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Emma Corrin as Diana in first-look picture from series four of The Crown

She stars opposite Josh O’Connor as the Prince Of Wales.
She stars opposite Josh O’Connor as the Prince Of Wales.

Emma Corrin bears a striking resemblance to Diana, Princess of Wales in first-look images from the fourth series of The Crown.

The actress can be seen wearing a strapless floor-length purple gown with a gold pattern and matching scarf as she is accompanied by Josh O’Connor as the Prince Of Wales to an event where they are greeted by photographers.

Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor (Netflix) (Ollie Upton/Ollie UptonNetflix)

Another picture shows her in a yellow skirt suit as she meets Camilla Parker-Bowles, played by Emerald Fennell.

Emerald Fennell as Camilla and Emma Corrin as Diana (Netflix) (Des Willie/Des Willie/Netflix)

Meanwhile, Gillian Anderson sports Margaret Thatcher’s famous helmet of hair as she waves to photographers on the steps of 10 Downing Street, dressed in a blue skirt and matching jacket and clutching a handbag, accompanied by Stephen Boxer as Thatcher’s husband Denis.

Stephen Boxer and Gillian Anderson (Netflix) (Des Willie/Des Willie/Netflix)

The fourth series of the hit Netflix show is set in the 1970s as Olivia Colman’s Queen and her family find themselves preoccupied with safeguarding the line of succession by securing an appropriate bride for Charles, who is still unmarried at 30.

Tobias Menzies and Olivia Colman (Netflix) (Alex Bailey/Alex Bailey/Netflix)

It also documents tension between the monarch and Baroness Thatcher, as the Prime Minister leads the country into the Falklands War, generating conflict within the Commonwealth.

The fourth series also stars Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Tobias Menzies as the Duke of Edinburgh, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne and Marion Bailey as the Queen Mother.

Helena Bonham Carter (Netflix) (Des Willie/Des Willie/Netflix)

It has previously been announced that Imelda Staunton will replace Colman as the Queen for the final two series of the show, while Jonathan Pryce will play Philip, Elizabeth Debicki will play Diana and Lesley Manville will play Margaret.

The fourth series of The Crown will stream on Netflix from November 15.