- New photos from the set of The Crown Season 4 appear to show a young Prince William in a scene with Princess Diana, who's portrayed by Emma Corrin.
- The moment re-creates Princess Diana, Prince Charles, and Prince William's royal tour of Australia in 1983.
- In real life, the Duke of Cambridge does not watch the show, according to Olivia Colman, who stars as the queen.
As the events on The Crown move nearer to present day, viewers will begin to recognize even more characters on the hit Netflix series. The latest look-alike addition to the show is a familiar face many modern royal watchers will recognize: Prince William.
New photos from the set of the upcoming fourth season, which is still in production, show Princess Diana (portrayed by newcomer Emma Corrin) during her royal tour of Australia with Prince Charles and Prince William in 1983, according to ET Canada. Behind Corrin in the shot is a baby William being carried presumably by a nanny.
In real life, William did indeed join his parents on their trip Down Under, and he was less than a year old at the time.
As further details of The Crown Season 4 remain tightly under wraps, it remains unclear how much of little William's life will make it to the screen—or whether we'll see his younger brother, Prince Harry, joining him. What we do know is that the real-life Duke of Cambridge will probably not be watching. Olivia Colman, who portrays Queen Elizabeth II on Seasons 3 and 4 of the series, shared an awkward encounter she had with William regarding the Netflix show that documents the milestones and scandals within his family.
"It didn't go very well," she recalled. "I met Prince William at a dinner and he asked what I was doing at the moment before he quickly added, 'Actually, I know what you're doing.' I was so excited and asked, 'Have you watched it?' His answer was a firm, 'No.'"
