Elizabeth Debicki auditioned for a cameo back in The Crown's second season, but Peter Morgan told her to wait
Elizabeth Debicki was Peter Morgan's first choice for Princess Diana after she auditioned for The Crown in its second season

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Seasons change, and so do the cast members of The Crown. After Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin made a splash as the troubled couple of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, the Netflix series is introducing their older counterparts. The fifth season will debut on November 9, 2022, including Dominic West as the future king and Elizabeth Debicki as his newly-minted ex.
According to showrunner Peter Morgan, the “uniquely magnificent” Debicki was his top choice for this era of Diana’s life: “It was a list of one. Had she said no, I might have had to reconceive the entire show,” he tells Entertainment Weekly.