that people should “move on” following the inclusion of a disclaimer for the most recent series.Netflix has added a disclaimer to its marketing for The Crown, saying the show is a "fictional dramatisation", "inspired by real-life events".The disclaimer appears under the YouTube trailer for the upcoming series five and on the streaming site's title synopsis page.Dame Judi Dench and ex-Prime Minister Sir John Major have raised concerns about the accuracy of the royal drama, while Netflix has since told the BBC that the show “has always been presented as a drama based on historical events".Elizabeth has suggested the new disclaimer is a welcome addition to the show as the self-professed fan feels it is clear the programme should not be interpreted as fact.

In response to the criticism, the actress explained: “I respect people’s points of view and I, being an actor in the show, understand the nature of what the show is. “It was always very clear to me that one can never know what happens behind closed doors, and that a writer is interpreting what may have happened.“Now the disclaimer is up there, we can maybe stop talking about it and move on,” she continued.“If that’s helpful for certain people, so be it, and now the conversation can be returned to thecreative endeavour of what the show is.“It’s a tricky thing to speak about because I would like people to watch it and make up theirown minds. “There’s a huge amount of room for interpretation, and that’s the.