French priest who gave Diana the final rites blasts The Crown’s ‘cruel’ depiction of 1997 crash

The priest who gave Princess Diana the previous rites has furiously condemned the makers of The Crown for ‘hurting’ Prince William and Prince Harry by depicting the scene of their mother’s lethal crash.

Speaking solely to The Mail on Sunday, Father Yves-Marie Clochard-Bossuet tore into Netflix for recreating the tragic incident.

His powerful tirade has plunged Netflix into a contemporary crisis about the hugely controversial royal saga.

Previous night time, politicians and authors echoed his condemnation and stated the crash scenes – filmed for the sixth time to be broadcast next calendar year – need to never be demonstrated.

The priest who gave Princess Diana the final rites has furiously condemned the makers of The Crown for ‘hurting’ Prince William and Prince Harry by depicting the scene of their mother’s lethal crash. Pictured: Elizabeth Debicki recreating Princess Diana’s tragic ultimate da 

Father Yves-Marie Clochard-Bossuet (pictured), who was with Diana in hospital, tore into Netflix for recreating the tragic incident. He mentioned: ‘It’s crass, and it’s undoubtedly not vital. Netflix are currently being voyeuristic’

In ghoulish scenes previous 7 days in Paris, The Crown production team filmed just where Diana, who is performed by Elizabeth Debicki in the drama, was remaining with lethal accidents.

The French priest with her in healthcare facility as she lay dying explained: ‘It’s crass, and it is definitely not essential. Netflix are currently being voyeuristic. 

‘Their filming is commercially pushed, and they are simply interested in attracting as lots of viewers as feasible.

It comes soon after repeated phone calls – led by this newspaper – for the drama to have a disclaimer that it is a work of fiction. Pictured: The Crown filmmakers remaking the ragic accident less than the Pont de l’Alma 

‘There is no want to recreate the gatherings of that night time. This is due to the fact Diana has youngsters, she has a brother and sisters, and it impacts the inner thoughts of her entire family. They will all be hurt by the reconstruction of this incident.

‘We all know the information of what transpired – it is all quite very clear, so there is no want to deliver new illustrations or photos of this horrible party.’

It comes after repeated calls – led by this newspaper – for the drama to have a disclaimer that it is a work of fiction.

Very last night, politicians and authors echoed his condemnation and said the crash scenes – filmed for the sixth season to be broadcast following yr – will have to under no circumstances be shown. Pictured: Elizabeth Debicki portraying Princess Diana in her previous formal general public visual appeal prior to her demise in 1997

And past week, The Mail on Sunday revealed the macabre staging of Diana’s funeral by The Crown, branded ‘crude, cruel and entirely insensitive’ by those people near to the Royal Family.

The 200-powerful Crown movie crew in Paris reconstructed the princess’s final journey in a Mercedes limousine prior to it crashed in the Alma Tunnel in August 1997.

Diana’s boyfriend Dodi Fayed, 42, and the driver, Henri Paul, 41, died instantly, although British bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, 29, was significantly wounded but survived.

Among the most controversial scenes are reenactments of Diana’s funeral and the fireplace which tore by way of Windsor Castle in 1992. Pictured: Debicki as the Princess of Wales

An ambulance rushed Diana to the Pitié Salpêtrière clinic, where Father Yves-Marie was the obligation Christian cleric. He prayed around her entire body for ten hours prior to attending a grim assembly with Prince Charles, senior French and British officials.

Father Yves-Marie mentioned: ‘When I found myself by itself in the home with her, the very first thing that came to my head were being her two small children.

‘These two youthful little ones to whom we ended up going to announce the tragic loss of life of their mom.

The most recent season of The Crown ‘would have wrecked the Queen’ for the reason that of how ‘vicious’ the dramatised plotlines are, one of her near mates has uncovered. Pictured: Imelda Staunton performs Elizabeth II in the fifth series

‘At the time, the only two points I really realized about Diana was that she experienced two youthful sons, and that she was divorced. These were being the two points that really moved me.’

Following the tragedy, he struck up a shut friendship with Diana’s mother, Frances Shand Kydd, who was a convert to Catholicism.

Netflix paid Ville de Paris – Paris council – to shut the Alma Tunnel and surrounding streets for 3 nights until finally Friday early morning. The crew positioned cameras in entrance of the pillar the Mercedes crashed into.

The family members pictured at Diana’s 1997 funeral. Netflix’s scene depicting a grief-stricken William and Harry – then aged 15 and 12 – was filmed in secrecy at a disused RAF foundation and is because of to be broadcast in sequence six subsequent 12 months

In truth, the paparazzi had been some length behind Diana’s limousine, yet the Netflix reconstruction showed them all around it on motorbikes, lenses pointing within.

Father Yves-Marie was not asked to support Netflix, but ‘would absolutely have explained no’. He mentioned: ‘What touched me most individually about this tragedy is the friendship that Diana’s mother showed towards me. I now say a mass for Diana and her mom on a regular basis.’

Former Cupboard Minister David Mellor reported: ‘These scenes should in no way be aired. It demonstrates grotesque bad flavor to do this for which they really should be ashamed.’

Royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith stated: ‘These scenes belong on the floor of the chopping place.’

Netflix stated last evening: ‘The Crown Season 6 will go over the lead-up and aftermath, but the crash will not be featured.’