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First snapshots released for The Crown Season 5, set in the 90s, starring a new cast. Imelda Staunton replaces the younger Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth Debicki replaces Emma Corrin as Diana, and Dominic West plays Prince Charles, previously portrayed by Josh O'Connor. >>

TVSA Team
19 Oct 2022 17:46

About the season:

With the new decade in its stride, the Royal Family are presented with possibly their biggest challenge to date as the public openly question their role in '90s Britain.

This turbulent decade for the Royal Family has been well documented and interpreted by journalists, biographers and historians.

As Elizabeth Debicki, who takes on the role of Princess Diana, explains "That's the amazing thing about playing these people at this time, because in the journey of The Crown so far out of all the seasons, this is the most visual content we have of the Royal Family.

"In the '90s everything had started to be filmed and also it was the birth of the 24-hour news cycle so there's just this incredible amount of content that we have access to."

With this being the final cast change, Dominic West (Prince Charles) explains "I think people understand, because the cast has changed every two seasons, that this is not an imitation," he says. "This is an evoking of a character."

Whilst Imelda Staunton (Queen Elizabeth II) hopes that, like her character, she has done her duty to the audience: "What has been nice, and I hope I don't prove them wrong, is people saying, 'I'm really looking forward to seeing her as the queen. So, let's just hope that works out for them because I've done it. Nothing I can do about it now!"

There are 10 hour long episodes in the season.

The other cast are:

Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip,

Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret,

Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne,

Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles,

Jonny Lee Miller as John Major,

Salim Daw as Mohamed Al Fayed and

Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed.