The Crown season four: Emma Corrin emulates Princess Diana as she recreates the royal’s 1989 trip to New York City in a replica of the Victor Edelstein gown she wore to the Brooklyn Academy of Music
- Diana, Princess of Wales visited New York in 1989, where a charity gala was held in her honour at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 3
- She stunned in a champagne dress with golden beaded detailing by Victor Edelstein, which was replicated for the scenes actress Emma wore for The Crown season four on Sunday night
- The scenes were shot in Manchester, England, rather than the real New York, with the streets dressed to resemble Brooklyn, where the Academy hosted a Welsh National Opera performance of Falstaff
- The New York Times wrote of the evening at the time: ‘The royal box was bedecked with swags of purple and red satin and greenery and the guests played musical chairs… with five taking turns sitting next to the princess while nine others rotated around the box’
- The Crown scenes saw Emma arriving at the event and waving to the crowds outside, swarmed by security and photographers, without Josh O’Connor who plays her on-screen husband Prince Charles
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While Queen Elizabeth II actress Olivia Colman hit Hollywood on Sunday night to present the Best Actor gong at the 92nd Academy Awards, her The Crown co-star Emma Corrin was busy shooting New York City scenes for the Netflix show’s fourth season.
But Emma remained on home turf to recreate the moment Princess Diana visited the Big Apple in 1989, as the scenes were shot on the streets of Manchester, dressed to replicate Brooklyn.
Emma, 24, looked sensational in a champagne dress with golden beaded detailing – a replica of the Victor Edelstein gown the Princess Of Wales wore to the Brooklyn Academy Of Music on her visit on February 3 of that year.
Regal: The Crown star Emma Corrin [L] was busy shooting New York City scenes for the Netflix show’s fourth season on Sunday, emulating Princess Diana’s visit in the late 1980s [R]
The top of the gown featured a corset design and the satin skirt swept dramatically to the ground.
Emma’s blonde locks were styled slightly longer than when Diana – who died in a car accident in Paris in 1997 – made the visit in 1989.
She sported the same delicate touches of make-up, however, and wore a pair of pearl drop earrings, as Diana did when she attended the Welsh National Opera Gala production of Falstaff.
The Crown scenes saw Emma arriving at the event and waving to the crowds outside, swarmed by security and photographers.
On location: Emma remained on home turf to recreate the moment Princess Diana visited the Big Apple in 1989, as the scenes were shot on the streets of Manchester, dressed to replicate Brooklyn
Chic: Emma, 24, looked sensational in a champagne dress with golden beaded detailing [R] – a replica of the Victor Edelstein gown the Princess Of Wales wore to the Brooklyn Academy Of Music on her visit in 1989 [L]
Like for like: The top of the gown featured a corset design and the satin skirt swept dramatically to the ground
Meet and greet: Diana attended the Welsh National Opera Gala production of Falstaff during her visit to New York City
Emulating: Emma’s blonde locks were styled slightly longer than when Diana – who died in a car accident in Paris in 1997 – made the visit in 1989. She sported the same delicate touches of make-up, however, and wore a pair of pearl drop earrings, as Diana did
In the scenes, Diana seemed to be lapping up the attention, twirling around, waving and shooting kind smiles at the adoring public.
Prince Charles – who is played in The Crown currently by Josh O’Connor – was not present for the visit, but the pair were still married at the time. They did not split until 1992, and divorced in 1996.
The night at the opera was a charity gala held in Diana’s honour, which drew a black-tie crowd of 860 guests, among them scores of notable New Yorkers.
The princess sat in the royal box, which the New York Time wrote at the time ‘was bedecked with swags of purple and red satin and greenery’.
The guests in the box ‘played musical chairs… with five taking turns sitting next to the princess while nine others rotated around the box’ and the audience stood when the orchestra played God Save The Queen.
Centre of attention: The Crown scenes saw Emma arriving at the event and waving to the crowds outside, swarmed by security and photographers
Across the pond: Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth II actress Olivia Colman hit Hollywood on Sunday night to present the Best Actor gong at the 92nd Academy Awards