Season 4 of Netflix’s “The Crown” was eagerly anticipated by fans since it would be the Diana Season. Emma Corrin got the lead part and soon found herself acting in one of TV’s most successful series as modern history’s most revered royal, portraying Diana Spencer.

Corrin was meant to portray the princess as she grew from a bright and lively 16-year-old into the Princess of Wales, not long after graduating from Cambridge University.

Corrin’s story was similar to Diana’s in that she was a relatively unknown young woman catapulted into the worldwide limelight. Corrin’s performance was praised by both fans and reviewers for its charming, grounded accessibility and elegance, which complemented Diana’s public image and provided a compassionate representation of her frequently tumultuous personal life.

The 25-year-old actress has subsequently followed in the footsteps of another “Crown” breakout actress, Claire Foy, who won two Screen Actors Guild awards, a Golden Globe, and an Emmy for her portrayal of a youthful Queen Elizabeth II before being replaced by Olivia Colman as an older Elizabeth.

Corrin was nominated for an Emmy for lead actress in a drama after winning the Golden Globe in February and thanked her cast and crew in a video victory speech. And, like Foy, Corrin will leave “The Crown” as the series progresses – Elizabeth Debicki will portray Diana next season, which is already in production, and Corrin wishes her all the best.

“I feel so happy to have done the arc of her life that I did, but for me, it feels like a very closed chapter. I went into it knowing I wouldn’t continue. I saw the picture of Elizabeth [Debicki], and I just think she looks absolutely brilliant,” Corrin said.

Corrin discusses bidding farewell to Diana in a video interview, as well as the significance of having a nonbinary queer person play such a globally renowned character.