The Crown infuriates viewers just minutes into new series with 'terrible' scene

The phrase "Eight weeks earlier" then flashed onto the screen, showing Elizabeth Debicki and Rufus Kampa as Diana and Prince William driving in a car.

Royal fans were shocked that the streaming giant opened their sixth and final season of The Crown with the death of the late Princess of Wales.

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One fan posted on X: "Who the f*** gave you the right to start the first episode of the new season with her death?

"And then to go back to eight weeks earlier. I'm not ok."

Another added: "I do not like to watch #TheCrown as it is not truly fact. However, I watched the episode today regarding the death of Diana. I wish I had not.

"Took me back to the horrible tragic day which I will never forget and grieved so much."

A royal watcher wrote: "They literally had Diana's death happen within one minute of the new series #TheCrown and here's me thinking there would be a massive build-up to it."

During the scene, The Crown showed a dog walker in Paris who rang the emergency services after witnessing the car crash.

One watcher commented: "The dog walker being the opening for episode one... so weird."

"Not The Crown starting this new season with Diana’s death. Omg," another said.

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One social media user wrote: "Diana’s death on #TheCrown is honestly making me so sick. Such a terrible situation."

Finally, someone posted: "I’m watching #TheCrown and the fact it starts with Princess Diana’s death is so sad but I’m so excited to see where it all goes!"

The first four episodes of season six dropped on Netflix today.

The final episodes of the series will be released on the steaming giant in mid-December.