"the Crown" Decommissioned(2022) -

: Feeling isolated from the family, Diana accepts an invitation from Mohamed Al-Fayed to vacation in St. Tropez, leading into the tragic events covered in Season 6 .

: A central metaphor for the aging monarchy, the Queen must face the reality that the beloved Royal Yacht Britannia is being decommissioned as the government refuses to pay for its expensive repairs . "The Crown" Decommissioned(2022)

: Prince Charles travels to Hong Kong on the Britannia for its final voyage to oversee the transfer of sovereignty to China . Cast Guide : Feeling isolated from the family, Diana accepts

The episode's title, "Decommissioned," refers literally to the yacht but symbolically to the Queen's own struggle with relevancy in a modernizing world . It serves as a "bittersweet" conclusion to a season that explored the monarchy at one of its lowest public points . "The Crown" Decommissioned (TV Episode 2022) - IMDb : Prince Charles travels to Hong Kong on