'The Crown' Creator Reveals Why the Show Ends in 2005

Clare Foy is satisfied that her battle over pay for The Crown has paid off for other female actors. 

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II is abdicating the throne.

Denmark's queen, Margrethe II has unexpectedly announced that she is stepping down from the thrown. In her traditional New Year's Eve speech, Queen Margrethe confirmed that she will formally abdicate from the throne on January 14, 2024. It comes 52 years, to the day of her ascension to the throne in 1972.

late Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin Prince Michael of Kent — shed some light on the 75-year-old sovereign’s habits.The “Two and a Half Men” star, 43, called Charles a “very dear friend” in a new interview with Tatler.“I spend a bit of time with him,” she shared. She explained that the former Prince of Wales often stays up late writing letters after the work day of carrying out royal engagements is done.The “Sanditon” actress continued: “You see how he works all day long, has a quick supper and then disappears until about 4 a.m.

Dominic West is speaking out about his falling out with Prince Harry.

Cindy Crawford is opening up about her “cameo” on The Crown.

Cindy Crawford will never forget the moment she met Princess Diana and Prince William for the first time. And she is sharing those memories once again, all thanks to The Crown.

“The Crown.”The finale of the Netflix series, which dropped Thursday, shows Imelda Staunton, Olivia Colman, and Claire Foy gathering at St. George’s Chapel, where Queen Elizabeth was buried last year.The three actresses play the queen at different times in her life in “The Crown.” Her real-life former press secretary, Dickie Arbiter, was not impressed by Staunton and Colman’s characterizations.“I don’t remember her being glum and boring,” Arbiter, 83, told Deadline of the queen played by Staunton, 67.

EXCLUSIVE: The Crown‘s finale dropped on Thursday and featured a surprise coming together of the three incarnations of Queen Elizabeth II.

bombshell memoir “Spare” hit the bookshelves this past January — just months before “The Crown” dropped its sixth and final season.Now, actor Dominic West — who played Prince (Now King) Charles on the Netflix royal drama — has revealed that he ran to pick up a copy of the autobiography once it came out.The British star, 54, divulged that he used the Duke of Sussex’s words to impact his performance on the show — calling the book a “gift.”“I bought it immediately, and I think it did slightly affect the way we played that key scene where he wakes Harry up,” the “Wire” actor explained to Variety recently.He went on: “I’ve been reading every newspaper article or journalistic article on him since I got the job.” “In a way, this was a gift that he was in the headlines every day when he was becoming king — like getting irritated by the fountain pen,” West said. “In the cold, formal exterior of this guy, I tried to get those little tells.”The “Affair” alum noted that “Spare” heavily influenced his acting in one particular scene of “The Crown” — the moment where Charles informed Harry that his mother Princess Diana died in 1997 in the early hours of the morning.The “Invictus Games” founder penned in his book about the tragedy: “Pa didn’t hug me.

K.J. Yossman SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “The Crown” Season 6, streaming on Netflix now. The series finale of “The Crown” is set in 2005, a full 17 years before Queen Elizabeth II’s death.

his Nazi costume scandal. After the first part of Season 6 covered the death of Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki), it’s no surprise that art imitates life: the other royals don’t cast as long of a shadow in public imagination as Princess Diana, and their onscreen presence reflects that downgrade. Viewers who find Prince William and Kate Middelton bland will feel vindicated, because their TV counterparts are mostly colorless.

“The Crown” seems to think so.The final six episodes of the royal drama dropped on Thursday, and the episode titled “Alma Mater” focuses on the Princess of Wales and her mom, 68.The future Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, now 41, met while they were both studying at Scotland’s University of St Andrews in 2001.Kate caught the eye of her longtime love during a charity fashion show at the time while wearing a skimpy dress. Carole (played by actress Eve Best) is portrayed in the Netflix series as seemingly orchestrating her daughter’s relationship with the future king.Before getting on the runway, Carole told Kate (Meg Bellamy): “Heels not flats, you still want to show off those legs.

K.J. Yossman SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “The Crown” Season 6, streaming on Netflix now. The final episodes of “The Crown” have dropped and, as Netflix boss Ted Sarandos pointed out at the premiere of Season 5, that means Google searches will be going up, since many fans like to fact-check scenes from Peter Morgan’s royal drama while they watch. “This is the story of Queen Elizabeth.

The Crown has proven time and time again they know how to cast stars, especially when it comes to previously unknown female actors playing these iconic roles. From and to and , it should come as no surprise that they’ve nailed it once again with Kate Middleton.Meet .The Berkshire, South East England, native was never told she looked like Kate Middleton growing up, but she does bear a striking resemblance to Prince William’s wife. With her long brown hair, inviting eyes, and rosy cheeks, it’s hard not to think of one of the most famous women on the planet.

The Crown has returned to Netflix for its hotly-anticipated final instalment. Season six part two, consisting of six episodes, marks the conclusion of the popular drama.

The Crown returns with the second part of its highly-anticipated sixth series on Thursday (December 14).

Are you watching, Meghan Markle? Because Princess Catherine appears to have a message after being publicly called out as one of the alleged “royal racists”!

Omid Scobie must not be happy right now…

The Crown was originally going to end with season five, but the show’s creator Peter Morgan eventually thought ending with a sixth season would be better.