Netflix released season 5 of The Crown this week. The series, which illuminates the life of the English royals, necessarily had to change its stars again and again with age leaps over five decades. Here you get it Overview of who played who in seasons 1-5 and will continue to play. We also offer you a visual comparison of the changing stars who slipped into the roles of Elizabeth, Diana, Charles, Philip and Co.
The Crown Cast: The Actresses of Queen Elizabeth II
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Elizabeth II in The Crown: Verity Russell, Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton
Elizabeth II was the central character in The Crown from Season 1 onwards. Her reign is traced in the Netflix series and so we were able to follow her path from young girl to fresh queen to established queen. (Season references below refer to their main appearances, although some stars, such as Claire Foy, revisit later seasons for flashbacks.)
The Crown Cast: The Prince Philip Actors
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Prince Philip in The Crown: Matt Smith, Tobias Menzies &
Prince Philip Mountbatton, the Duke of Edinburgh has an eventful marriage to Queen Elizabeth for 5 seasons of The Crown. The prince consort and father of Prince Charles is one of the longest royal companions and has been embodied by big stars. (In addition to the main cast listed here, Finn Elliot also plays him in childhood flashbacks in seasons 2 & 3.)
The Crown Cast: The Actresses of Princess Margaret
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Princess Margaret in The Crown: Beau Gadsdon, Vanessa Kirby, Helena Bonham Carter & Lesley Manvill
As Elizabeth’s younger sister Princess Margaret is an icon with a mind of his own in the English royal family and has emerged as a dazzling personality over the decades.
The Crown Cast: The Actors of Prince Charles
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Prince Charles in The Crown: Billy Jenkins, Julian Baring, Josh O’Connor & Dominic West
Elizabeth’s son and heir apparent, Prince Charles, is born in Season 1 of Netflix’s The Crown. We see him grow from boy to man over 5 seasons, initially at odds with his role and later marrying Diana Spencer, although he feels more attracted to married Camilla Parker Bowles.
The Crown Cast: The Actresses of Princess Diana
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Princess Diana in The Crown: Emma Corrin & Elizabeth Debicki
Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales and mother of Harry and William, becomes Prince Charles’ wife in Season 4 of The Crown, but the relationship is ill-fated from the start until her tragic death in Season 5.
The Crown Cast: The Actresses of Queen Mum
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Queen Mum in The Crown: Victoria Hamilton, Marion Bailey & Marcia Warren
Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, the mother of Elizabeth II and wife of King George VI, is a recurring part of family life in The Crown. The Dowager Queen is also popularly known as “Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother”. queen mum known.
The Crown Cast: The Actresses of Princess Anne
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Princess Anne in The Crown: Lyla Barrett-Rye, Erin Doherty & Claudia Harrison
Anne, Princess Royal is the second child of Queen Elizabeth II. As the younger sister of Prince Charles, she was second in line to the throne for a time before the birth of his sons (their nephews).
More roles and stars in Netflix’s The Crown, which have been swapped over and over again
In addition, enter the supporting roles from The Crown includes other actors in the Netflix series, who repeatedly receive new faces over the years of the series narration:
Prince Andrew in The Crown: Elizabeth II’s third child and Charles’ brother
Prince Edward in The Crown: Elizabeth II’s fourth child and Charles’ brother
Camilla Parker Bowles in The Crown: Charles’ girlfriend and later 2nd wife
Andrew Parker Bowles in The Crown: Camilla’s Husband
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The Crown Cast: Harry and William (Will Powell & Senan West) in Season 5
Prince William in The Crown: Charles’ and Diana’s 1st Son
Prince Harry in The Crown: Charles’ and Diana’s 2nd son
Queen Mary in The Crown: Elizabeth II’s grandmother, widow of King George V
Peter Townsend in The Crown: Princess Margaret’s lover
The cast members who changed from previous seasons of The Crown
If you want to go even further back, you can also discover characters in the previous seasons of Netflix’ The Crown who were there so long that their actors changed: inside.
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The Crown: Lord Moundbatten (Charles Dance)
Lord Louis Mountbatten in The Crown: Prince Philip’s influential uncle
Edward VIII in The Crown: Elizabeth’s abdicated uncle, elder brother of George VI.
Wallis Simpson in The Crown: Wife of Edward VIII.
Princess Alice in The Crown: Elizabeth II’s aunt, sister of George VI
Martin Charteris in The Crown: Elizabeth’s Private Secretary 1972-77
Michael Adeane in The Crown: Elizabeth’s Private Secretary 1954-72
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