Season five of the hit Netflix series The Crown has finally landed and it's safe to say people couldn't wait
This season saw a number of historical events take place such as the divorce of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, the moment Diana met Mohamed Al Fayed and his son, Dodi as well as the infamous Bashir-Diana interview.
This took place on Guy Fawkes’ Night 1995 with its TV broadcast on November 20 of the same year.
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As well as seeing the impact these events had on those in the Royal Family, we also saw how Bashir managed to get the interview with the Princess and how one man manged to gain access to the tapes between Charles and Camilla during their private phone calls.
So what do we know about season six so far? Here's what we found out.
The Crown season 6 release date
Season six will be the last for the hit show however season five has just been released with 10 episodes having been dropped on the streaming service. It's unclear when the release will be given the fifth has just aired but it will likely be, based on its release history, around November 2023.
The Crown season 6 cast
The Crown changes its cast every two seasons meaning the cast we saw during season five will remain in their roles - however there will be a few character changes.
The role of Prince William will be changing with Rufus Kampa to play 15-year-old Prince William with Ed McVey taking over for William's early adult years. Prince Harry has yet to be cast however Kate Middleton has been cast with Meg Bellamy set to take on the role.
Stars such as Imelda Staunton, who portrayed Queen Elizabeth II will be reprising their roles alongside the likes of Dominic West as Prince Charles and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana.
Returning cast members include:
- Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II
- Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Elizabeth's husband and consort
- Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales
- Dominic West as Prince Charles, heir to the throne and Elizabeth's eldest child
- Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker-Bowles, Charles' paramour
- Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed, Diana's paramour
- Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Elizabeth's younger sister
- Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne, Elizabeth's second-eldest child and only daughter
- Theo Fraser Steele as Timothy Laurence, Anne's second husband
- Marcia Warren as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
- Natascha McElhone as Penny Knatchbull, Lady Romsey
- Bertie Carvel as Tony Blair, prime minister from 1997-2007
- Lydia Leonard as Cherie Blair, Tony's wife
The Crown season 6 timeline and what events it will cover
The next season will pick up where season five has left off with the death of Princess Diana set to be one of the major events to be shown.
Footage online has shown them filming the car crash scene although it's not understood how they will handle this scene. Regardless of whether they show her death or if they decide to show the aftermath of her death, it's set to be a large part of the new season as the death of the 'People's Princess' resulted in worldwide mourning.
When it happened, around two thousand people attended the ceremony in Westminster Abbey while the British television audience was 32.10 million on average, one of the United Kingdom's highest viewing figures ever. In addition, an estimated 2.5 billion people watched the event worldwide, making it one of the biggest televised events in history.
The season is also set to cover the deaths of the year 2002 which means we will likely see the deaths of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. It was also the year of the Queen's Golden Jubilee - another historical event which could very well be shown.
With a Kate Middleton now cast, we could see Prince William and the future Princess meet at St Andrews University however since this is their last season, it's unclear whether there will be a time jump where the audience will be introduced to their children or Harry marrying Meghan Markle and also having children.
If not, it could also be unlikely that they will not cover the death of Prince Philip or the Queen as well as Harry and Meghan leaving for America.
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