Filming for the final series of Netflix's The Crown is underway in the same location where Prince William met Kate Middleton, as upcoming episodes are set to depict the beginning of the pair's relationship.
Ed McVey, 21, who plays William, and Meg Bellamy, 19, playing Kate, have been spotted filming scenes in St Andrews, where the pair met in 2001 while studying at the Scottish town's University. The now Princess of Wales famously caught the attention of the young prince when she strode down the catwalk in a sheer dress at a charity fashion show.
Imelda Staunton will continue to play the role of the Queen in the forthcoming series, with Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki also set to reprise their roles as then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Focusing on the late 1990s to the early 2000s, it's thought that the final series will depict the events surrounding Diana's tragic death in 1997.
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Actor Ed Mcvey was seen dressed in jeans, a white shirt with a burgundy jumper and a blue jacket, sitting in the window of a pub and then leaving carrying books. Ed will play William in his late teens and early twenties, with Rufus Kampa cast to play the prince in his younger teen years - the new series will mark the professional screen debut for the two actors, as well as for Kate actress Meg Bellamy.
William and Kate briefly split up in 2007 after graduating from St Andrew's in 2005, but William went on to propose in November 2010 after the royal couple rekindled their relationship. They tied the knot the following year, and now have three children - Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Netflix added a disclaimer to a trailer for the fifth series last year, following complaints from some famous faces over its depiction of the royal family. The streaming giant updated the description of the show to call it a "fictional dramatisation" that was "inspired by real events", after Dame Judi Dench criticised the service for not doing enough to make it clear to viewers that not everything portrayed in the series is based on reality.
Stage and screen icon Judi called for a disclaimer to be added to each episode of The Crown, accusing the series of verging on "crude sensationalism". Former Prime Minister John Major is said to have had similar reservations about the show, describing scenes showing Charles plotting to oust the Queen as "malicious nonsense".
A spokeswoman for The Crown previously said: "The Crown has always been presented as a drama based on historical events." They described the last series as "a fictional dramatisation, imagining what could have happened behind closed doors during a significant decade for the royal family – one that has already been scrutinised and well-documented by journalists, biographers and historians."
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