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Ed McVey was "terrified" when he was cast in 'The Crown'. The 24-year-old actor portrays Prince William in the second half of the sixth and final series of Netflix's regal drama and he recalled the mixed emotions he felt when he received a call telling him he'd landed the role following a lengthy audition process. He told the Telegraph magazine: "here were two weeks of silence, when I thought something had gone wrong... [When I got the call] It was relief I felt, more than anything. Then I got excited, and then…And then I felt terrified." While 'The Crown' is Ed's first high-profile role, he i...
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Jared Harris has insisted the royal family should be "delighted" with their portrayal in 'The Crown'. The 62-year-old actor played Queen Elizabeth II’s father King George VI in the first two seasons of the hit Netflix TV show and he's adamant the royals shouldn't be angry about the way they are being shown on screen because the series is "humanising them" by telling their story. During an appearance on the BBC’s Today program, he explained: "There’s always a question of whether you should be doing this or telling this tale or whether it is in some way disrespectful and my opinion is that I thi...
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'The Crown' could infuriate the Royal Family when it shows Princess Diana likening her wedding to Prince Charles to stepping on a landmine. In the sixth and final series of the Netflix show, Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) - who helped landmine victims with her charity work - is seen on a yacht with boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed (Khalid Abdalla) explaining how survivors are often rejected by their communities because of the injuries they have sustained. The late princess tells Dodi: "A man called Ken Rutherford drew my attention to it. He started the Landmine Survivors Network. After his jeep hit a landmi...
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Dame Helen Mirren insisted it wouldn't have been a "good move" professionally if she'd played Queen Elizabeth in 'The Crown'. The 78-year-old actress initially portrayed the British monarch in 2006 movie 'The Queen', before reluctantly reprising the role in 2013 for West End show 'The Audience', and though she was offered the chance to work with writer Peter Morgan again on his Netflix regal drama, she knew it wouldn't be a good idea. She told Variety of turning down 'The Crown': “It was for the same reasons. I walked into rehearsal rooms for ‘The Audience’ thinking I’ve decided that I’m not g...
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Elizabeth Debicki has "always” admired Princess Diana’s “iconic” style. ‘The Crown’ star portrays the late Princess of Wales - whose life tragically ended after a Paris car crash in 1997 aged 36 alongside her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed - in the Peter Morgan-created Netflix show and has always loved the mark the ex-wife of King Charles III left on fashion history before she landed the role. The 33-year-old actress told Harper’s Bazaar: "I've been wearing versions of Princess Diana's clothes for two years now! I've always admired her fashion. She was and still is incredibly iconic." Elizabeth mused...
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Helena Bonham Carter doesn't think 'The Crown' should continue. The 56-year-old actress played Princess Margaret in series three and four of the Netflix royal drama but thinks it should come to an end now as it is catching up with modern events. Helena told the Observer newspaper: "I should be careful here, but I don't think it should carry on, actually. "I'm in it and I loved my episodes, but it's very different now. When 'The Crown' started it was a historic drama, and now it's crashed into the present. But that's up to them." The 'Harry Potter' actress previously suggested that Peter Morgan...
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Dominic West reached out to King Charles after he was cast in 'The Crown'. The 53-year-old actor plays Charles in the hit Netflix series, and he's revealed that he contacted The Prince's Trust - the charity founded by Charles in 1976 - after he landed the role. Dominic said: "I just thought I would inform The Prince's Trust that I was playing the part. And I felt they had a right to know that. So, that's as far as it went." By contrast, Dominic didn't reach out to Prince Harry about his part in the show. The actor actually got to know Harry in 2013, when they both participated in the Walk With...
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Elizabeth Debicki says Princess Diana's death was filmed for 'The Crown' in a "deeply caring way". The 32-year-old actress takes on the role of the beloved late royal in the forthcoming fifth series of the controversial show - which tells the story of Queen Elizabeth and is inspired by real events. Elizabeth recently filmed some controversial scenes for 'The Crown' showing Diana's final night, when she was killed in a Paris tunnel car crash in 1997 aged 36. The actress was spotted in a grey suit and black top, the same outfit the late Princess of Wales was wearing on the fateful night. Netflix...
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Lesley Manville "always thought" she was going to play Queen Elizabeth on 'The Crown.' The 66-year-old star is the latest actress to take on the role of the late monarch's sister Princess Margaret - who died in 2002 at the age of 71 - in the Netflix biographical series but thought when she was asked to meet with creator Peter Morgan that she would be playing the Queen herself before the part went to Imelda Staunton. She said: "It’s funny. I’m going to be absolutely honest about this. I always thought maybe I could be the final Queen. When my agent called and said, ‘Can you go to Peter Morgan’s...
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Imelda Staunton was "inconsolable" when Queen Elizabeth died. The 66-year-old star is the latest actress to take on the role of the late monarch - who died in September at the age of 96 following a record-breaking 70-year reign - in Netflix megahit 'The Crown' and explained that she was "very grateful" that the series took a pause in filming out of respect. She said: "Everyone was extremely sad and I know I was very inconsolable that evening. My reaction surprised me. Of course, I would feel something. But having lived with her very closely for two years, it felt strange. Like I say, the produ...
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