The Crown set to enrage Prince William by repeating shock claims about Princess Diana in new series
THE Crown is set to anger Prince William again by repeating lies that his mum Diana was pregnant when she died.
The outlandish claims were made by late Harrods boss Mohamed Fayed whose son Dodi was killed with the princess in the 1997 Paris car crash.
In the Netflix series, Fayed (played by Salim Daw) will be heard claiming the crash was the result of an establishment plot to kill Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) to stop her marrying Dodi.
A TV insider said: “This is likely to enrage the Prince of Wales, who has been upset by many Crown storylines that have featured his mother.
“After it emerged her 1996 Panorama interview with Martin Bashir was obtained by deception, William asked that it never be seen again.
“But The Crown chose to recreate it against his express wishes. Hearing the claims about his mother’s pregnancy and the plot will feel like salt in the wound, particularly as so many of them have been debunked over the years.”
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The Crown is also facing a backlash for featuring Di as a ghost who visits the Queen (Imelda Staunton) and Charles (Dominic West).
The sixth series begins on November 16 with four episodes, plus six more from December 14.
Netflix declined to comment.
