Fans of “The Crown” have been anxiously waiting by their TVs for part one of the Netflix series’ sixth and final season.
Viewers especially are at the edge of their seats yearning to see how the royal drama shows the death of Princess Diana in 1997 at age 36.
The end of the third episode portrays the ill-fated moment, where the late Princess of Wales perished in a Parisian car crash with her Egyptian billionaire boyfriend, Dodi Fayed.
Paul Burrell, the princesses’ former butler and companion, scoffed at the portrayal and said the show “has gone too far” by recreating the harrowing moment.
“It still feels macabre to show the vehicle in which she died,” the 65-year-old told the Mirror on Thursday.
“I find the whole scene of Diana’s death portrayed in a fictional TV show to be grotesque,” he went on.
“William and Harry do not want to witness that again. It’s a nightmare which keeps revolving and coming back to haunt them. So they don’t want to see it. I’m surprised they’re actually including it.”
The “A Royal Duty” memoirist also appeared on ITV’s “Lorraine” show and further described his disgust over the series.
“I can’t watch that — it’s too graphic and too much. It’s going to upset a lot of people. I find this very difficult, this series. I don’t know if I can watch it,” he sighed.
“I am going to be critical. I do think the Princess was misunderstood. The Diana I knew was a fighter and she fought for her boys,” Burrell added.
He then explained how he believes the late Queen Elizabeth was “misrepresented” in the series.
“I knew the Queen very well and I know she would not want to be portrayed like that,” he said. “She was warm kind loving gran, and she was the beating heart of our nation.”
Burrell was a footman for the monarch before working for Diana. He was her butler for 10 years until her death.
Warning: spoilers ahead for Season 6 of “The Crown.”
In Season 6 of “The Crown,” Diana (portrayed by Elizabeth Debicki) and Fayed (Khalid Abdalla), are shown dipping into a car outside the Ritz Hotel in Paris.
This echoes real life, as the two were last spotted in the vehicle with their security guard Henri Paul before all three passengers died.
In the episode, Diana asks Frenchman Paul if it’s safe outside to travel.
“No one will see us leave, trust me,” Paul stated, adding that two other employees took another car that will stay in front of their own automobile to keep them safe.
Photographers then bum-rushed the couple as they stroll into a black Mercedes-Benz outside the hotel.
The driver then inquires if Diana is okay as they drive onwards.
But in a flash, tragedy strikes. The vehicle zooms through Paris as they enter the Pont de l’Alma tunnel at an accelerated speed.
The crash itself is not shown, however, but a loud boom is heard.