Amongst the wreaths on Queen Elizabeth’s coffin were handwritten notes for the late monarch penned by Prince William and Kate Middleton.
02.09.2022 - 16:07 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: After an exhaustive casting process, Netflix drama The Crown has found its Prince William and Kate Middleton for the show’s sixth season. Producers have gone for a double dose of William, with two actors chosen to portray him as he goes from teenager to young adult, Deadline has learned.
Teenager Rufus Kampa assumes the role of Prince William aged 15, while Ed McVey will portray the prince’s later teen and early adult years. Newcomer Meg Bellamy has been cast as Kate. All three are new to television roles.
Kampa will appear in episodes that chart how the British Royal Family coped with the tragic death of William’s mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in August 1997.
Though still young, Kampa already boasts an extensive set of credits for stage roles. He made his professional West End stage debut three years ago playing the title role in Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole 13 & 3/4s: The Musical and has performed in many productions off-West End.
McVey’s plot lines will include William’s courtship of Kate, including how they met when both were studying Art History at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland in 2001. The pair, married in 2011, are now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
McVey graduated from Drama Centre London in 2021 and has since understudied in the play Camp Siegfried at the Old Vic in London. A quick glance at his profile on the Spotlight casting site shows he has several skills required for the part of prince William: he can perform heightened RP ‘Queen’s English’ accent; is proficient with firearms, useful because William served in the military, and can snowboard — the young royals adored snow sports.
Kate will be played by new talent Bellamy, whose career to date has
Amongst the wreaths on Queen Elizabeth’s coffin were handwritten notes for the late monarch penned by Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Not for everyone. Prince William and Princess Kate grappled over possibly bringing their youngest son, Prince Louis, to Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
Prince William and Kate Middleton are said to be considering taking their eldest son, nine year old Prince George to the Queen 's funeral on Monday. Their son is second-in-line to the throne and it is understood that senior palace advisers have told William and Kate that his presence would send a "powerful symbolic message". According to the Daily Mail, one insider said: "Courtiers are keen for Prince George to be at the funeral in some capacity, if only to reassure the nation of the order of succession." Another palace source added: "It’s currently under discussion.
As the world mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a new school year continues for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Prince Harry and Prince William spent the evening together alongside their wives Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton, as well as other members of the Royal Family.The group are said to have sat down for dinner together after the Queen’s highly emotional return to her home of 70 years, Buckingham Palace. Prince Harry was seen with his father King Charles III as the late monarch’s coffin was driven through the archway of the palace following it’s journey over from Edinburgh, Scotland.
It’s an emotional day for the royal family. Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was taken from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday and a procession including King Charles III, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward took to the streets of London to bring it to Westminster Hall.
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was taken from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday and a procession including King Charles III, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward took to the streets of London to bring it to Westminster Hall. Once inside Westminster, William and Harry were joined by their wives, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, for the Service for the Reception of Her Majesty's Coffin. The queen's coffin will lie in state at Westminster Abbey until the date of her planned funeral on Sept. 19.
The Princess of Wales (aka Kate Middleton) and the Duchess of Sussex (Meghan Markle) join the rest of the royal family inside the Palace of Westminster as the First Watch begins their duty during the Lying-in State of Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday (September 14) in London, England.
Prince Harry will be turning 38 this week on Thursday 15 September, but as you can imagine, it will be a hard time for the Duke of Sussex. Harry, 37, will of course be mourning the loss of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II - who died at the age of 96 on Thursday 8 September – while also reflecting on his memories of turning 13 years old just two weeks after his mother Princess Diana died.
With new roles come new responsibilities. Upon ascending the throne, King Charles III officially bestowed Prince William and Duchess Kate with the royal titles of Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales, respectively — honors that the world associates with Charles and the late Princess Diana.
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s new royal titles have been updated on social media following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.
Prince Charles has now become King following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth aged 96. This news has shaken up the line of succession in the Royal Family, as many members will now receive new titles.
Prince Harry and Meghan arrived back in the UK last week but the pair still haven't spoken to Prince William and Kate despite staying only 700 yards away on the Windsor Castle grounds, it has been claimed.
Last week saw the Duchess of Sussex seemingly take a swipe at her brother-in-law Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton for allowing the British media to photograph their children at key events, such as their first day of school. Chatting to journalists at the US magazine The Cut, Meghan Markle explained she wouldn’t allow the same for her own children, Archie, three, or Lilibet, one, she said, "There’s literally a structure by which if you want to release photos of your child, as a member of the family, you first have to give them to the Royal Rota." She added, "Sorry, I have a problem with that.That doesn’t make me obsessed with privacy.That makes me a strong and good parent protecting my child." While many of her fans hailed her as "a good mum and role model" and "brave" for her decision, royal expert Duncan Larcombe exclusively tells OK! , "It doesn’t take a lot of reading between the lines to interpret what Meghan says as thinly veiled swipes.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to keep apart from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle until his bombshell memoir is released. With the Sussexes staying half a mile away at Frogmore Cottage, it is unlikely that the brothers will see each other during his short UK visit, according to reports with William and Harry's relationship remaining unsteady. And with Harry's tell-all book set to hit the shelves later this year along with a documentary, there could be more rifts between the two.
Meghan Markle released the second episode of her Archetypes podcast on Spotify earlier this week and in it she spoke to Mariah Carey. In the episode, Meghan, 41, had a candid conversation with Mariah where the pair discussed everything from marriage breakdowns to labelling each other as "divas".
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children are believed to have moved into their new Windsor home. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are joining the co-educational private Lambrook School near Ascot in Berkshire after the family set up home in Adelaide Cottage in Windsor’s Home Park.