However, there\u2019s nothing wrong with the episode. In fact the new season \u2013 which introduces Imelda Staunton as the Queen<\/a>\u00a0and the third actress to play the role \u2013 actually starts with Foy making a surprise cameo appearance.<\/p>\n The black and white intro to episode 1 shows a programme called The Queen in Scotland, documenting the Queen\u2019s visit to John Brown\u2019s yard on Clydeside in 1953, where she launched HMS Britannia.<\/p>\n In a speech for the ship\u2019s launching ceremony, Foy\u2019s Elizabeth says: \u201cI am delighted to join you in Clydebank today for the launch of this, the latest royal yacht. I hope that this brand-new vessel, like your brand-new queen, will prove to be dependable and constant, capable of weathering any storm. I now take great pride in naming this ship Britannia.\u201d<\/p>\n She adds that she wishes \u201csuccess to her and to all who sail in her\u201d before launching a bottle of Empire Wine. Following the singing of Rule Britannia, the footage then fades into colour and settles on an image of the older Queen, played by Staunton.<\/p>\n This opening scene sets up a major storyline for season 5 which sees the royal yacht in need of repairs, but new Prime Minister John Major<\/a> asks Her Majesty to seek alternative funding arrangements rather than having them be Government-funded.<\/p> This is the second time Foy has returned to her role as Elizabeth II, after also making an appearance in a flashback during the eighth episode of season 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ahead of the fifth season\u2019s debut, new Prince Philip actor Jonathan Pryce argued that Foy and her Philip co-star Matt Smith \u201chad it easy\u201d<\/a> in comparison to himself and Staunton, suggesting that in the early years, a lot of people saw it as simply a costume drama, whereas the Queen and Prince Philip are \u201cso well known in the years we are playing them\u201d.<\/p>\n The Crown season 5 will be released on\u00a0Netflix<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday 9th November 2022, while seasons 1-4 are available now.\u00a0Sign up for Netflix from \u00a36.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on\u00a0Sky Glass<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? Check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span>Streaming Guide<\/b><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. or more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Wednesday, 09 November 2022 at 12:00 am Fans of Netflix\u2018s The Crown might find themselves wondering if they\u2019ve started playing the wrong episode when they sit down to watch season 5, as they will at first be greeted by a very different Queen than they imagined \u2013 one played once again […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":25393,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/the-crown-season-5-brings-back-claire-foy-for-flashback-cameo-scaled.jpg",2560,1704,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/the-crown-season-5-brings-back-claire-foy-for-flashback-cameo-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/the-crown-season-5-brings-back-claire-foy-for-flashback-cameo-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/the-crown-season-5-brings-back-claire-foy-for-flashback-cameo-768x511.jpg",768,511,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/the-crown-season-5-brings-back-claire-foy-for-flashback-cameo-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/the-crown-season-5-brings-back-claire-foy-for-flashback-cameo-1536x1022.jpg",1536,1022,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/the-crown-season-5-brings-back-claire-foy-for-flashback-cameo-2048x1363.jpg",2048,1363,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By James Hibbs Published: Wednesday, 09 November 2022 at 12:00 am Fans of Netflix\u2018s The Crown might find themselves wondering if they\u2019ve started playing the wrong episode when they sit down to watch season 5, as they will at first be greeted by a very different Queen than they imagined \u2013 one played once again…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/25392"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/TheCrown1053036r2-f0280d1.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C412"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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