First look at The Crown's recreation of Princess Diana's landmine walk
It is one of the most memorable photos of the late princess.
One of the most famous images of Princess Diana is her walking across a minefield in Huambo in central Angola, something that has been recreated in the new season of Netflix's The Crown.
Just seven months before her death in 1997, Diana visited Angola and met landmine survivors, raising the profile of the work being done to clear landmines around the world.
The Crown team swapped Angola for Spain, and Elizabeth Debicki filmed just outside Barcelona, with the crew attentively looking through old interviews and paperwork to ensure it was recreated with the utmost accuracy.
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"The walk through the minefield epitomises how she approached her charity work, in a more modern, hands-on way than we had seen before from other members of the Royal Family," the series's executive producer Suzanne Mackie told Radio Times magazine.
"It was an honour to dramatise this historic moment for viewers."
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Director Christian Schwochow told the magazine that he and his researchers watched the original footage of Princess Diana "over and over".
"It was very important to me to include scenes of Diana's charity work," Schwochow explained. "We want to show why she was loved all over the world. She cared so much about the fate of people."
In the photo below, we see Debicki as Princess Diana wearing a face shield and blue vest, as onlookers watch on in the background.
Diana's work she set out to do continues to the day, with the Halo Trust still clearing landmines in more than 30 countries including Ukraine, Afghanistan and Angola.
"It's kind of tragic because she visited us in January 1997," Louise Vaughan of the Halo Trust told Radio Times magazine.
"She died at the end of August 1997. And then the Ottawa Treaty, the anti-personnel landmine ban, was signed at the end of 1997. So she didn't live to see it, but she was certainly instrumental in making sure it happened."
Part 1 of the new season of The Crown will depict the blossoming relationship between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed before a fateful car journey changes everything.
Elsewhere in the season, viewers will see Prince William try to integrate back into life at Eton following his mother's death, as well as the marriage of Charles and Camilla.
The Crown season 6 parts 1 and 2 will stream on Netflix on 16th November and 14th December respectively. Seasons 1-5 are available now. Sign up for Netflix from £4.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.
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