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The Crown: Our verdict on the final season

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: Elizabeth Debicki’s ‘moving’ portrayal of Princess DianaHow the actors captured the 'internal selves' of their charactersThe historical accuracies compared with dramatised elementsWhy Season Six Part Two isn’t on Melanie’s to-watch list 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>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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