Season 6

Complete listed story — includes the ending

S6E1 · Persona Non Grata

In Paris, a car pursued by paparazzi speeds into the Pont de l'Alma tunnel and crashes. Eight weeks earlier, Diana lobbies Prime Minister Tony Blair for an official role with the government, but the Queen rejects the idea. Diana takes her two sons on a yachting holiday in Saint-Tropez, France, at the invitation of Mohamed Al-Fayed. Prince Charles prepares to throw a party for Camilla's 50th birthday; he petitions the Queen to attend, knowing it will win approval for Camilla, but she refuses. Dodi travels to Saint-Tropez at the insistence of Mohamed, who plans to marry him to Diana to get closer to the British elite, leaving behind his fiancée, Kelly Fisher. Diana gets photographers to leave her sons alone by briefly posing in a bathing suit, upstaging Camilla's party in the newspapers and infuriating Charles. Dodi invites Kelly to Saint-Tropez, but keeps her in a smaller yacht, away from Diana. Dodi confides in Diana about his reconsidering his engagement, and they bond over both of their difficult relationships with their fathers. After hearing about the party from Margaret, the Queen tells Charles that she is happy that he is happy. Dodi tells Diana that she will always be welcome. Returning to Kensington Palace, Diana finds an invitation to Paris.

S6E2 · Two Photographs

The royal family is informed that Diana spent a weekend in Paris with Dodi, which puts pressure on the British government regarding its consistent denial of citizenship to Mohamed, who arranges for a paparazzo photographer to take pictures of Diana and Dodi kissing, leading to a bidding war by the newspapers. The Queen and Diana are warned about the photographs. Diana says farewell to William and Harry, who are going to Balmoral Castle to spend time with Prince Charles, and travels to Bosnia to support the Landmine Survivors Network charity. However, her work is overshadowed by the publication of the photographs. Charles's public relations adviser, Mark Bolland, informs him that Dodi is being sued by his fiancée for breach of contract and urges him to counter Diana with his own photographs. Charles persuades William and Harry to be photographed spending time together at Balmoral. The Queen discusses Diana's erratic behaviour with Prince Philip. Diana retreats to the south of France with Dodi.

S6E3 · Dis-Moi Oui

Diana decides to return to London. Mohamed tells Dodi that if he marries Diana, he will make Dodi an equal partner in his company. At Monte Carlo, Diana and Dodi continue to be pursued by paparazzi. They enter a jewellery shop for refuge; Dodi asks if there's anything she likes, and she points out a ring. They prepare to return to London, but Dodi plans a stop at Paris to propose to her. At Balmoral, Prince William shoots his first stag deer stalking. Diana and Dodi continue to be pursued by paparazzi in Paris; Diana is stunned when Mohamed offers her Villa Windsor to live with Dodi. Diana and Dodi stay at Hôtel Ritz Paris, where Dodi proposes to Diana with the ring, but she declines, saying their marriage would only make his father happy. They diagnose each other's problems: Dodi tells her that she needs to slow down, and Diana tells him he needs to stop letting his father control his life. Dodi decides to return to his apartment; he, Diana, and Diana's bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones get into a car at the hotel's rear, driven by the Ritz's head of security Henri Paul, who had been drinking. Pursued by paparazzi, their car speeds into the Pont de l'Alma tunnel and is heard crashing.

S6E4 · Aftermath

Diana dies from the accident, along with Dodi and Henri Paul. A grief-stricken Mohamed travels to Paris to retrieve Dodi's body. Elizabeth, Philip and Charles learn of Diana's death; Charles tells William and Harry. Mohamed returns Diana's possessions to the royal family and writes to them, but the palace does not respond. Charles flies to Paris to accompany Diana's coffin back to England; he has a vision of Diana and expresses his regret. At Balmoral, Charles tells Elizabeth and Philip of the reactions he witnessed and pushes for a more public response from the family. Mohamed buries his son and has a vision of Dodi, in which each regrets the mistakes of the other. William leaves Balmoral without informing anyone and returns fourteen hours later. The royal family faces a public backlash at its muted response. Elizabeth has a vision of Diana; she then agrees to a ceremonial funeral and travels to London. Philip, Charles, William, Harry and Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, walk behind the funeral procession. Elizabeth delivers a televised address memorializing Diana.

S6E5 · Willsmania

Following the death of Diana, Charles struggles to connect with William, now 15 years old. William insists on returning to boarding at Eton College immediately and throw himself into his studies, despite assurances that he can take it slowly. He begins to receive fan mail and enthusiastic reactions from crowds of young girls at official events, which he finds uncomfortable. He later reluctantly joins Charles and Harry in an official visit to Canada. While on a skiing holiday in Whistler, British Columbia, William tells Charles he "hates" the press and crowds. Charles tells the Queen and Philip that he thinks William is struggling to cope with Diana's death. William is invited to tea with the Queen and Philip, but is instead met by Charles. He accuses Charles of driving Diana to her death. Philip meets William and proposes that his frustration lies with the legacy left by his mother, but since he cannot be angry at her, he is angry at Charles instead. William visits Charles and they share a hug as Philip, reflecting on his own mistakes as a father to Charles, looks on. William later visits his mother's grave at Althorp.

