First glimpse of Prince William in series 5 of The Crown

2022-10-20

Nervous Prince William tries to put a smile on for the world’s media as his parent’s marriage is breaking down in new trailer for latest series of The Crown – while Harry, who has £88 million deal with Netflix, isn’t featured

Timothee Sambor plays Prince William in series five of Netflix drama The Crown
The trailer shows the young prince looking overwhelmed in front of cameras
Netflix will release the long-anticipated fifth series in the UK on 9 November

Royal fans got a first glimpse of Timothee Sambor in the role of a young Prince William in The Crown after the trailer for series five was released.

The promotional video for the new series of the Netflix show, which returns on 9 November, teased fans with glimpses of the break up of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage, with hints at how it affected their children.

In one shot, the family is pictured smiling outside a house as camera crews shout from outside the property and cameras flash in their face, with a young William, played by the 12-year-old Timothee, grimacing as he puts on a smile.

Timothee (pictured) portrays an uneasy-looking Prince William as he stands in front of the world’s media in the Netflix trailer for series five of The Crown. He pastes on a smile before looking overwhelmed by the occasion

Prince William (pictured on his first day of secondary school at Eton College) was just 15 years old when his mother Princess Diana passed away

Although it appears he is standing next to Prince Harry, viewers will have to wait until the series drops to see Teddy Hawley in his role as the now-Duke of Sussex, as the trailer only shows a little glimpse of his trademark red hair.

Throughout the trailer, emphasis is placed on pressure the royal family faced during the 1990s as the marriage between Prince Charles and Princess Diana broke down.

Although the royal couple are the main focus of the series, one shot clearly shows the strain on their children, as they have to deal with the breakdown of their parents’ marriage with the eyes of the world upon them.

Prince William, who was just 15 years old when his mother passed away following a car crash in Paris in August 1997, appears uneasy as he steps out with his family in a short clip in the trailer.

Elizabeth Debicki appears as Princess Diana in several shots in the trailer – which includes the evening she appeared in front of the world’s media wearing her ‘revenge dress’ in 1994 – on the same night Prince Charles’s tell-all documentary about their marriage was aired on TV

It is not immediately clear which event the scene represents, but Timothee Sambor makes it perfectly clear to viewers that he is portraying an overwhelmed young prince, who is trying his best to smile as he faces the world’s media.

Next to him, his father Prince Charles (played by Dominic West) looks towards his son and smiles, while a tiny glimpse of young Prince Harry’s head can be seen on William’s other side.

It appears the new series will have a firm focus 1992, with the first clip of the trailer showing the fire at Windsor Castle in November that year.

Over the shots, the Queen (played by Imelda Staunton) can be heard speaking about the difficult year she has had in her Christmas Day address to the nation, in what came to be known as her ‘Annus Horribilis’ speech.

She says: ‘In light of the events of the last 12 months, perhaps I have more to reflect on than most.’

The Queen’s annus horribilis saw the fire break out on 10 November at the royal residence Windsor Castle, which destroyed 115 rooms, including nine State Rooms.

The year also saw the breakdown in the marriages of three of her children: Prince Andrew, who separated from Sarah Ferguson, Princess Anne, who divorced Captain Mark Phillips after the pair had separated in 1989, and Prince Charles, whose marriage to Diana also broke down.

Of course, it was Charles and Diana’s split that is expected to be the focus of the new series, with clips showing the late Princess of Wales’s private pain.

Elizabeth Debicki appears as Diana in several shots on her own – with the trailer also teasing a scene in which she wore her infamous ‘revenge dress’ in 1994, on the same night Prince Charle’s tell-all documentary about their marriage appeared on TV.

The Crown TRAILER: Shock new teaser shows Diana screeching to a halt in car chase scene and in skimpy swimsuit as she floats in a pool as Royal Family is ‘plagued by scandal’ in most controversial series yet

A brand new trailer for season five of Netflix’s The Crown has shown the royal family in crisis during the new episodes, detailing the events leading up to Princess Diana’s 1997 death.

The sneak peek shows Elizabeth Debicki, who portrays the late Princess of Wales, whizzing away from paparazzi as she drives at full speed in a tense car chase scene.

Being released on November 9, another scene from the new season displays the character floating in a pool in a skimpy swimsuit – as she battles the crisis of royal protocol and family scandal in front of the nation.

The Crown TRAILER: Shock new teaser shows Diana screeching to a halt in car chase scene and in skimpy swimsuit as she floats in a pool as Royal Family is ‘plagued by scandal’ in most controversial series yet

‘I never stood a chance’: The new trailer shows Diana in a skin-baring simwsuit as she floats in the water while appearing at a loss

Over the first three series of The Crown, the Netflix hit has become well known for bending facts to suit its narrative, and while some artistic license is inevitable, some critics have been outraged in its rewriting of history and relationships.

