THE historic Ragley Hall became the backdrop for the first encounter between Prince Charles and Princess Diana in the hit Netflix show The Crown.

The production of the costume drama's 4th season spent two days filming at Ragley in January 2020, which was a huge highlight during the winter months.

In one scene, Diana is seen defying her family’s orders to not be visible during the Prince’s visit and although acting under the façade of being nonchalant, is keen to catch the eye of the waiting Prince.

Whilst dressed as a 'mad tree', Diana apologises for making herself visible before quickly dashing through the shrubbery to the opposite end of the hall, where she engages in conversation with an intrigued Prince Charles about their mutual enjoyment of the Shakespeare play.

The scene ends with Diana watching Charles and Sarah ride off on horseback, from the window of Ragley's Family Dining Room.

The hall can also be seen again, In episode 3 of the series, in which Ragley’s Vaulted Hallway received a dramatic makeover, transforming the space in to the environment of a Buckingham Palace Kitchen.

The royals are portrayed by Josh O’Connor, Emma Corrin and Isobel Eadie.

Over the years, The Ragley Estate has played location to a variety of filming projects from being a stately setting for The Scarlett Pimpernel starring Ian McKellen to mirroring The Palace of Versailles in a 2 episode arc in Doctor Who, which saw the Estate welcome David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. Ragley also became the home of Lady Cremone in BBC Two Drama Dancing on The Edge.

Head of Events Sophie Stelling at the Alcester landmark said: "Having such an esteemed production at Ragley in 2020, was a fantastic way to start the year, which has been a somewhat difficult time for our industry.

"Seeing the concept come to life from initial meetings with the production teams and seeing initial set design sketches, to being able to watch the final delivered scenes, has been a hugely positive experience to be a part of this year.

"Ragley looks forward to opening the doors to events and other projects once again in 2021.’

The fourth series of The Crown is now streaming in full on Netflix.