Critics outraged over callous depiction of Princess Diana’s 1997 funeral.

Bowing his head in unspeakable grief, Prince William walks next to Duke of Edinburgh in the procession of mourners behind the mother’s coffin.

This Netflixdisgusting production Princess DianaThe funeral in 1997 in scenes that will no doubt cause anguish in the royal family.

In a soulless re-enactment of the heart-wrenching events, the Royal Standard is draped over the coffin on a carriage – just as it was in real life – while actors dressed in the dress uniform of the Welsh Guards march alongside.

Amid ongoing outrage over the show’s disregard for historical truth, gruesome scenes revealed in our exclusive footage are set to embroil Netflix in fresh controversy surrounding The Crown.

The scene, which depicts a heartbroken William and Prince Harry, then aged 15 and 12, was filmed in secret at an abandoned RAF base and is due to air in season six next year.

To the further dismay of Diana’s family and friends, The Crown production team will be in Paris next week to recreate her final hours, The Mail on Sunday reports.

Last night, people close to the royal family slammed the Netflix series as “rude, cruel and completely insensitive, especially in light of the Queen’s recent death”.

William Shawcross, the Queen Mother’s official biographer, said: “There is nothing sacred to [the writer of The Crown] Peter Morgan. He made his republican sentiments and his contempt for our late queen very clear.

“This is a vile series of lies to the public and has been incredibly painful for the Royal Family from the Queen and our new King down. Unlike any other family, they cannot sue.’

It’s highly unlikely that Morgan and his co-stars at The Crown didn’t understand the sensitivities surrounding re-enacting the day William and Harry had to say goodbye to their beloved mother, who died aged 36.

Both princes spoke publicly of their anguish at having to follow the coffin for the final mile along the Mall, through Horse Guards Parade, along Whitehall to Parliament Square and on to Westminster Abbey.

Family pictured at Diana’s funeral in 1997. The Netflix scene, which depicts a grief-stricken William and Prince Harry, then aged 15 and 12, was secretly filmed at an abandoned Royal Air Force base and is due for a sixth season next year

The Duke of Sussex was particularly open, telling biographer Angela Levin: “My mother had just died and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin, surrounded by thousands of people watching me and millions of others watching on television.

“I don’t think any child should be asked to do that, under any circumstances. I don’t think that would happen today. No child should lose their mother at such a young age, only to have thousands of people watch their grief.”

Ms Levine said of The Crown’s decision to re-enact the funeral procession: “It is inhumane, out of decency and offensive.

“When I first went to interview Harry, he asked if I had seen The Crown, which was in Series 2 at the time. I said no, and he said, “Oh, you should watch it. My only problem is that they have to stop before they get to me.’

However, Prince Harry, who has a deal with Netflix for the documentary series, defended the crown in an interview with James Corden last year, saying it was “obviously fiction”.

To the further dismay of Diana’s family and friends, The Crown production team will be in Paris next week to recreate her final hours, The Mail on Sunday reports.

Speaking in 2017, the Prince of Wales said: “It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done – this walk. It felt like she was almost walking alongside us to guide us through it.”

Diana’s brother Earl Spencer said he told courtiers she would not have wanted her sons to go through the experience.

He said: “I was a passionate advocate for William and Harry not following their mother’s body. I thought it was strange and cruel to be asked to do it.

“I was having a chat with some courtier at Buckingham Palace and he mentioned it and I went, well, of course not, and he said, ‘Well, that’s settled.’

Perhaps this explains why Netflix chose not to film the scenes in central London, but instead at an abandoned RAF base five miles from Bicester, Oxfordshire.

Last Wednesday, little-known actors Rufus Campo and Will Powell, who play William and Harry, Dominic West as King Charles and Jonathan Pryce as the late Duke of Edinburgh traveled to nearby Upper Heyford, where they were joined by hundreds of extras.

The show’s producers made the rare decision to film with a green screen, which allows production experts to later transfer what they’ve filmed onto a backdrop of their choice. Few of the drama’s storylines used the technology, and a source close to The Crown said the decision was made due to the sensitivity of the scenes.

Pictures show the funeral procession of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, filmed for the Netflix series The Crown in Oxfordshire

“Apart from the fact that it was impossible to shoot these scenes in secret when it was being done in central London, it was also decided that it would be completely inappropriate,” said the source.

“They were in and out of the air base in a day, and the scenes will be part of the funeral that will cover the episode.”

The upset is likely to continue for the princes when the Netflix crews travel to Paris this week.

They will shoot scenes of Diana’s last days spent in the French capital with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed. Although it is known that the accident in which they died will not be recreated, the scenes of them leaving the Ritz Hotel together will be.

Meanwhile, Prince William is also said to be furious that the Netflix series, due to start next month, will fabricate his mother’s BBC Panorama interview with Martin Bashir, which was obtained as a “hoax”.

At the time, the Duke of Cambridge recorded a rare statement in which he said the manner in which the interview was obtained meant it had “no legitimacy” and “should never be aired again”.

He added: “It effectively created a false narrative which… was commercialized by the BBC and others.”