Following season 4 of The Crown, where the hit Netflix series introduced us with Princess Diana’s story, The Crown made it clear who season 5’s villains would be. Presumably, it will be the media and the crown itself. As in season 4, we have seen the increasingly strained relationship of Princess Diana with the Crown, the media are the next natural progression in her story.

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At the end of The Crown season 4, we witnessed a lingering shot of the sadness on Diana’s face, indicating that her story will continue to be a huge focus for The Crown season 5. Strained relationship with Prince Charles, their marriage is set to end in the show’s upcoming season. That means Diana’s increasingly hostile relationship with the Crown and the media will be featured, making them the obvious villains for season 5.

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As Charles was in love with his now-wife Camilla Parker-Bowles during the entirety of his time with Diana, she was trapped in a loveless marriage. The British media was also famously obsessed with ferociously tracking Diana’s every move. They even continued to do so after her divorce from Charles.

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With her negative relationship with the monarchy and media firmly set in place, The Crown season 5 will see these forces in Diana’s life become fully-fledged villains. Diana has become a sympathetic character both in history and the Netflix show. She was known as “the people’s princess” in real life and is portrayed in a similar manner in The Crown.

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While many shows would choose to always portray their protagonists in a positive light, Queen Elizabeth ll was a real person who made mistakes over the course of her reign and The Crown certainly needs to highlight that. Her treatment of Diana %u2013 whether it was intentional or not %u2013 was one of those mistakes.

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