Fans will soon see the conclusion of the fictional story of the royal family, led by Queen Elizabeth II. For the first time in the series’ history, Netflix has divided the final season’s release into two parts. And to tease fans of what’s to come, The Crown Season 6 Part 1’s episode titles and synopses are now revealed.
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 will feature the first four episodes, while the second half will contain the last six installments. The first half will focus on Princess Diana, her relationship with Dodi Fayed, the tailing of the media, and her untimely death. So, here’s what is about to happen.
Warning: The following content contains spoilers for the new season. Read at your own risk.
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Episode 1: Persona Non Grata
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Episode 1 will see Princess Diana and her kids, Prince William and Prince Harry, going to St Tropez for a holiday organized by Mohamed Al Fayed. While this happens, Prince Charles plans to make his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles public by holding his 50th birthday at Highgrove, which he hopes her mom, Queen Elizabeth, will attend.
Mohamed, alternatively, is also making his own plans. He wants to set up a romance between Princess Diana and his son, Dodi. However, there’s one big problem: Dodi is already engaged.
You can read the synopsis below:
As Princess Diana and the boys set off for St Tropez for a holiday courtesy of Mohamed Al Fayed, Prince Charles advances his latest plan to legitimize his relationship with Camilla in the public eye: a glittering fiftieth birthday party at Highgrove that he hopes the Queen will attend. Fayed, too, is in strategizing mode. Unbeknownst to Diana, he hopes to engineer a romance between the Princess and his son, Dodi. But with a small complication: Dodi himself is already engaged to someone else.
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Episode 2: Two Photographs
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Episode 2 will feature Princess Diana and Dodi’s blossoming romance. The couple will return to the South of France to enjoy a cruise away from the public’s eye. But little do they know that the paparazzi are already following them. As the press manages to capture an intimate moment between the pair, Princess Diana and Dodi find themselves in the headlines, becoming a hot topic in global tabloids.
The controversy threatens to hinder her trip to Bosnia for her campaign against landmines. Meanwhile, in Balmoral, Prince Charles’ private secretary will take advantage of the negative news surrounding Princess Diana by staging a photo of the Prince of Wales together with his sons.
You can read the synopsis below:
Diana’s blossoming romance with Dodi sees them return to the south of France, getting to know each other on an idyllic cruise away from prying eyes. Or so they think: what they don’t realize is that there’s a photographer in pursuit. Soon, an intimate image of the couple becomes a global tabloid sensation, threatening to derail Diana’s planned trip to Bosnia as part of her campaign against landmines. In Balmoral, meanwhile, Prince Charles’s private secretary senses an opening: he will respond to Diana’s tabloid photo with a staged family photo of Charles and his sons.
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Episode 3: Dis-Moi Oui
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Episode 3 will reveal Princess Diana’s vacation with Dodi on his father’s yacht again. However, things are quite problematic this time. Dodi faces a lawsuit filed by his former fiancée, while the excitement of their new romance is already wearing off on Princess Diana. Now, the only thing she can think of is reuniting with her sons when she returns to London.
As their holiday is about to end, Mohamed pressures his son to propose to Princess Diana. As this may finally happen in Paris, the pair will be followed by an aggressive media group. On the other hand, Prince Charles is about to introduce Prince William to the art of deer stalking in Balmoral.
You can read the synopsis below:
Diana holidays on the Fayed yacht with Dodi once more, but with Dodi drained by a bitter lawsuit lodged by his former fiancée, the novelty is starting to wear off for Diana, whose thoughts turn towards reuniting with William and Harry upon her return to London. As the holiday enters its final days, Fayed steps up the pressure on his son – not merely to pursue the romance but to propose. A fateful diversion to Paris sees matters come to a head – against the backdrop of an intensified and aggressive media pursuit. Meanwhile, at Balmoral, Philip initiates William into the art of deer-stalking.
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Episode 4: Aftermath
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Episode 4 will see the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death. Prince Charles and Mohamed fly separately to Paris after the news about Princess Diana and Dodi’s tragic car accident emerge. The tragedy has caused a public grief, which Queen Elizabeth never sees coming.
Her absence in London and stay at Balmoral result in public wrath and accusations of the royal family’s callousness. Prince Charles urges his mom to forget the royal protocol and publicly appear. Alternatively, Mohamed grieves the death of his son. As he hopes the tragedy will bring him and the royal family together as they both mourn, he ends up shunned.
You can read the synopsis below:
After the news breaks of Diana and Dodi’s fatal car accident, Charles and Fayed fly separately to Paris to supervise arrangements. The tragedy generates a vast outpouring of public grief, which catches the Queen off-guard. While she remains at Balmoral, popular anger builds about her absence from London and the perceived callousness of the Royal Family. Charles, recognizing the precariousness of their position, urges the Queen to depart from rigid protocol and make herself visible to the public. At the same time as Diana’s death sends shockwaves through the Palace, Fayed processes the loss of his cherished son. Hoping that the news will bring him and the Royal Family together in shared grief, he instead finds himself increasingly shunned.
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 will be released on Netflix on November 16, while Part 2 will be on December 14. With this major turn of events in the royal family’s life, fans should never miss it.
