'I hope she approves': The Crown's Camilla Parker-Bowles actress Emerald Fennell admits it's nerve-wracking' that the real Duchess 'watches the show'

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The Crown's Emerald Fennell, who plays Camilla Parker-Bowles in the Netflix series, has said she hopes the Duchess Of Cornwall approves of her portrayal of her. 

Emerald, 35, who portrays Camilla as the third-wheel in Prince Charles and Princess Diana's marriage, was shocked to hear rumours that the Duchess really watches the show.   

When told this by ET Canada, she exclaimed: 'Does she?! I didn't know!'

'I hope she approves': The Crown's Camilla Parker-Bowles actress Emerald Fennell, (pictured) told ET Canada it's nerve-wracking' that the real Duchess apparently 'watches the show' 

Star of the show: Camilla, pictured on Tuesday, is said to have watched previous seasons of The Crown and had no qualms about watching the fourth season in which she's portrayed as 'the third person' in the marriage between Charles and Diana

'This is nerve-wracking,' she added. 'I didn’t realize that but I hope she approves.'

According to a story in Vanity Fair last month, Camilla has watched previous seasons of The Crown and had no qualms about watching the fourth season in which she's portrayed as 'the third person' in the marriage between Charles and Diana.

An insider told the publication: 'I imagine she’ll be tuning in with a glass of red wine to watch it... She has a wonderful sense of humor and this won’t fuss her in the slightest.'

Princess Diana, played by Emma Corrin in The Crown, famously described her marriage to Prince Charles as 'a bit crowded' referencing the affair her husband continued with Camilla

The late Princess Diana famously described her marriage to Prince Charles as 'a bit crowded' in her controversial BBC interview with Martin Bashir referencing the affair her husband continued with Camilla.

Diana's brother Earl Spencer has since alleged Mr Bashir showed him fake financial documents and told untrue stories about the royal family to gain access to Diana.    

The fake documents falsely suggested Diana's then private secretary - and another royal household member - were being paid by the security services to spy on the princess, something that played on Diana's fears about her safety and privacy.

An insider claimed to Vanity Fair: 'I imagine she’ll be tuning in with a glass of red wine to watch (season four)... She has a wonderful sense of humor and this won’t fuss her in the slightest'

Former BBC director-general Lord Hall led a 1996 internal BBC investigation into the circumstances surrounding Diana's Panorama appearance, which sent shockwaves through the royal family with her revelations about the state of her marriage.

The Duke of Cambridge also released a statement saying he hoped the investigation would get to the truth of the matter.

The BBC has appointed Lord Dyson, a retired judge and former master of the rolls, to lead an investigation to discover what steps the BBC and Mr Bashir took to land the interview.    

Following Diana's death in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997, Camilla, who had divorced her husband Andrew Parker-Bowles in 1995, married the Prince of Wales in a civil ceremony in April 2005.

Fennell made her comments during an interview to promote the film Promising Young Woman which she wrote and directed

Netflix broke its silence on the controversy over The Crown on Saturday, insisting there was no need to warn its millions of viewers that some key scenes are invented.

The streaming giant claimed it was widely understood the hit series was a ‘work of fiction’ based on historical events.

And it wrote to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, rejecting his suggestion that a disclaimer at the start of each episode would be helpful.

In its first public statement on the controversy, Netflix told The Mail on Sunday: ‘We have always presented The Crown as a drama, and we have every confidence our members understand it’s a work of fiction that’s broadly based on historical events.

'As a result, we have no plans – and see no need – to add a disclaimer.’

Meanwhile, Fennell made her comments during an interview to promote the film Promising Young Woman which she wrote and directed. 

The revenge thriller stars Carey Mulligan as a young woman who is traumatized by a tragic event in her past and seeks payback from those who wronged her.

The cast also includes Adam Brody, Laverne Cox, Jennifer Coolidge and Alison Brie, and the film is scheduled to be released on Christmas Day.

The revenge thriller stars Carey Mulligan as a young woman who is traumatized by a tragic event in her past and seeks payback from those who wronged her