Netflix dropped the teaser for the fourth season of “The Crown” Tuesday, previewing Emma Corrin’s Princess Diana embarking on a fairy tale with Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor) that the world knows all too well ended in tragedy.
The 1-minute, 32-second clip — which you can view here and via the video above — is narrated with the words said by an archbishop presiding over Diana and Charles’ memorable wedding day on July 29, 1981.
“Here is the stuff of which fairy tales are made,” the voice says, as scenes of the two meeting and falling in love are shown. “A prince and princess on their wedding day. But fairytales usually end at this point with the simple phrase, ‘They lived happily ever after.'”
Though the speech continues, the scenes of smiles and happiness fade, and fights and sadness take hold.
“As husband and wife live out their vows, loving and cherishing one another, sharing life’s splendors and miseries, achievements and setbacks, they will be transformed in the process. Our faith sees the wedding day not as the place of arrival, but the place where the adventure really begins.”
Here’s the official description for “The Crown” Season 4, which launches Nov. 15 on Netflix:
The new season picks up toward the end of the 1970s as Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) and her family find themselves preoccupied with safeguarding the line of succession by securing an appropriate bride for Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor), who is still unmarried at 30.
As the U.K. begins to feel the impact of divisive policies introduced by Britain’s first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson), tensions arise between her and the Queen that worsen as Thatcher leads the country into the Falklands War, generating conflict within the Commonwealth. While Charles’ romance with a young Lady Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin) offers some much-needed good news to unite the British people, division erupt within the royal family behind closed doors.
“The Crown” Season 4 was written by series creator Peter Morgan and also stars Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Tobias Menzies as The Duke of Edinburgh, Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles, Marion Bailey as the Queen Mother, Georgie Glen as Lady Fermoy, Tom Byrne as Prince Andrew, Angus Imrie as Prince Edward and Charles Dance as Lord Mountbatten.
9 Actresses Who've Played Princess Diana, From Naomi Watts to Kristen Stewart (Photos)
The momentous life and tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, seems to never grow old for Hollywood. From Kristen Stewart to Emma Corrin, here are nine ladies who have played the People's Princess -- or soon will.
Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Serena Scott Thomas - "Diana: Her True Story"
This 1993 NBC and Sky One TV movie is based on the book by the same name by Andrew Morton.
via YouTube
Julie Cox - "Princess in Love"
This 1996 film also focuses on one of Diana's affairs, this time on a tryst with her former riding instructor, James Hewitt.
via YouTube
Amy Seccombe - "Diana: A Tribute to the People’s Princess "
This 1998 TV movie tells the story of the princess' last year of life, from her romantic relationships to her battle with the press.
via YouTube
Genevieve O'Reilly - "Diana: Last Days of a Princess"
TLC's 2007 docu-drama featured O'Reilly as Diana in dramatic reenactments paired with interviews telling the true story behind her last days. The film was timed to the 10th anniversary of her death.
TLC
Lesley Harcourt - "William & Catherine: A Royal Romance"
Harcourt played Diana in this 2011 Hallmark Channel movie about Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Hallmark
Naomi Watts - "Diana"
This 2013 film didn't get great reviews, but it does feature Naveen Andrews as a heart surgeon that Diana had an affair with, so it has that going for it.
Via YouTube
Emma Corrin - "The Crown"
Corrin won raves (and a Golden Globe Award) playing Lady Diana Spencer opposite Josh O'Connor's Prince Charles in Season 4 of Netflix's royal drama in 2020.
Netflix
Kristen Stewart - "Spencer"
Stewart generated Oscar buzz for her portrayal of Princess Diana on film in Pablo Larrain's 2021 film, which follows the princess over the weekend that she decides to split from Charles and give up her future as queen consort of England.
Neon
Elizabeth Debicki - "The Crown"
For Seasons 5 and 6, Debicki will step in as an older version of the People's Princess and former wife of Prince Charles before she died tragically in a 1997 car crash.
Getty
1 of 10
Netflix’s ”The Crown“ hasn’t cornered the market on Hollywood stars playing the People’s Princess
The momentous life and tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, seems to never grow old for Hollywood. From Kristen Stewart to Emma Corrin, here are nine ladies who have played the People's Princess -- or soon will.