The third season of The Crown follows the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It consists of ten episodes and was released by Netflix on 17 November 2019.
Olivia Colman stars as Elizabeth, along with main cast members Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Daniels, Jason Watkins, Marion Bailey, Erin Doherty, Jane Lapotaire, Charles Dance, Josh O’Connor, Geraldine Chaplin, Michael Maloney, Emerald Fennell, and Andrew Buchan. John Lithgow and Pip Torrens return in cameo appearances.[3]
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The Crown traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 through to the early 2000s.[4]
Season three covers the time period between 1964 and 1977, beginning with Harold Wilson‘s election as prime minister and ending with the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[5] Events depicted include the unmasking of the Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures, Sir Anthony Blunt as a Soviet spy,[6] Harold Wilson and Edward Heath‘s respective terms as prime minister,[7][3] the Aberfan disaster,[8] the Apollo 11 moon landing,[9] the 1969 Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales,[10] the death of the Duke of Windsor,[11] the death and state funeral of Winston Churchill,[12] and Princess Margaret’s affair with Roddy Llewellyn and her suicide attempt that leads to divorce from Tony Armstrong-Jones.[13][14] US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Camilla Shand also feature.[3][15]
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