On November 16, Netflix premiered the final season (the sixth) of the successful fiction series The Crown, inspired by real events and which recreates the dramatized history of Elizabeth II and the most notable political and family events of her reign. These four new chapters They started in the summer of 1997 and include the tragic death in a car accident in Paris of the Princess Diana of Wales (Elizabeth Debicki) with her then fiancé, Dodi Al-Fayed (Khalid Abdalla)in August of that year.
Diana’s work against landmines, the 50th birthday of Camilla Parker, who would later become the wife of Charles of England, the claim of Mohamed Al-Fayed, Dodi’s father, to forge the romantic relationship between his son and Princess Dianathe relationship of Princes William and Harry with their mother’s partner, the communication of Diana’s death by her ex-husband to their children and the organization of the funeral of the one baptized as the People’s Princess, are some of the plots of the four episodes of the final season of The Crown.
The broadcast of the second part of the last season of The Crown It is scheduled for next December 14.
The nod to the Canary Islands in the final season of ‘The Crown’
If there is a scene that has not gone unnoticed in the broadcast of these four episodes of The Crown is the scene in which Diana is wearing a white cap with navy blue embroidery that reads the words ‘Canary Islands’ under an anchor.
At that moment, Princess Diana is having an ice cream with her partner, Dodi Al-Fayed, while they take a walk through the exclusive town of Monte Carlo (Monaco) trying to go unnoticed by the paparazzi. The Monte Carlo scenes in the series were actually filmed on the island of Mallorca.
Many are wondering Why does the reference to the Canary Islands appear in the series?. It is known to everyone the long relationship of the United Kingdom and the Canary Islandsone of the favorite holiday destinations for the British.
The favorite country of the British to enjoy their holiday period is Spain and, within this nation, Canary Islands occupies first place, far ahead of the rest of the autonomous communities. They already assume one in three tourists on the islands, they have been coming for decades and throughout the year. They are distributed among the islands in this order: Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura.
Visitors to the United Kingdom spend an average of 1,340 euros per trip and They come mainly to rest (65.6%)enjoy family (15.8%), some also have fun (10%) and others explore or get to know the islands (6.1%).
The most relevant aspects for the choice of the Canary Islands are the climate, safety, the accommodation offer and the ease of organizing the trip, given the large number of options, operators and offers that exist in your country to come to the Canary Islands, a very popular destination that has a share of around 7% of total British travel. A quota that rises to more than 10% in the case of the Scots.
Your level of satisfaction with your visit to the Canary Islands is very high, a 9 out of 10and their intention to repeat even more, with a 9.02, as well as their intention to recommend the islands, with a 9.17.
Did Turismo de Canarias pay to appear in ‘The Crown’?
Although it may seem that this nod to the Canary Islands on the cap of Princess Diana of Wales was due to Promotur’s tourism campaign, nothing could be further from the truth.
José Juan Lorenzomanaging director of Promotur, denied in statements to program Hoy por Hoy Tajarastefrom Radio Club Tenerife of Cadena Ser, which is due to an advertising action.
“It is an extraordinary manifestation of how the British always have us in their minds as a tourist destination at the highest level”Lorenzo declared.
