Imelda Staunton beams as she wraps up in a warm fur coat for her role as Queen Elizabeth II - on a state visit to Russia in 1994.
Actress Imelda is filming the sixth and final series of Netflix hit The Crown, in which she follows in the footsteps of Claire Foy and Olivia Colman to play the British monarch.
In this scene, she dons the distinctive yellow suit and fur coat worn by the Queen in October 1994, as she inspected an honour guard of Russian service personnel at Vnukovo Airport, Moscow.
But the actress, 65, has replaced the Queen’s dainty shoes with some rather more sturdy boots.
This particular royal visit came at the start of a four day trip to Russia, on which the Queen was accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, who died last year.
In the TV version of the show, the Duke of Edinburgh will be played by Pirates of the Caribbean star Jonathan Pryce. In these scenes the couple were driven though the city in a royal limousine and extras were used to line the streets to cheer as they went past.
Staunton, 65, has said she “will do her utmost to maintain the very high standard” set by her predecessors in the TV show, but admitted as she began filming that her stomach was “doing somersaults.”
Viewers will get their first glimpse of her in action when series five of The Crown begins in November.
The upcoming fifth season will tackle the early 1990s and the dramatic events that befall the House of Windsor.
The fourth season ended in 1990 with the ousting of Margaret Thatcher from the office of the Prime Minister.
If the show follows previous seasons we can likely expect events to end towards the end of John Major ’s tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the end of the Prince and Princess of Wales’ marriage in 1996.
However, with Elizabeth Debicki confirmed to appear in season 6 then Diana’s death in 1997 will not be depicted in this upcoming season.
The upcoming season of The Crown will likely focus heavily on the deteriorating marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The episodes will tackle the Queen’s self-described ‘Annus Horribilis’ in 1992 which saw a fire badly damage Windsor Castle and three of the Queen’s children face the end of their marriages.
