The Crown: Our verdict on the final season

<p>Why some critics have given one or two star reviews of Season Six Part One. How The Crown is ‘attempting the impossible’. Did it do Diana’s story justice? Why the Netflix show's better than some critics think. The Standard’s <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/author/melanie-mcdonagh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Melanie McDonagh</a> shares <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/the-crown-diana-charles-the-queen-imelda-staunton-dominic-west-b1120446.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">her review</a> of Season 6 Part One, and explains why she’s not looking forward to Part Two. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Elizabeth Debicki’s ‘moving’ portrayal of Princess Diana</li><li>How the actors captured the 'internal selves' of their characters</li><li>The historical accuracies compared with dramatised elements</li><li>Why Season Six Part Two isn’t on Melanie’s to-watch list</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us<a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on X</a> or<a href="https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on Threads</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>