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The Crown star Emma Corrin channels Princess Diana while filming in Manchester

The actress playing Diana in the upcoming season of The Crown has absolutely nailed this famous look by the Princess of Wales.

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The Crown star Emma Corrin looks like Princess Diana’s doppelganger as the actress films Season 4 of the Netflix series.

Corrin, 24, was photographed in Manchester last week wearing a dress similar to the Victor Edelstein gown that the Princess of Wales wore nearly 30 years ago when she attended an event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 3, 1989.

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The actress bears an uncanny resemblance to Diana. Picture: Splash News
The actress bears an uncanny resemblance to Diana. Picture: Splash News
Diana at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1989. Picture: Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
Diana at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1989. Picture: Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

The actress also donned a blonde wig styled to channel one of Diana’s signature hairdos.

She can be seen waving to fans who hung out around the set as the actors recreated a scene from the 1989 event.

The memorable trip to the Big Apple was the royal’s first official visit to New York. It was her first overseas trip without then-husband Prince Charles.

Season four is the first time Diana’s character will be introduced in the series about the British royal family.

Season 4 will cover Charles and Diana’s marriage. Picture: Splash News
Season 4 will cover Charles and Diana’s marriage. Picture: Splash News

In January, Corrin was spotted wearing a floral dress similar to one worn by Diana leading up to her nuptials to Prince Charles.

Josh O’Connor, who plays Charles, told Harper’s Bazaar recently, “Emma’s doing a brilliant job, and it’s breathtakingly accurate; she looked the spitting image (of Diana), and it’s kind of extraordinary. So that’s kind of spooky.”

Netflix has not yet announced the official premiere date for the new season, but O’Connor added, “I’m really looking forward to finishing that and then getting to share it sometime in 2020, I guess.”

This article originally appeared in the NY Post and was reproduced with permission

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