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The actor also reveals how Queen Elizabeth IIs death affected Season 6.
Elizabeth Debickisuncanny portrayal ofPrincess DianaonThe CrownSeason 5 has shocked fans and those whoknew Diana in real life,too.
The late royals biographerAndrew MortontoldToday,for example,that watching Debicki was like seeing a ghost.
She sort of needs it and wants to escape from it at the same time.
And I think me as the actor, I was interested in threading that duality through the performance.
Music has become a big part ofThe Crown last seasontied Diana to Edge of Seventeen, for example.
Do you have a playlist or certain songs that you associate with Diana to get in her headspace?
Im funny with music with characters.
What did you learn about Diana while preparing for the role?
She was very, very funny, quick, witty, and quite naughty and playful.
Everyones had a story about her like someone saying, I once got up to do a speech.
Its so important to have that levity.
Does the cast find ways to laugh and have fun between scenes?
So many of the people who work on the show are very funny.
He just sings through everything and talks through the takes.
And we would say to Ted, we have to be quiet.
Its a quiet take.
He was such a joy.
Its very delicate territory, and I respect all the different opinions about it.
As someone who watchedThe Crownas a viewer, I understood what it was doing.
We just fit into that canon of dialogue around history.
Speaking of, how has Queen Elizabeth IIs death affected filming forSeason 6?
AndThe Crowndocuments that very thing.
So we all suddenly had this very physical impression of what that is.
And as honestly as we can?
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
