“I've been stuck in front of this series. Now that I get to connect with this incredibly talented actress family is surreal. Princess Diana was an icon and her imprint on the world remains big and inspiring, "Corrin said in a statement on the TV series's Twitter account.
It will be a while before viewers get to see Princess Diana, who died in a car accident in 1997, in the series. Corrin's character is not expected to premiere until season four, and season three is expected to appear on Netflix this fall.
Then Olivia Colman will replace Claire Foy in the role of Queen Elizabeth II, while Helena Bonham Carter in the role of Princess Margaret, Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher and Tobias Menzies as Prince Phillip are other new faces.