S6E6 · Ruritania

The opening weeks of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War results in little progress, causing Prime Minister Blair to propose a ground invasion, but US President Bill Clinton is reluctant to commit American troops. Blair tours the US and gives a speech rallying American public opinion, causing Clinton to change his mind, resulting in Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milošević withdrawing his forces from Kosovo. With Blair continuing to enjoy higher popularity than the Queen, the Queen asks Blair to look into ways the monarchy can modernise. Blair's proposals included cutting positions in the Royal Household and scaling back ceremonies such as the State Opening of Parliament. After interviewing the people working in those positions, the Queen decides not to proceed with the proposals. However, her private secretary, Robert Fellowes, resigns to make way for Robin Janvrin. The Queen has a nightmare about Blair being crowned as the new monarch amid chants of Things Can Only Get Better. Blair suffers a setback when his speech at a Women's Institute event is heckled.

S6E7 · Alma Mater

During Christmas in 1996, a teenage Kate Middleton and her mother Carole Middleton have a brief encounter with William and Diana. Noticing that Kate has a crush on William, Carole reminds her daughter that her husband's grandmother was friendly with the Queen's aunt and that his father was an RAF pilot who'd flown with Prince Philip. Three years later, William graduates from Eton, and after taking a gap year, enrols at the University of St Andrews to study art history. He notices Kate, a popular student, doing the same course, and becomes attracted to her. He strikes up a conversation with her, which initially goes well, but then accidentally offends her, causing her to storm off. He later apologises, but is disappointed to find she has a boyfriend. Kate takes her boyfriend to meet her family for Christmas, but notices her mother's reaction. Kate accuses her mother of trying to set her up with William, by suggesting she change universities to St Andrews and participating in the same gap year activities as William. Carole tells Kate that William is contemplating leaving university. Kate sends a text message to William asking him not to leave.

S6E8 · Ritz

On Victory in Europe Day in 1945, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret join the celebrating crowds outside Buckingham Palace and find their way to the Ritz Hotel. Elizabeth ventures to a downstairs nightclub where she dances to jazz music with American servicemen; Margaret glimpses her and is stunned by her carefreeness. In 1998, Margaret suffers a stroke while vacationing in Mustique and returns home to England, where her doctors tell her she must give up drinking and smoking and undergo physical rehabilitation. Margaret suffers another stroke, severely burning her feet in the process, and returns to London where Elizabeth can care for her. At Margaret's 70th birthday party at the Ritz, she begins to tell the story of her and Elizabeth's night out in 1945, but Elizabeth stops her by proposing a toast to her sister's dutiful support of her. As Elizabeth cares for Margaret, Margaret says that no one who is unaware of their secret night out will ever understand how much Elizabeth had to give up when she became Queen. Margaret's health further declines after a third stroke, and an epilogue reveals she died in her sleep in 2002.

S6E9 · Hope Street

Mohamed Al-Fayed accuses the royal family of orchestrating the deaths of Diana and Dodi, leading to an inquiry by the Metropolitan Police, Operation Paget. William learns that Kate is single, and attends a charity fashion show where Kate models a sheer dress to catch his attention. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother dies, and William returns to England for her funeral. Elizabeth asks William to participate in her Golden Jubilee after being encouraged by Tony Blair, but she allows him to excuse himself to give him some semblance of a normal life at university. Charles, William and Harry are interviewed for the inquiry. Sir John Stevens, the leader of the inquiry, announces that the inquiry found no evidence of foul play. William joins Kate and her family to watch the jubilee on television, but while watching it, he decides to return to London to join his family. William and Kate begin a relationship and move into a flat together with friends.

S6E10 · Sleep, Dearie Sleep

As the Queen's 80th birthday nears, her advisers ask to begin planning Operation London Bridge, the plans for her state funeral. Charles asks the Queen for permission to marry Camilla, but she is reluctant to give it. After consulting with the bishops, and William and Harry, she grants Charles and Camilla permission. Elizabeth selects the lament " Sleep, Dearie, Sleep " to be played at her funeral after the royal bagpiper suggests it. William, Kate and Harry attend a costume party where Harry is photographed wearing a Nazi uniform with a swastika armband, and he is condemned by the media. A rift develops between William and Harry, though they later reconcile. Elizabeth sees her middle-aged self encouraging her to abdicate, while a vision of her younger self later encourages her to continue. Charles and Camilla marry, and the Queen delivers a speech at the blessing at St George's Chapel. Philip commends Elizabeth on her decision not to abdicate. The Queen, alone in the chapel, sees visions of her coffin and her younger selves as "Sleep, Dearie, Sleep" plays, before leaving through the West Door, disappearing into white light.