By Ben Ellery for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 00:08 BST, 21 April 2019 | Updated: 00:12 BST, 21 April 2019
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Out for a stroll with her beloved dog in the spring sunshine, this is the young actress who has been plucked from obscurity to play Princess Diana in The Crown.
And, by happy coincidence, it turns out that Emma Corrin had named her cockapoo Spencer – Diana’s maiden name – long before she was given the role.
As she stood clutching the cocker spaniel-poodle cross, her pose echoed that of Diana on a visit to Dartmouth in 1989, when the Princess showed a similar affection for a dog she was handed.
Emma Corrin, 23, who plays a young Diana in Netflix series The Crown had named her dog Spencer - which is Diana's maiden name - long before landing the role
