{"id":39837,"date":"2023-11-16T16:10:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1927692"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:44:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:44:04","slug":"who-is-meg-bellamy-meet-kate-middleton-actor-in-the-crown","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-meg-bellamy-meet-kate-middleton-actor-in-the-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Meg Bellamy? Meet Kate Middleton actor in The Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bellamy will play a major role in The Crown season 6 part 2. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 15:10 PM<\/p>

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With some viewers having already made their way through the first part of The Crown<\/a>\u2018s final season, thoughts now turn to the second part, which will arrive in December and will introduce viewers to Prince William\u2019s future wife, Kate Middleton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kate will be played in the series by newcomer Meg Bellamy, while William will be played in the second half of the season by Ed McVey.<\/p>\n

The drama\u2019s creator, Peter Morgan, said of the Royal couple\u2019s introduction<\/a>: \u201cIn season 6, just the arrival of William and Kate and Harry is so\u2026 It just blows the doors off, as it were, and you just wanna see them.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it happened in the read through when we were reading, you could just see everyone was just looking up and looking at each other across the room. And every time William spoke it was like, \u2018Oh my God, this is just riveting.’\u201d<\/p>\n

But who is Bellamy? Read on for everything you need to know about The Crown\u2019s Kate Middleton star Meg Bellamy.<\/p>\n

Who is Meg Bellamy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Meg Bellamy.<\/span><\/figcaption> Robin L Marshall\/WireImage<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Meg Bellamy is a British actor who will first be seen on screen playing Kate Middleton in The Crown season 6 part 2.<\/p>\n

Bellamy was cast in the role shortly after leaving school. She studied drama at St Crispin\u2019s School and received an A*.<\/p>\n

Before being cast she had a performing job at Legoland, but then was advised to respond to an open casting call by a neighbour.<\/p>\n

How old is\u00a0<\/strong>Meg Bellamy<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Meg Bellamy is 21 years old.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What nationality is\u00a0<\/strong>Meg Bellamy<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bellamy is British<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

She grew up in Wokingham, Berkshire.<\/p>\n

What has\u00a0<\/strong>Meg Bellamy <\/strong>previously starred in?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Playing Kate Middleton in The Crown is Bellamy\u2019s first major on-screen credit<\/strong>. She previously appeared in a 2021 short film, The Prince of Savile Row.<\/span><\/p>\n

What has\u00a0<\/strong>Meg Bellamy <\/strong>said about her role in The Crown?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Ed McVey as Prince William and Meg Bellamy as Kate Middleton in The Crown.<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix\/Twitter<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Bellamy told the Telegraph<\/a> that before the opportunity to audition for the role of Kate came up, she had never been told she looked like the princess, and that she still thinks \u201cmaybe I don\u2019t\u201d.<\/p>\n

However, she added: \u201cWith the amazing hair and makeup teams and the costume department, once everything\u2019s put together, you have to have an essence.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also explained how she was cast, saying: \u201cI didn\u2019t have an agent at the time, so I was just doing everything that I could on my own, self-submitting for student films and shorts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen in April last year, the opportunity [for The Crown] popped up on my Twitter, and at the same time my neighbour sent it to me and told me that I should go for it. She\u2019d just seen it and she thought that I looked like Kate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bellamy revealed how she got into character, saying: \u201cI remember looking at the picture of Kate on the brief and trying to work out exactly where she\u2019d applied her bronzer so that I could do it exactly right, trying to unleash my inner makeup artist.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith every audition, I just watched and watched [Kate]. Reading about her and listening to her was so important both before and during.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the time period that I play her, there\u2019s no recording of her speaking, so you have to picture her younger.\u201d<\/p>

Is\u00a0<\/strong>Meg Bellamy <\/strong>on Instagram?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

She is\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 you can find her profile at @<\/a>megkbellamy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Is Meg Bellamy on Twitter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

No<\/strong>, Meg Bellamy does not appear to currently have an account on Twitter\/X.<\/p>