"It was a small role but it was great fun, and I was so, so happy to appear on the show," she told the
Daily Mail
on Saturday March 19.
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, the unbeatable Sylvie Grateau of
Emily in Paris
, has indeed revealed to the English tabloid that she will officiate in season 5 of
The Crown
.
She will play a woman named Monique Ritz - named after luxury hotels - in this new burst of episodes centered on the 1990s. This season will notably discuss the fire at Windsor Castle and the divorces of several members of the royal family, among including that of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.
According to the English daily, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu should play Monique, the widow of Charles Ritz.
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The sale of the Ritz
The latter had sold the eponymous luxury hotel to the Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al Fayed - the father of Dodi Al-Fayed - in 1979, due to a lack of investment and the persistent conflict between its shareholders. .
It was in this establishment that Lady Diana and Dodi Af Fayed spent their last night before having a car accident in August 1997. Asked about her role in the Peter Morgan series, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu expressed his enthusiasm for the
Daily Mail
.
"Each episode is like a little movie in itself," she explained.
It's amazing how well written it is."
A new season which will be available in November on Netflix, and in which the fifties will officiate alongside Imelda Staunton (Elizabeth II), Dominic West (Prince Charles), or even Elizabeth Debicki (Lady Diana).