The second episode, titled Ruritania, pays tribute to Shay Leonard. <\/p>
At long, long last, the second instalment of The Crown season 6<\/a> is upon us.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>second part of the season<\/span><\/a>, which was released on Thursday 14th December, revolves around Prince Harry and William<\/a> as they grieve for their mother, Princess Diana, following her tragic passing in season 6 part 1.<\/span><\/p>\n The second episode, titled Ruritania, focuses on Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s response to Diana\u2019s death. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEager to improve the monarchy\u2019s public image, the queen seeks out savvy statesman Tony Blair \u2013 but the Prime Minister\u2019s advice defies royal protocol,\u201d the official synopsis reads.<\/span><\/p>\n But, at the end of the instalment, a card paying tribute to Shay Leonard appears, which reads: \u201cIn memoriam, Shay Leonard, 1970 \u2013 2023.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Naturally, viewers have been left wondering who the episode pays tribute to. So, who was Shay Leonard? Read on for everything you need to know.<\/span><\/p> Leonard was a TV and film producer and director who also often worked in the art department on sets. <\/span>He was best known for his work on shows including Sherlock Holmes, Vampire Academy and Hot Fuzz.<\/span><\/p>\n He also worked in the props department for other Netflix shows including Anatomy of A Scandal and <\/span>The Crown. <\/span><\/p>\n He worked on the props department on The Crown between 2017 and 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Leonard, who was originally from Dublin, passed away earlier this year in June.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Crown season 6 is available to stream in full on Netflix now. Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The second episode, titled Ruritania, pays tribute to Shay Leonard. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":41929,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/who-was-shay-leonard-the-crown-season-6-pays-tribute.jpg",2101,1400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/who-was-shay-leonard-the-crown-season-6-pays-tribute-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/who-was-shay-leonard-the-crown-season-6-pays-tribute-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/who-was-shay-leonard-the-crown-season-6-pays-tribute-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/who-was-shay-leonard-the-crown-season-6-pays-tribute-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/who-was-shay-leonard-the-crown-season-6-pays-tribute-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/who-was-shay-leonard-the-crown-season-6-pays-tribute-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,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":"The second episode, titled Ruritania, pays tribute to Shay Leonard.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/41928"}],"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\/41929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who was Shay Leonard? 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