Netflix shares snap of Charles and Diana with William and Harry
The Crown unveils first official snap of William and Harry: Netflix shares promotional shot of brothers sitting side-by-side with Charles and Diana on the couple’s ‘second honeymoon’ to Italy in 1991
- Netflix shared a number of promotional shots of The Crown ahead of new season
- Among the shots was a photograph of Prince Charles with Princess Diana
- Snap shows couple on a boat with Prince William and Prince Harry as children
- Understood to depict the couple’s family holiday to Italy in 1991
Netflix has shared its first official glimpse at Charles, Diana, William and Harry together as a family in season five of The Crown.
The pictures, which were posted on the show’s official social media pages, showed the now King, played by Dominic West in the series, alongside his late wife, played by Elizabeth Debicki, and their children Prince William (Timothee Samborand) and Harry (Teddy Hawley.)
In the snap, the on-screen family can be seen smiling as they sit aboard a boat. The scene is believed to depict the couple’s holiday to Italy with their children in 1997.
The family holiday in Italy will be part of the series, despite their ailing marriage, in 1991 Charles and Diana took William and Harry on a yacht trip together
Charles and Diana took a ‘second honeymoon’ in 1991 with their two children before they separated and finally divorced in 1996
Timothee will portray Prince William while Teddy, seven, has been cast as his younger brother Harry following reports show bosses were struggling to find red-haired actors.
According to The Sun, a source said: ‘Netflix bosses wanted to make sure they had the right actors for the role given the young royals are so well known and were in the public eye so much at that age.
‘They didn’t rush it and found Teddy and Timothee who they hope will be warmly received. They’re about to become household names in their own right.’
Harry was previously played by Arran Tinker in the fourth series but only briefly while William was portrayed by Lucas Barber Grant. MailOnline has contacted a Netflix spokesperson for comment.
Timothee Samborand will be playing a young Prince William in the show, like the prince he is a keen footballer
Teddy Hawley will play a young Prince Harry according to The Sun, bosses were considering dyeing a child actor’s hair red so he bears an adequate resemblance to the Duke of Sussex until they found Teddy
Like the prince he’s playing, it’s believed Timothee is a keen footballer, playing for Rockslane Chiswick U11s. He’s also a talented writer, receiving a commendation in the Year 5 category for a poem he penned during lockdown in the Chiswick Book Festival’s 10th Young People’s Poetry Competition last year.
It was previously said there was a dearth of ginger-haired actors who could play Prince Harry when casting agents went on the hunt earlier this year.
The new series also shows Camilla and Charles courting after the divorce, in this image released by Netflix the pair gaze up at a fireworks display together
According to The Sun, bosses were considering dyeing a child actor’s hair red so he bears an adequate resemblance to the Duke of Sussex.
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.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles actors Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West were seen filming new scenes for The Crown series 5 in Palma de Mallorca on Tuesday.
Elizabeth, 31, was joined on location by Dominic, 51, as they boarded the prestigious Christina O yacht off shore of the Balearic Island, in scenes recreating the royal pair’s family trip to Italy in 1991 – which took place a year before the couple divorced.
The Crown, Series Five Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II (left) and Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (right) the Queen called 1992 her ‘annus horribilis’ after the fire at Windsor Castle and divorce news
During the Nineties, Princess Diana and Prince Charles had embarked on a holiday with their children Prince William and Harry, then eight and six, which saw the family unified for a cruise on Charles’ beloved Alexandra yacht, despite the couple being just months away from calling off their marriage.
There are several poignant moments which could be used in the upcoming series, including the Queen making a speech on her 40th anniversary of her accession in 1992, in which she called the year an ‘annus horriblis’.
She was referring the breakdown of three of her children’s marriages; Prince Andrew, Princess Anne’s and Prince Charles’ divorce from Princess Diana.
Other notable events during the time period included a fire at Windsor Castle, her golden wedding anniversary in 1997, and the deaths of Princess Margaret, the Queen Mother and the Princess of Wales.
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