Imelda Staunton.Photo: splash
Imelda Stauntonis recreatingQueen Elizabeth’s state visit to Russia in the latest scenes fromThe Crown.
Shooting the scenes is of particular significance given Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyythanked Britain’s royal familyfor voicing their support for the country on March 1.
Queen Elizabeth.Tim Graham Picture Library/Getty
“Good will triumph,” he added.
Queen Elizabeth, 95, also made a"generous donation"last week to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Naina Yeltsin, Queen Elizabeth, President Boris Yeltsin of Russia and Prince Philip.Anwar Hussein/Getty
The fifth season ofThe Crownwill reportedly focus on 1990 to 1997 and feature a new cast, including Dominic West playingPrince CharlesandElizabeth Debickias Princess Diana.
The storyline may focus in part on 1992, which the Queen declared to be an “annus horribilis” (Latin for “horrible year”). It was the year in which three of her four children were separated from their spouses and a devastating fire hit Windsor Castle.
Though season 5 was initially intended to be the series' curtain call, creators changed their minds and, to fans' great relief, promised that the historical drama will continue to rule Netflix queues for a final, sixth season.
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“As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons,” creator Peter Morgan said in July 2020. “To be clear, Series 6 will not bring us any closer to present-day — it will simply enable us to cover the same period in greater detail.”
source: people.com
