After much anticipation and expectation, The Crown returns to Netflix this week but not without some major changes to the cast..
From the moment it made its debut on the streaming service back in 2016, with a cast led by original Queen Elizabeth II, Claire Foy, The Crown became compulsive viewing as it chartered the early part of Her Majesty's remarkable reign. Series one focused on the shock death of her father George IV, after he had the monarchy thrust upon him following the abdication of his brother Edward. The then Princess Elizabeth was on a tour of Kenya at the time, with Prince Phillip, but stepped off the plane back in the UK as Queen, having been informed of her father's death while overseas.
Other storylines in the early stages of The Crown include The Queen's relationship with Winston Churchill, played fantastically by John Lithgow and her sister Princess Margaret' relationship with Palace employee Peter Townsend. The second series looked at Margaret slowly falling off the rails as she struggled being in her sister's shadow, while in season 3, Margaret, played more recently by Helena Bonham Carter charms America after a dinner at the White House.
