Playing Queen Elizabeth on The Crown must come with a lot of pressure, especially because she was the reigning queen of England up until last year. However, Imelda Staunton faced a challenge that Claire Foy and Olivia Colman did not as she was playing the monarch and working on the show when she died. Now, the actress has opened up about what it was like to portray the Royal Family matriarch and work on Season 6 of The Crown following the queen’s death.
Following Season 6's premiere, Imelda Staunton – who joined The Crown cast in Season 5 and took over the role of The Queen from Olivia Colman – opened up about playing Queen Elizabeth, especially during a time of transition. Reflecting on the day she found out the monarch had died during an interview on The Graham Norton Show, the actress said:
