In its next season, The Crown will finally introduce Princess Diana—and fans can hardly wait. Photos of actress Emma Corrin in character as the Princess of Wales have been making the rounds online, offering a sneak peek at events the show's fourth season will cover: Charles and Diana's royal tour of Australia, Diana's solo trip to New York, Diana enjoying herself at an easter egg hunt.

In a new interview, Josh O'Connor (known to The Crown viewers as Prince Charles) confirmed what fans have suspected. "I think this [season], you’re right, it’s very much the Diana and Charles years, and particularly focusing on what happened there and the ramifications of that going forward," O'Connor told Vulture.

The Crown actors Helena Bonham Carter, Erin Doherty, Josh O’Connor and Sam Phillips hold their SAG Awards. John Sciulli Getty Images

The actor added that his time on the series is almost over (for The Crown's fifth season, the cast will once again be replaced, so as to portray the royal family at a later stage). "We’re almost done now, and then I’m out, so I’m savoring it while I’m still doing it," O'Connor said. "But it’s been a pleasure."

A pleasure—but perhaps not as illuminating about the real royal family as some might think. "I totally see why people think that they’re related, the fact and the fiction, but as far as I’m concerned, I work purely in fiction," the actor explained. "I would say I have more affinity towards Charles as a real person, but I have no idea what Prince Charles is like really, and I have no idea if my character is anywhere near like him. So I have a lot of sympathy for my character of Prince Charles, but I have no idea of him as a real person."

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