Pakistani actor Humayun Saeed cast as Princess Di's companion in 'The Crown'

Humayun Saeed debuted as an actor in 1999 with Urdu-language film 'Inteha' and has enjoyed a distinguished career across film and television. Photos: Handout

Prominent Pakistani star Humayun Saeed has been cast as Dr Hasnat Khan in Season Five of hit Netflix series The Crown, Variety has confirmed.

Dr Khan is a British-Pakistani heart surgeon who practiced at London's Royal Brompton Hospital. Khan's 2004 statement to the Metropolitan Police, which was submitted in 2008 to an inquest into Princess Diana's death, stated that he was in a relationship with her from 1995-1997 and that she broke up with him after she met Dodi Fayed at a holiday with Mohammed Al Fayed and his family.