'The Crown' Is Pausing Production Following Queen Elizabeth's Passing

Queen Elizabeth II died at age 96, her eldest son, King Charles III, officially ascended the British throne and was declared sovereign. While his coronation ceremony has yet to take place, there are things that will have to be done prior to that happening, one being getting his crowns resized.The St.

A crowning moment. The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked the beginning of her son King Charles III‘s reign on the throne, launching into motion a series of carefully prepared protocols to ease the transition of power.

"The Crown" has resumed filming after the Netflix series paused production on Thursday, the day Queen Elizabeth II died at 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Elizabeth Debicki, the 32-year-old actress who portrays Princess Diana, was seen on a set in a small town near Barcelona, Spain dressed as the late princess.The scene is set during Diana’s trip to Bosnia in 1997 where she met with children and landmine victims. Debicki was seen in a pink button down, with black slacks and gold studded earrings, a spitting image of the late princess.  Elizabeth Debicki was seen on set of "The Crown," dressed as Princess Diana from 1997.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer The death of Queen Elizabeth II prompted the Claire Foy-led first season of “The Crown” to crack the Netflix Top 10 last week. Per Netflix, “HRH Queen Elizabeth II was in the hearts and minds of viewers” as Season 1 of the streamer’s Royal Family drama was watched for 17.6 million hours between Sept. 5-11. That put it in the No. 7 spot for English-language TV series. Meanwhile, the fifth season of “Cobra Kai” easily took the No. 1 slot on that list with 106 million hours viewed in the first three days post-Friday launch. In second place was limited series “Devil in Ohio,” which had 70.8 million hours viewed, followed by the first season of “The Imperfects” with 24.1 million.

took a break in production “out of respect” for Queen Elizabeth II, but the hiatus came to an end.Following the death of the queen, writer of the Netflix show Peter Morgan told Deadline on Thursday that he expected filming would stop “out of respect” for Her Majesty.Producers confirmed to CNN that production was halted for the day Friday, Sept. 9.“As a mark of respect, filming on ‘The Crown’ was suspended today.

Maane Khatchatourian News Editor, Variety.com “The Crown” took over Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of Sept. 5 to 11, earning more than 384,000 engagements with the Twitter crowd following Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Sept. 8.  For five seasons, “The Crown” has traced the story of the Queen, but after the world learned of her death, the Netflix show suspended production to honor her. The series is currently in the middle of shooting its sixth and (supposedly) final season. Those episodes are said to revolve around events that took place in and around Buckingham Palace in the 1990s, including Princess Diana’s death in 1997.  the crown writers right now pic.twitter.com/Ri2TQXpK3h The show’s fifth season, meanwhile, is scheduled to debut in November with a new cast. Imelda Staunton plays Queen Elizabeth, Jonathan Pryce is Prince Philip, Dominic West stars as Prince Charles and Elizabeth Debicki is Princess Diana. 

Meghan Markle and Spotify are hitting pause on upcoming episodes of, followingthe death of Queen Elizabeth, ET has confirmed.The podcast premiered last month and debuted on the top charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. releases new episodes every Tuesday. So far, the Duchess of Sussex has had conversations with Serena Williams, Mariah Carey and Mindy Kaling. Additional guests scheduled to appear are Constance Wu, Issa Rae, Lisa Ling, Margaret Cho and Ziwe. Markle is currently by her husband’s side in the U.K.

Meghan Markle and Spotify are hitting pause on upcoming episodes of, followingthe death of Queen Elizabeth according to a report from . The podcast premiered last month and debuted on the top charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. releases new episodes every Tuesday. So far, the Duchess of Sussex has had conversations with Serena Williams, Mariah Carey and Mindy Kaling. Additional guests scheduled to appear are Constance Wu, Issa Rae, Lisa Ling, Margaret Cho and Ziwe. Markle is currently by her husband’s side in the U.K.

“The Crown” is taking a hiatus from production out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II following her death.

her death on Thursday.But Emmy-winning Netflix hit “The Crown” has given us some insight into the monarch who has been portrayed in the series by Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and now Imelda Staunton. Still, the show has employed a fair amount of creative license in taking us behind the walls of Buckingham Palace and across the history of the late queen’s reign.In fact, series creator Peter Morgan has admitted that he has “made up” scenes, while one Palace source has accused the show of “trolling on a Hollywood budget.”Still, “The Crown” — which will return in November with its fifth season — had enough respect for the Queen to have a plan in place in the event of her death: The series shut down production for at least a week while filming Season 6, due out in 2023.Until the royal family is back in all of its streaming splendor on “The Crown,” we break down how much was fact versus fiction in reference to Queen Elizabeth II’s most memorable moments.In the third season of “The Crown,” Lord Mountbatten — the Queen’s second cousin once removed, who was also Prince Philip’s maternal uncle affectionately known as “Uncle Dickie” — was approached by a group plotting to depose Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

Meghan Markle is putting some upcoming commitments on hold following the death of Queen Elizabeth.

returned to London from Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Friday after his mother Queen Elizabeth on Thursday, September 8.The royals' return to Buckingham Palace marks the couple's first time in the country's capital in their new roles as monarch and royal consort. The pair landed at RAF Northolt in West London around 1:35 in the afternoon on Friday where they were greeted by over 100 people gathered to watch the new king's arrival, per .

Following Queen Elizabeth II’s death, eldest son King Charles III has officially taken over royal duties as England’s sovereign.

King Charles III arrived to Buckingham Palace on Friday to a massive crowd following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, were first spotted Friday as they left Balmoral Castle to travel to London to prepare for Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

The royal family have entered a period of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth. The monarch passed away on Thursday (08. 09.

The Crown is expected to take a hiatus from shooting its sixth season out of respect for , who at the age of 96. Peter Morgan—writer, creator, and showrunner of The Crown—issued a statement on the queen’s passing and its effect on Netflix’s Emmy Award–winning series. “ is a love letter to her and I’ve nothing to add for now, just silence and respect,” wrote Morgan.

Kings and Queens from around the world have paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth. The British monarch passed away on Thursday (08. 09.

Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96, having served Britain for more than seven decades and earning the title of the country’s longest-reigning monarch. Elizabeth is survived by four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

It’s time to hit pause.

Her Majesty’s death was announced. “I’m mourning along with the rest of my country, the passing of a great Queen.