History Characters / TheCrown2016OtherCharacters

* HeroOfAnotherStory: At the time of her death, December 2021, she was the oldest living spouse of a former Prime Minister (having turned 100 in June 2020) and published her memoirs in 2007, 30 years after the death of her husband. Due to having known just about ''everyone'' (not merely in politics but art, literary, and society too), there was quite a lot to tell.

The wife of Winston Churchill. Loyal and devoted to her husband, her devotion extends to trying to help him realise that he is no longer the man of energy and accomplishment that he believes himself to be.

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* CassandraTruth: Double subverted; Orbach mentions out loud that Diana does not need to be involved in the toxic Fayed family drama and questions whether the relationship with Mohamed and Dodi is really a beneficial one. Diana actually agrees, and starts taking steps to distance herself... but she is killed before being able to put the advice into action.

* {{Foil}}: To Mohamed Al-Fayed. They're both confident, successful-but-self-conscious ''arrivistes'' in the British class system who would very much like their treasured eldest children to marry into the Royal Family, but Carole is much more gentle about it, continually boosters Kate's self-esteem, makes it clear she's proud of ''many'' things Kate does and that her love isn't conditional, guides and nurtures her daughter but allows Kate to make her own decisions – and we know that ultimately, she's successful, unlike Al-Fayed, who fails at everything in the matter and loses Dodi in the process.

[[folder: Henri Paul]]
!!Monsieur Henri Paul
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->'''Played By:''' Yoann Blanc\\\

Deputy head of security at Hôtel Ritz Paris.

* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: Prior to him driving Diana and Dodi across Paris from the Ritz, Henri goads the awaiting paparazzi, saying "Don't bother trying to keep up, you'll never catch us!". It's this challenging behaviour that's implied to fire up the paparazzi and increase their dangerous tactics when chasing the car.
* DrunkDriver: Dodi unexpectedly asks Henri to shuttle them back to his apartment from the Ritz well after 11pm. A lingering shot of the multiple limoncellos that Henri has consumed at the hotel bar, and his bleary-eyed, slightly confused expression make it clear that he is in no fit state to drive. Hurtling along Pont de L'Alma at dangerously high speeds, a DiscretionShot from the point of view of a late-night dog walker, followed by the sound of the car hitting a concrete pillar, signifies the worst has happened.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He appears only in a few scenes, and serves as the chauffeur of the Mercedes-Benz in which Diana Spencer, Dodi Fayed and himself die.

[[folder: Carole Middleton]]
!!Mrs Carole Middleton
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/EveBest\\\

Catherine Middleton's mother, a former air stewardess and self-made businesswoman.

->'''Played By:''' Eve Best\\\

* MyBelovedSmother: A relatively benign example built out of Carole’s strongly-held belief that her daughter is destined for greatness, but Kate nonetheless finds her mother’s orchestrations, in terms of getting her and William together, a little maddening.

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!!Carole Middleton

A former air hostess, self-made businesswoman, and Kate Middleton's mother.

* SelfMadeMan: Gender Inverted, she started as a air hostess and having met her husband while he worked as a pilot and then she started her own business that made them a fortune.

* TheAce: He calls himself the best in the profession and is a celebrity on his own, which is why Al-Fayed hires him. He delivers.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's hired, does his job in just a bunch of scenes and then dissapears from the narrative. His work however causes a tremendous lasting impact, the photos unleash a world-wide phenomenon, and are so well remunerated that they trigger the media frenzy around the couple.