Who is Diana Spencer in The Crown?

The girl the cameras chose · House Windsor

Diana Spencer (The girl the cameras chose) is a character in The Crown, part of House Windsor. Diana Spencer is nineteen when the Prince of Wales starts courting her — an earl's daughter glimpsed first in a costume of leaves, shy in exactly the way cameras adore. The family vets her, the press anoints her, and the institution congratulates itself on a fairy tale secured. Nobody involved has asked whether the prince loves her, least of all the prince. Diana walks into the firm believing the story; the firm believes in the casting.

When does Diana Spencer first appear?

Diana Spencer first appears in Season 4, Episode 1 (“Gold Stick”) of The Crown (2016–2023, Netflix).

Which group does Diana Spencer belong to?

By the time Diana Spencer appears, House Windsor also includes Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Princess Margaret, King George VI, Prince Charles.

Who else is introduced in this episode?

• Margaret Thatcher — The grocer's daughter at No. 10

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