Elizabeth Debicki says The Crown “ended in the right place”

Elizabeth Debicki, the Emmy-nominated actress who played Princess Diana in Netflix’s The Crownsaid that six seasons would be an appropriate number of seasons for the royal drama.

“I think it really ended in the right place,” said Debicki, who played Princess Di in the last two seasons, People“I think it respected its own cycle in some ways.”

Since its premiere in 2016 The Crown has received 21 Emmy awards, including Best Drama for four seasons, and this year added seven more nominations for its sixth season.

“It always kind of knew where it was going, and I think even the script by (creator) Peter (Morgan) gave the impression that it understood its own ending in some ways. It’s very delicate, I think,” Debicki said.

The actress added: “He did a great job of bringing such an enormous journey to an end. I don’t really like the word journey, but it was a big journey for people. If you’re going to watch six seasons of a show, you have to end it properly.”

Debicki takes on the role of Emma Corrin, who played the young Diana in season 4, and her portrayal traces the final days of the popular character before her fatal car accident in August 1997.

“I thought it was very respectful and I know the depth and intensity of the conversations about ending the series were tremendous and I thought it was really kind of sensitive and artfully done,” Debicki said of the show’s final season.

Also nominated for the award “Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series” alongside Debicki are her The Crown Peer Lesley Manville, Christine Baranski for The Gilded AgeAnd The morning show With Greta Lee, Holland Taylor, Nicole Beharie and Karen Pittman.