Emmy-Nominated Elizabeth Debicki Misses Princess Diana In ‘The Crown’; Talks New Psychosexual Sci-Fi Drama ‘This Blue Is Mine’

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Elizabeth Debicki‘s latest — and second — Emmy nomination for The Crown is both delightful and bittersweet, she told Deadline Wednesday morning, following the nominations announcement. “I miss playing that part,” she said of her Princess Diana role in Netflix show The Crown, which received a grand total of 18 nominations. “I miss the people, and I knew that would inevitably happen, but the kind of work that we as actors and heads of department got asked to do, the bar we were asked to meet, and the complexity of the work was just so beautifully satisfying to do, and to try and meet the challenge of that show and its legacy and of all the incredible performances that came before.” DEADLINE RELATED VIDEO: Debicki has felt the weight and importance of taking on playing Diana in the long-running series.

Known as ‘the people’s princess’, Diana was so deeply loved that she is still mourned across the world, although it has been almost 27 years since her untimely death.

The most consistent fan reaction Debicki has encountered has actually been requests for hugs, she said. RELATED: 76th Emmy Nominations: Deadline’s Full Coverage “I realized that the work that we have done in this show brings people really close to their own memories, and that’s a really unique kind of thing to feel a part of and also be witness to… I’ve had people be quite emotional, and then usually it ends with someone saying, ‘Can I give you a hug?’ It’s really beautiful and quite moving.” RELATED: ‘Hacks’ Season 4: Jean Smart & Hannah Einbinder Want Elton John To Guest Star; Showrunner Jen Statsky On What’s Coming Next Next up, Debicki is set to star with Zazie Beetz in the Iuli Gerbase-directed This Blue is Mine.