The Crown - Season 05 [DVD]

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Now that “The Crown” is covering more recent events the show feels less like fact based historical fiction and more like a soap opera. This might be due to the relentless media coverage of the slow motion marriage implosion of Charles & Diana and the well documented acrimony between the couple. Claudia Harrison takes on the role of Princess Anne (Image credit: Netflix) Claudia Harrison will play Princess Anne

Samhan, Jamie (17 December 2021). " 'The Crown' Haults Filming After COVID-19 Outbreak". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021 . Retrieved 18 December 2021. The Crown: Lord Heseltine praises John Major and Tony Blair for speaking out against latest series of show". Sky News. 5 November 2022 . Retrieved 6 November 2022. June 1992 – Princess Diana’s controversial biography, Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton, is published. Ritman, Alex (17 November 2021). " 'The Crown' Casts Dominic West's Son as Prince William for Final Seasons". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 25 October 2022.

Newly separated, Prince Charles has a new lease of life and really starts to prove himself worthy of the title King-in-waiting. However, when a recording of an intimate phone call between him and Camilla is leaked to the press, his reputation lies in tatters. But far from destroying him, it further motivates him to distance himself from the traditionalists of his mother's court and plough his own path as a modern, future King. He takes part in a controversial interview with Jonathan Dimbleby and sets up his own 'rival' court in St James's Palace leaving the rest of the royals with no choice but to sit up and take heed. In 1953, Elizabeth launches the Royal Yacht Britannia. In 1991, Elizabeth and Philip make a two-week cruise aboard the ageing Britannia while Charles and Diana travel to Italy for what is seen as their second honeymoon. Diana is annoyed that Charles has invited his cousin, Norton, and cousin-in-law, Penelope, to join them; even more so when Charles cuts the holiday short due to a "diary conflict". A Sunday Times poll reveals that half of the British public favours Elizabeth, seen as having been on the throne for too long, abdicating so that Charles would become king. Elizabeth meets the new Prime Minister John Major at Balmoral Castle and asks the government to fund renovations to Britannia. Major agrees despite admitting his reluctance. Philip, Charles, Diana, and Margaret talk to Major during the Ghillies Ball, each confiding their troubles. Major later tells his wife Norma that the Royal Family's situation threatens the country's stability. Nicholas Lumley as Lord Stamfordham, private secretary to King George V, and maternal grandfather of the Queen's former private secretary Lord Adeane

However, as much as I enjoyed Season 4 because it delved into the ’80s, which was my favourite decade, as a kid, I’m glad they’re pressing ahead because I believe everyone is equal and it makes zero sense that one family and all the hangers on are living in opulence, while a lot of the members of the public are using foodbanks. The Crown: Season 5". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022 . Retrieved 22 November 2022. During that time, there were three Royal divorces, as well as a fire that tore through the familial home of Windsor Castle.

Ravindran, Manori (7 April 2021). " 'The Crown' Season 5 to Start Filming in July (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 16 January 2023.

In an interview with The Times, screenwriter, producer, and friend to Princess Diana, Jemima Khan claimed she'd left a consulting role on the show, because she was uncomfortable with the way Diana's final years were being portrayed. Other people that have yet to be cast are the Queen Mother and the Queen's other children: Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. Richard Dillane as King George V, Edward VIII and George VI's father and Elizabeth II's paternal grandfatherThere is absolutely no struggle to cast any role for season five of The Crown and it is normal practice for productions to advertise in Spotlight," a representative of The Crown told TheWrap. Nugent, Annabel (30 April 2021). "The Crown reportedly casts Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles in seasons five and six". The Independent . Retrieved 25 October 2022.