| Fairytale | Episode Summary | Cast and Characters |
- "Here is the stuff of which fairy tales are made -- the prince and princess on their wedding day."
- —Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Charles and Diana's wedding
Fairytale is the third episode in Season 4 of The Crown. It aired on November 15, 2020.
Synopsis[]
After Charles proposes, Diana moves into Buckingham Palace and finds her life filled with princess training, loneliness — and Camilla Parker Bowles.
Episode Notes[]
Historical Events[]
- Prince Charles proposes to Lady Diana
- The July 29, 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
Historical Figures[]
Historical Notes[]
- The scene where Princess Margaret mentioned former Filipina first lady Imelda Marcos and her shoe collection. She also described the first lady as a person who "barges into the room" and showing off her shoe collection (Margaret mispronounced it as "shell" due to Imelda's accent). This is based on Princess Margaret's April 2, 1980 visit to the Philippines where she met the aforementioned first lady five years before then-President Ferdinand Marcos was deposed on February 25, 1986.
Trivia[]
Princess Diana's famous wedding dress in 1981
- The dress Princess Diana wore is made of ivory silk taffeta and antique lace gown with a 25ft train and 153 yards of tulle veil and was designed by David and Elizabeth Emmanuel. The dress is considered to be the most iconic wedding dresses in history.
- One of the wedding dress designers, David Emmanuel assited the replica dress for Emma Corrin.
- There is a disclaimer at the beginning of the episode regarding eating disorders.
- The disclaimer reads as:
The following includes scenes of an eating disorder which some viewers may find troubling. Viewer discretion is advised.
Information and resources for those struggling with eating disorders are available at www.wannatalkaboutit.com
- The disclaimer reads as:
- In an interview on The Graham Norton Show, Emma Corrin reveals that in the scene where Diana solo dances in a Buckingham Palace ballroom to Elton John's "Song for Guy" she was actually dancing to Cher's "Believe." The scene had to be re-shot because she was mouthing the words to the 1998 song.
Goofs[]
- One of Diana's friends makes use of the term 'ringtone', which did not exist at the time.
Gallery[]
References[]
| Season 4 |
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| Gold Stick • The Balmoral Test • Fairytale • Favourites • Fagan • Terra Nullius • The Hereditary Principle • 48:1 • Avalanche • War |