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10.11.2022 - 17:49 / glamour.com
, would be daunting for anyone, and Academy Award-nominee Imelda Staunton is no exception. The veteran actor, best known for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Vera Drake, and the Downton Abbey films (opposite husband Jim Carter) tells Glamour that stepping into the late monarch's shoes for the fifth season of actually made her feel ill. “It was not easy for me,” she says on a recent Zoom during a break from filming of the Emmy-winning Netflix series.
“People kept saying, ‘Are you enjoying it?’ No, not until nearly the end because it was too frightening.”Ironically—and whether Staunton realizes it or not—she took a page from the monarch's “keep calm and carry on” playbook by approaching the role with clear focus and intent. Much like Olivia Colman and Claire Foy before her, Staunton's reserved portrayal speaks volumes.
When her teflon exterior gives way to human emotion, the scene stays with you long after the episode ends. Part of that is because Staunton and her on-screen husband, Jonathan Pryce (who plays Prince Philip), adapted and studied such specific mannerisms that even the most diehard royal watcher might not notice. Now, as season five premieres on Netflix, the two open up about their approach and what you never realized about the royal couple.Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II in season five of The Crown.Glamour: Were there any mannerisms that we the audience wouldn't have picked up on but you wanted to make sure to execute in your portrayal of the queen and Prince Philip?Imelda Staunton: The queen had a lot of faith and she got great strength and stability from her faith.
For me, that suggested adapting a great stillness and to be as restrained as she needed to be. I think that restraint was fed by
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, whom she affectionately knew as “Gan-Gan.” Royal watchers noted the physical similarities between the pair, but now their connection will reportedly be strengthened in a surprising, and meaningful, manner. King Charles III is said to be planning to bestow one of the Queen's titles, the Duchess of Edinburgh, upon his granddaughter as a “fitting” tribute to his late mother. The title—one of the most senior within the Royal Family—also reflects Charlotte's senior position as third-in-line to the throne, behind her father Prince William and , nine. The then Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George, Prince William, and Princess Charlotte at the Platinum Jubilee.Though it was expected that the Earl of Wessex would inherit the title after the death of his father Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the King has not bestowed it upon anyone, and rumor has it that he has kept the title for his granddaughter. A source told the , “It would be a fitting way to remember the Queen—who, of course, had the title Duchess of Edinburgh—and a way for His Majesty to honor the line of succession.”Prince Edward, Earl of WessexFrom her marriage until her accession, the late Queen was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh.
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, The Crown, which introduces a new cast for the final two seasons. While it's easy to spend the beginning of first episode doing commentary on how much the actors look or don't look like their real-life counterparts (as we did in season three when Olivia Colman took over from Claire Foy, etc.), that will quickly give way to the compelling storytelling and captivating performances.