The Crown’s Kate Middleton and Princess Diana’s ‘imaginary meeting’ in Netflix show revealed – as Princess of Wales’s mother gives her some spicy advice

The Crown has imagined Kate Middleton and Princess Diana meeting in the sixth and final series of the hit Netflix drama.

In the opening of episode seven, a teenage Kate is shopping for clothes with her mother Carole Middleton in London when the couple spots Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki, and Prince William selling copies of The Big Issue.

A young Kate hands Diana some money and the royal banknotes: ‘That’s very generous’ during the meeting between the two, with the princess encouraging her son to thank his future wife.

However, it appears the pair crossed paths were created by The Crown’s writers – as the current Princess of Wales confirmed last spring that she had never actually met her mother-in-law.

The scene, released today in the second part of the final season, which explores the blossoming relationship between Kate and William, also shows Carole (Eve Best) seemingly interfering. She urges her daughter to ‘show off your figure, which the boys will love’ before setting her sights on William as a suitor for Kate.

After walking out of a shop in London, Kate and Carole spot Princess Diana and Prince William selling copies of The Big Issue in the opening of the seventh episode.

After Kate hands Diana a note, the royal family says, “That’s very generous.” She then asks the future Princess of Wales her name and then tells Prince William to thank her.

The future Prince and Princess of Wales then exchange a knowing look as William hands over the copy of the magazine.

However, it is highly unlikely that the meeting ever took place, with Kate confirming last spring that she had never actually met Diana.

Speaking to royal fans in Aberfan, Kate said it was an ‘honour’ to wear Diana’s engagement ring – after a member of the public admired it.

The princess then said, “Unfortunately, I never met her.”

The Princess of Wales then said Diana would have been a “brilliant grandmother” and emphasized how much she is “missed every day.”

That said, Princess Diana was known to be a Big Issue supporter and often bought copies outside Sloane Square station, not far from her home at Kensington Palace.

Elsewhere in the final series, during her first meeting with William in the library, The Crown’s Kate, played by Meg Bellamy, confesses that she traveled to Chile during her gap year and missed her future husband within days.

Discussing how close they live in hallways, Kate tells William, “I only know it’s your room downstairs because they swept us for bugs.”

“I told them if they were afraid I was going to get you, I could have just done it in Chile. Here’s to the Gap Year, the Raleigh International Expedition.’ Kate then tells William, “We missed each other for a week.”

In late 2000, Prince William traveled to Chile with Raleigh International Expedition, where he helped build local infrastructure.

The following month, Kate completed the same excursion before moving to Florence with friends for three months.

At the time, it was rumored that Prince William would visit the Tuscan capital for a similar pre-university art course, but that never happened.

Kate also complains in the episode that her mother Carole had her heart set on dating William.

After her boyfriend Rupert leaves the family home, The Crown’s Kate says to her mother: “Was it a coincidence that you encouraged me to sign up for the art course in Florence that William was going to – and then also for the expedition in Chile – where he went.”

“I thought you were going to thank me,” says the dramatized Carole. “You said you liked him.”

Kate’s mother then says that she thinks her daughter is ‘special’ and that ‘poor’ William ‘needs a nice, normal girl’.

William and Kate, dubbed the ‘strongest’ girl in college, admire each other from afar in St Andrews scenes in the seventh episode.

Netflix assumed the two had similar interests, from ‘Miss Middleton’ checking out a library book that William longed for to swimming both laps at the same time – although Kate was faster.

Kate, meanwhile, is forced to watch William kiss another girl, his first girlfriend Lola, while she works at a restaurant and waits tables. However, Prince William has never had a girlfriend named Lola, as far as public knowledge is concerned.

The couple has their first real conversation in the library, where they bond during their gap years in Chile, where they supposedly missed each other for a week.

William compared Kate to an “exceptional person who excels at everything,” which sparked jealousy from his girlfriend when she heard it.

But the imaginary conversation took a turn when a fellow student asked William if he wanted to sign an autograph. He replied, “Yes, I actually would. Were talking. Just go away.’

Kate, clearly under the impression that William was rude, grabbed her books and left.

Despite Williams’ attempt to defend himself, “I get that all the time.” You have no idea what it’s like to live with that kind of attention day in and day out,” Kate remained unimpressed.

She replied, “What is being ogled? There was constant scrutiny and judgment…try to be a girl.” Directors of The Crown presented William as misunderstanding Kate’s comment with his response: ‘A fit girl’.

Here, despite previous dissatisfaction between a fictional Lola and Kate, the pair united on this front.

Lola supported Kate and said: ‘Don’t try to be a girl. If that doesn’t work, you can at least try to be human and not reduce every woman to the question of whether she is fit.’ The pair then storm out of the library together.

Meanwhile, it’s not just Kate who is portrayed as a draw, with William presented in the Netflix series as a heartthrob desired by women all over the world.

Willsmania is in full force in the latest series, with the royal family being presented with a hefty bag of ‘letters from all over the world – mainly young ladies’ in the fifth episode.

The letters mourned the loss of Diana and at the same time contained a reference to William’s appearance.

Later in the episode, William attends a golden wedding anniversary celebration for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip.

He walked in the same procession as his grandparents, and the “audience” consisted of screaming teenage girls – all ready for Wills.

The episode then showed an imagined conversation between Charles, played by Dominic West, and Camilla, played by Olivia Williams.

Camilla was not surprised by the attention William received because ‘he is such a handsome boy’.

Camilla later compared William’s situation to the media frenzy Diana once caused: “There’s a distinct sense of déjà vu to the whole thing,” she said. “He looks remarkably like his mother,” she added.

Charles replied to Camilla: ‘Yes, and it is painful to see, because Will – unlike Diana – is a shy old thing, is not comfortable with that kind of attention.’

Later in the episode, William returns to school around Valentine’s Day, and once again he has two letter bags filled with love notes.

Fast forward, and William arrived in Canada with Charles and Harry. As they step off the plane, they are again greeted by screaming girls.

Harry, played by Luther Ford, teased his big brother about all the girls and notes that he’s “jealous” because “in the history of mankind, no one has ever screamed at someone with red hair.”

The brothers then put on a Canadian news channel where the announcer said, “There’s a new teen heartthrob in town: tall, blond and blessed with his mother’s good looks, Prince William is officially a sensation.”

‘The world is in the grip of Willsmania – with his ruddy and demure smile, the young prince sometimes seemed embarrassed by the spotlight, but for the many girls chanting his name, this only increased his appeal.’

Despite the hundreds of girls calling him Prince Charming, William showed clear signs of disdain for the increasing attention of the opposite sex.

Later in the series, William traveled to Scotland for his first day at St Andrews University. Once again the streets were filled with royal fans.

Flags are waved and shouts are heard as William arrives in a car with his father for his first day at Scottish university. But again, despite the cheering crowd, the young prince was portrayed as excited about the reception.

The final installment of the big-budget royal drama, which has drawn criticism for scenes depicting the lead-up to and aftermath of Princess Diana’s death in Paris, focuses on the young royals.