{"id":41994,"date":"2023-12-15T15:04:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T14:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1945610"},"modified":"2023-12-15T15:42:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T14:42:12","slug":"the-crown-star-on-the-queen-and-margarets-final-scenes-it-was-a-joy","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-crown-star-on-the-queen-and-margarets-final-scenes-it-was-a-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Crown star on The Queen and Margaret\u2019s final scenes: \u2018It was a joy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Queen actress Imelda Staunton is close friends with on-screen sister Lesley Manville. <\/p>

By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 15 December 2023 at 14:04 PM<\/p>

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Imelda Staunton has discussed the emotional final scenes between The Queen and Princess Margaret in The Crown<\/a> season 6 episode 8.<\/p>\n

The eighth episode, titled \u2018Ritz\u2019, focuses entirely on the final days of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (Lesley Manville), and primarily on her relationship with her beloved sister, Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton).<\/p>\n

The drama depicts the physical decline of Margaret after a series of strokes but she continues to be supported by her sister. In contrast, the series intercuts these events with those from VE Day when the sisters had a night \u2018on the town\u2019<\/a> and visited the Ritz in London.<\/p>\n

On the poignancy of the episode, Staunton told RadioTimes.com<\/a>: \u201cWell, you know, when Peter [Morgan, writer and show creator] does the relationships, it\u2019s always so powerful, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n

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She continued: \u201cWhen you\u2019re establishing those sisters in season one, and then completing their journey now, it\u2019s so rewarding to do those scenes, because, you know, we are obviously hanging so much stuff on real events and protocol and the institution, but then when you get the human dilemmas that are happening, and particularly with those two women, because they were sisters before she was Queen, and they were both princesses before she was Queen. And so to have this episode as being two sisters, I think it was really, it was so moving. And, and I mean, Peter Morgan is sort of always at his best, but I think when he we get a chance to have that sort of writing, it\u2019s, it\u2019s, it\u2019s so satisfying to do.\u201d<\/p>

The actress also noted that working with her close friend Lesley Manville added to the experience for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd of course, with Lesley and I have known each other a long time,\u201d noted Staunton, \u201cto be able to do those scenes, it was an absolute joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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