‘Lowest of the low’: Princess Diana's pal slams ‘The Crown’ for recreating royal's tragic final hours
After the Netflix series, 'The Crown' was criticized by Internet users as insensitive for its portrayal of Princess Diana's tragic final moments, it is now Diana's close friend Simone Simmons who is criticizing the series, calling it "cruel, sadistic and wicked." The fifth season of the series, which will premiere on Nov 9 on the streaming giant, will feature the horrific accident in Paris' Pont de l'Alma tunnel that killed Diana in 1997, as well as Diana's controversial 1995 BBC Panorama interview.
Talking to The Sun, Simmons said, “These are cruel, sadistic, and wicked people to recreate these moments. They are the lowest of the low. They are rewriting history as they go along and that’s what makes me very angry. Netflix is deliberately reviving the most painful time in the boys’ lives. It’s forcing them to relive the pain, agony, and psychological torment they suffered when their mother died. I think it’s disgusting and sick. Why are they setting out to upset William and Harry?” She continued by saying, “The makers of this program do not care about the heir to the throne and everything he has been through. Why do these callous, insensitive people feel the need to recreate that horrible day? They are going out of their way to hurt the Royal Family.”
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Who is Simone Simmons?
The 62-year-old Simmons is a psychic and alternative healer from London. According to Marie Claire, Simmons and Diana first met in 1993 and while some may consider the friendship to be strange, they were best friends and apparently spoke on the phone "for hours." Talking to The Telegraph in August 2022, she said, "Yes, I'm a very odd person for some people to think of as Diana's best friend. But at least I am honest, I am sincere, and I would never put her wrong. I was very privileged to have such an amazing best friend.”
Prince Harry on walking behind Diana's coffin
Prince Harry, who has quit royal life and now lives in California, also spoke publicly about the trauma of having to walk behind his mother's coffin when he was just 12 while being watched by millions of people. "My mother had just died and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin surrounded by thousands of people watching me while millions more did on television. I don't think any child should be asked to do that under any circumstances. I don't think it would happen today," Harry told Newsweek magazine in 2017.