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Exclusive: The Crown has been criticized by the Queen’s former press secretary for lacking sensitivity in its portrayal of the events surrounding Princess Diana’s death.

Dickie Arbiter, who worked for Queen Elizabeth II during the period depicted in Season 6, accused The Crown’s creator Peter Morgan of “dramatic license gone bonkers.”

Arbiter was particularly critical of scenes in which Prince Charles (Dominic West) breaks the news of Diana’s death to her sons, Princes William and Harry. Diana is played by Elizabeth Debicki in the final season.

“The sequence of Charles telling his sons of their mother’s death was so insensitive, it was so unnecessary,” he told Deadline. “The death of their mother is still raw with both of them.”

He added: “The scenes between Charles and his mother, in which he blurted out that she wanted Diana to come back in a Harrods van were absolute nonsense.

Multi-platinum and global award-winning superstar singer/songwriter Zayn and emerging sensation singer/songwriter Zhavia Ward are set to perform the Oscar and Grammy-winning duet "A Whole New World."&#160 The song will be featured in the Aladdin end credits&#160and&#160on the Walt Disney Records soundtrack, and is available today as a single and music video. The new updated rendition of the classic song is produced&#160by Saltwives aka Alex Oriet and David Phelan&#160(Zayn and Charli Xcx) and the music video was directed by Philip Andelman.

Said Mitchell Leib, president of Music & Soundtracks for the Walt Disney Studios.

"The selection of artists, producer and tonal direction was critical for the success of updating a classic song like this. Zayn's vocals are like no other and his artistic imprint immediately brought a contemporary and diverse presence.&#160 Additionally, Zayn could have chosen any artist in the world to collaborate with on the duet,...

Your wish has just been granted. Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward dropped their cover of "A Whole New World" on Thursday in celebration of Disney's live-action remake of Aladdin. While the two didn't sing the beloved tune on a magic carpet ride over Agrabah, they did perform the duet in New York. The song is set to play in the new film's end credits. The music video was directed by Philip Andelman, who's also worked with artists like Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, and the song was produced by Saltwives aka Alex Oriet and David Phelan.  "The selection of artists, producer and tonal direction was critical for the success of updating a classic song like this,"...