HOW I PURR-FECTED MY PRINCESS

Emma Corrin (left, as the princess) reveals that she drew her inspiration for her portrayal of Diana from a surprising source. ‘I worked a lot with a movement coach called Polly Bennett, who asked me on the first day, “What animal do you think Diana is?” I thought that was really interesting, and the first thing I said was, “She’s like a deer caught in the headlights.” And then I thought,

“Actually no, there’s so much more to her than someone who’s just overwhelmed.”

‘At the time I’d just got a puppy, and I had this patio at my house where the cats would come and sit on the wall and look at my puppy, trying to work out what it was. They’d sit on the wall and tilt their heads to the side, and I remember watching them and thinking, “Oh my gosh, that’s it – Diana’s like a cat!” ‘Cats have this intense presence to them because they’re so mysterious and quiet and shy and intriguing and enticing. Like you feel they’re there, but you can never really know them at all. I thought that was the essence that Diana had too.’