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The Crown has had its scandals, but there's nothing like Diana

By Sarah Lyall
New York Times·
12 mins to read

The face that launched a thousand tabloid stories — and books and documentaries and Instagram feeds — takes centre stage in the newest season of the Netflix series.

When we first glimpse her, minutes into Season 4 of The Crown, Lady Diana Spencer is dressed as a tree and hiding behind a plant, the picture of long-legged innocence in a foliage-festooned leotard. "Sorry, I'm not here," she says coyly to Prince Charles, the highly eligible heir to the British throne,

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