But in it’s most controversial series yet, the brand new trailer declares that the ‘royal family is in genuine crisis’, as it depicts at-the-time Prince Charles and Diana’s divorce.

Actress Elizabeth’s voice can be heard explaining that Diana ‘never stood a chance’ in the trailer, as shots show the royal whizzing down a street while driving a black car at high speed to avoid paparazzi.

The dramatic scene shows an overwhelmed Diana at the wheel, donning a red puffer jacket as she struggles to keep control of the wheel.

Revenge dress: It also documents the iconic moment Diana stepped out in her famous ‘revenge dress’ at the 1994 dinner at the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens.

Nailed it: Originally designed by Christina Stambolian, the dress was off the shoulder and featured a royal-rule breaking hem – with Elizabeth looking the spitting image of the late royal in the new scenes

The forthcoming season five will document the events leading up to Diana’s death, but won’t reveal the tragic incident until season six -with it recently being revealed that the 1997 car crash which led to her death won’t be shown in the season.

Dubbing the fifth season as ‘the beginning of the end’, the new trailer shows Diana in a skin-baring simwsuit as she floats in the water while appearing at a loss.

It also documents the iconic moment Diana stepped out in her famous ‘revenge dress’ at the 1994 dinner at the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens.

Identical: Olivia Williams’ (left) portrays Camilla Parker Bowles (right), with the trailer showing Camilla and Charles together in an intimate moment

Misunderstood: An upset Diana is seen at the side of the pool, with a voiceover sharing that ‘People will never understand how it’s really been for me’

Originally designed by Christina Stambolian, the dress was off the shoulder and featured a royal-rule breaking hem – with Elizabeth looking the spitting image of the late royal in the new scenes.

Imelda Staunton portrayed the the late Monarch as she reacted to the Windsor Castle Fire of 1992

The dramatised trailer shows the royal family declaring that Diana ‘wants to bring down the temple’, before depicting her famous interview with BBC journalist Martin Bashir, played by Prasanna Puwanarajah.

Netflix used a dramatised recreation of Princess Diana’s bombshell Panorama interview with disgraced BBC journalist Bashir to advertise their new series of The Crown today – despite Prince William’s demands that the interview be taken off air.

The fifth season of the streaming giant’s popular series The Crown will include an entire episode focusing on the Royal’s controversial sit-down with Bashir in 1995, in which she sensationally said ‘there were three of us in the marriage’ – a reference to Charles and Camilla.

The interview, originally broadcast by Panorama, has since been debunked after it was revealed interviewer Bashir gained access and trust of Diana using falsified information.

Famous interview: The trailer depicts her famous interview with BBC journalist Martin Bashir (right) played by Prasanna Puwanarajah (left)

Breaking: It also shows journalisy Martin declaring that Diana is ‘at breaking point’

Timothee Sambo (pictured left) portrays an uneasy-looking Prince William as he stands in front of the world’s media in the Netflix trailer for series five of The Crown. He pastes on a smile before looking overwhelmed by the occasion

It was watched by 23 million people. It is thought to have contributed to her divorce from Prince Charles in 1996 – a year prior to her fatal car crash in the Tunnel de l’Alma in Paris.

Bashir showed Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, false bank statements which suggested his former head of security had been receiving money from tabloids and the security services to spy on his sister.

However, the decision to recreate the Panorama interview puts Netflix at odds with William, who called for the groundbreaking scenes to never to be aired again.

In the trailer, Diana can be seen sitting down with Bashir, while a voiceover says: ‘I won’t go quietly.’

Charles, portrayed by Dominic West, can also be seen with Olivia Williams’ Camilla Parker Bowles, with the trailer showing an intimate moment between the pair.

While in one shot, the family is pictured smiling outside a house as camera crews shout from outside the property and cameras flash in their face, with a young Prince William, played by the 12-year-old actor Timothee Sambor, grimacing as he puts on a smile.

Johnny Lee Miller, who portrays former British Prime Minister John Major, says in the trailer: ‘It feels it’s all about to erupt’.

Breaking: It also shows journalisy Martin declaring that Diana is ‘at breaking point’

It was announced last year that Elizabeth would take over from Emma Corrin and play Diana for the fifth and sixth series, which will cover Diana’s death in 1997.

The actress said of her casting last year: ‘Princess Diana’s spirit, her words and her actions live in the hearts of so many. It is my privilege and honour to be joining this masterful series, which has had me absolutely hooked from episode one.’

Meanwhile Dodi Fayed is expected to play a large part in the next series of The Crown, with British actor Khalid Abdalla, 39, who starred in the 2007 film The Kite Runner, cast in the role.

The final two series of The Crown will cover the Royal Family’s history throughout the 1990s and into 2003, however it is not yet know which moments will be seen.

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