The long-awaited release of The Crown’s third season has finally arrived. The Netflix series continues to chronicle the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and the inside story of what it’s like to be a royal, and it’s now moved forward in time.
In addition, as the show intends to do every two seasons, the entire cast has been replaced with a new ensemble of age-appropriate stars, and Claire Foy has been succeeded by Olivia Colman as the head of the monarchy.
Here is a guide to everything you need to know about the most recent episode of the Emmy Award-winning scripted series created by Peter Morgan, including the cast, the timeline, and everything in between.
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The Crown Season 3 Cast
- The role of Queen Elizabeth II is played by Olivia Colman.
- Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Elizabeth’s spouse Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Elizabeth’s younger sister is portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter in the film.
- Ben Daniels plays the role of Lord Tony Armstrong-Jones, also known as Lord Snowdon.
- Snowdon; the Prince of Wales’s husband Princess Margaret
- As Prime Minister Harold Wilson, Jason Watkins plays the role.
- Queen Elizabeth was portrayed by Marion Bailey. The Queen Mother was the widow of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Erin Doherty plays Princess Anne, who is Elizabeth and Philip’s only daughter and their second child overall.
- The role of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, is played by Charles Dance.
- Josh O’Connor, who is Philip’s ambitious uncle and the brother of Princess Alice of Battenberg, has been cast in the role of Prince Charles, who is Elizabeth and Philip’s eldest child and the apparent heir to the throne.
The Crown Season 3 Release Date
The entirety of the third season, which consists of ten episodes, was made available for streaming on Netflix throughout the world on November 17, 2019.
The Crown Season 3 Plot
Since the second season came to a close with the delivery of the Queen’s fourth and final child, Prince Edward, in 1964, we may reasonably infer that the third season will start up the plot exactly where the second season left off.
There will be a focus on Princess Alice, the mother of Prince Philip, and the extraordinary tragedy that befell her.
According to Harper’s Bazaar UK, The Crown series 3 will center on Princess Alice’s life, which was scarred by tragedy, as well as her delicate connection with her only son, Prince Philip. This will also be a highlight of the series.
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When Philip was just 10 years old, Alice, who had been born without hearing, was given a diagnosis with schizophrenia and confined to a hospital, where she was treated by Sigmund Freud.
Later on, when the 1967 Colonels’ Coup was in full swing, she fled the convent she had been living in Athens and relocated to Buckingham Palace, where she lived with the Queen and Prince Philip.
On December 5th, 1969, Princess Alice passed away inside Buckingham Palace.
Robert Lacey, who serves as the show’s history consultant, stated to Town&Country that “The third season is currently being written, and without giving anything away—already it’s been documented, so it’s history—we’ll see the end of this incredible marriage between Margaret and Snowdon. In this season, you get to witness how it all begins, and you get a glimpse of what a peculiar yet brilliant character Snowden was.”
The show’s head writer, Peter Morgan, has revealed to People magazine that Princess Diana will make her debut at the end of Season 3 and that she will go on to play a significant role in Seasons 4 and 5.
It “will be the Wilson period,” according to The Sunday Times, which is a reference to Harold Wilson, who served as prime minister from 1964 until 1970 and from 1974 to 1976.
The Crown Season 3 Trailer
The first extended teaser for The Crown season 3 has been out, and it is as breathtakingly beautiful as one would expect it to be. The video is set to a reimagined version of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changing.” Take a look at it…
Frequently Ask Question
Why Does Queen Elizabeth Appear to Have Such Advanced Age in the Third Season of the Crown?
It is well knowledge that showrunner Peter Morgan recast the show at the beginning of the third season due to the fact that his characters were aging faster than the people playing them.
Morgan was quoted as saying, “I feel that when we reach 1963-64, we’ve gone as far as we can go with Claire Foy without having to do ridiculous things in terms of makeup to make her look older,” and he was right.
Is the Historical Content of the Crown Season 3 Accurate?
The script, much like in the previous seasons, imagines a great deal of personal conversation and scenes for which there is no historical record. However, coverage of the real-life events that serve as the basis for each episode may be found in The New York Times.
Why Did the Crown Not Continue With the Same Cast Members?
He explained that the characters’ ages advanced with each new season of the show, and in order to maintain the genuine nature of the characters he intended to switch out the actors on the show every two seasons.
According to him, during the third season of the show, the time period of 1963 and 1964 had arrived, and Claire Foy did not feel like a natural fit to play that age.
Conclusion
The Crown’s third season picks up where the second season left off. Olivia Colman is now the head of the British monarchy. There will be a focus on Princess Alice, the mother of Prince Philip. The Crown series 3 will focus on Princess Alice’s life. Princess Diana will make her debut at the end of Season 3.
She will go on to play a significant role in Seasons 4 and 5. The show’s head writer has also revealed she will have a major part in Season 4.
The first extended teaser for The Crown season 3 has been released. The video is set to a reimagined version of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changing”. The showrunner explained that the characters’ ages advanced with each new season of the show.