The fifth season of The Crown hit Netflix on November 9th, being met with a more mixed reception than previous seasons. The royal biographical drama's new season is the first to be released since the death of two of its main characters, Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

The show follows Queen Elizabeth's reign and its latest season follows the Royal Family during the tumultuous years of the 1990s. Recently, Netflix announced that season 6 will be the show's last, leaving viewers wondering how the next season will wrap things up.

When Did Charles And Camilla Formally Start Dating?

Camilla and Prince Charles in The Crown season 5

Throughout season 4 and 5 of The Crown, Prince Charles has cheated on his wife, Princess Diana, with longtime friend Camilla Parker-Bowles. Season 5 saw Charles publicly admit his infidelity, and he was finally granted the right to divorce from his mother, Queen Elizabeth.

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Charles, however, was forbidden from dating Camilla, as a monarch cannot have a new partner while their former is still living. Followers of the Royal Family will know that Charles and Camilla married in 2005, eight years after Princess Diana's death, but there is still a gap in the audience's knowledge about when the couple were officially allowed to be together.

How Will The Series Portray Diana's Death?

Diana turning back to look at herself in the mirror in The Crown.

Elizabeth Debicki took on the role of Princess Diana in season 5, portraying the Princess of Wales in her final years before her tragic death in 1997. Diana died in a car accident in Paris, France, after being chased by photographers through a tunnel.

Given that 1997 is not that long ago, and her sons - William and Harry - were just children when she died, her death is naturally a sensitive matter. The British press have voiced a lot of concern over the tastefulness of covering this event, and fans of The Crown will be keen to see if the show can do right by the victims and their loved ones.

How Did Mohamed Al-Fayed’s Relationship With The Queen Change?

Mohamed Al-Fayed in The Crown season 5

Mohamed Al-Fayed was the father of Dodi Fayed, the boyfriend of Princess Diana who died alongside her in the 1997 car accident. As shown in season 5 of The Crown, Mohamed had great respect for royalty, having bought the former home of King Edward VIII, and desperately wanted to meet Queen Elizabeth.

Since the death of his son, Mohamed Al-Fayed has pedaled conspiracy theories that the Royal Family caused the deaths of both Dodi and Diana. It would be interesting to know why Mohamed went from idolizing the family to accusing them of committing manslaughter, and if the show will portray this change.

How Serious Was Dodi and Diana's Relationship?

Dodi Fayed in The Crown

At the end of The Crown season 5, Diana was about to meet Dodi Fayed, which would result in their romantic relationship. They had only been together a short time before their tragic deaths, but many people, including Mohamed Al-Fayed, believe the pair were engaged or expecting a child at the time.

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When Mohamed owned Harrods' department store in London, a ring believed to be an engagement ring was displayed at a memorial for the couple in the store. This could all just be a conspiracy, but with the nature of their relationship so unclear, the show will have to attempt to clarify it.

How Did Prince Harry View His Parent’s Divorce?

Diana, Harry, William, and Charles smiling for a photo in The Crown.

In season 5 of The Crown, viewers saw a now-teenage Prince William, the son of Charles and Diana. William struggles with his parents' highly public divorce, even angrily asking his mother to stop talking to him about her new potential love interest.

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William's younger brother, Harry, is still a small child during season 5 but will be a teenager by the time of his mother's death. Given the fact that Prince Harry is releasing a memoir in early 2023, season 6 of the show will likely have to address Harry's complex feelings on the matter. In 2021, Harry told Oprah Winfrey that Charles doesn't return his calls, meaning that their relationship has a long and complicated history.

What Did Tony Blair and Prince Charles Think of Each Other?

Tony Blair and Family as portrayed in The Crown

Prince Charles is already one of The Crown's most divisive figures, with the future King of England frequently butting heads with his family and members of authority. In season 5, Charles tries and fails to convince Prime Minister John Major to get his mother to abdicate from the throne.

At the end of season 5, Tony Blair is elected. Blair, a Labour Prime Minister, has multiple members of his cabinet that would like to see the end of the monarchy, as portrayed in the film The Queen. It will be an interesting watch to see what these two powerful men think of one another when season 6 covers Blair's premiership from 1997-2007.

How Will The Crown Portray The Deaths of Princess Margaret and The Queen Mother?

The ROyal Family posing for a photo in The Crown season 5.

In February 2002, Princess Margaret died at the age of 71 from a stroke. The sister of Queen Elizabeth had been ill for a long time, and her excessive smoking and alcohol use has been covered on The Crown. Their mother, known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, died just seven weeks later at the age of 101.

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This period of time was obviously a difficult one for the Royal Family, with the funeral of Princess Margaret notable as one of the few times Queen Elizabeth has shown emotion in public. Given that there was an episode in season 3 that covered Elizabeth's refusal to be emotional in public, The Crown will likely take great interest in this period of time.

Was Prince Philip Having An Affair?

Jonathan Pryce As King Philip And Natascha McElhone As Penny Knatchbull In The Crown.jpg

Prince Philip's relationship with Penny Knatchbull got some of the biggest reactions from The Crown fans in season 5. The series oversaw Elizabeth's husband grow closer with Penny, the wife of Philip's godson Norton Knatchbull.

In the episode "Ipatiev House," Philip confesses to Elizabeth that Penny fulfills an emotional support that The Queen does not, but stops short of calling it a romantic affair. Seasons 1 and 2 implied that a younger Philip may have cheated on his wife, but never crosses over to full admission. Fans of the show will be curious about the nature of their relationship, or if the show will ever fully address it.

Will Meghan Markle Appear In Season 6?

Harry, William, and Diana in The Crown

Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry, has several parallels with many characters on The Crown, particularly Harry's mother Diana. Markle has been open about feeling isolated during her time in The Royal Family, and that she struggled with her mental health while pregnant with the couple's first child (per Harper's Bazaar). These are very similar to Diana's arc in season 4 of the show.

The show likely leans into these parallels, with season 5 even having a line about Diana potentially being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, something that Meghan and Harry did in 2021. With the show heading into the 21st century, there is a chance the show could wrap up with Meghan being cast and drawing more parallels with her late mother-in-law.

Will Season 6 Go Up To Queen Elizabeth's Death?

Imelda Staunton as Elizabeth II in The Crown

Season 5 of The Crown ended in 1997, just after the election of Tony Blair. Now that the show is about to reach the new millennium, season 6 will portray the final years of Queen Elizabeth's reign before her death in 2022 at the age of 96.

The show has recently cast an actress to play Kate Middleton, meaning that they will likely portray an adult Prince William's wedding or family life in his grandmother's final years. Viewers will be curious to know if the show will tackle such a recent event in its finale, or stop before then to avoid backlash from audiences.

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