Netflix has released brand new images of The Crown season 5, including the one above of Jonathan Pryce and Natascha McElhone as Prince Philip and close friend Penny Knatchbull.
Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, is the wife of Norton Knatchbull. Her husband is the late Prince Philip’s first cousin once removed. She was believed to have a close relationship with the Duke of Edinburgh, and was one of the 30 mourners in attendance at his funeral.
Californication star McElhone will be playing her in The Crown’s upcoming fifth season, with Pryce (The Two Popes) taking over from Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip.
This time around, the Queen will be played by Imelda Staunton, who dons a green dress and a steely expression in a new image released by Netflix.
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The season will be the first released since Queen Elizabeth II’s death on 8th September 2022. Joining Staunton are Dominic West as Charles, Prince of Wales, and Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales, who also feature in the new images.
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Tenet star Debicki takes over from Emma Corrin, who played younger Diana in the show’s last season. It is believed the latest episode run will feature the pair’s divorce, and leave her death for the series’s final season.
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