See How The Crown Stars Compare to the Real-Life Royals

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Elizabeth Debicki Portrays Princess Diana With Sons successful The Crown

This takes The Crown for champion casting. 

The highly-anticipated play 5 of The Crown premiered Nov. 9, and we're welcoming an full caller big of onscreen royals. As is contented in The Crown universe, the Netflix play has recast each of the play drama's actors for seasons 5 and six. During play five, which follows the royal household from 1991 to 1997, Imelda Staunton will instrumentality implicit arsenic Queen Elizabeth II, a relation originated by Claire Foy and continued by Olivia Colman. Meanwhile, her son Prince Charles will beryllium played by Dominic West, portion his soon-to-be ex-wife volition beryllium portrayed by Elizabeth Debicki

On the different hand, play 5 besides sees a fistful of outsiders coming to disturbance up play wrong Buckingham Palace. Jonny Lee Miller and Bertie Varvel star arsenic Prime Ministers John Major and Tony Blair, respectively, portion Khalid Abdalla will play Princess Diana's spouse Dodi Fayed, who besides passed distant during their fatal 1997 car clang successful Paris.

While we're each wrapped up successful the latest marital play of Charles and Diana, E! is comparing the onscreen royals with the real-life figures they play. Keep scrolling to cheque them out. 

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Imelda Staunton arsenic Queen Elizabeth II

A caller queen is wearing the crown! Imelda Staunton volition play Queen Elizabeth II for season 5 of the Netflix hit.

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Olivia Colman arsenic Queen Elizabeth II

Olivia Colman played the royal family's matriarch for seasons 3 and four.

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Claire Foy arsenic Queen Elizabeth II

Claire Foy played Queen Elizabeth II successful seasons 1 and 2 of Netflix's The Crown, portraying the aboriginal days of the Queen's reign.

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Jonathan Pryce arsenic Prince Philip

Jonathan Pryce is taking implicit the relation of Prince Philip for the 5th and sixth seasons.

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Tobias Menzies arsenic Prince Philip

Tobias Menzies stepped into the relation of Prince Philip for seasons 3 and four.

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Matt Smith arsenic Prince Philip

Doctor Who alum Matt Smith played a younger mentation of Queen Elizabeth's longtime love Prince Philip successful seasons 1 and two.

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Dominic West arsenic Prince Charles

Dominic West volition play Prince Charles in The Crown's 5th season.

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Josh O'Connor arsenic Prince Charles

Seasons 3 and 4 featured Josh O'Connor arsenic heir evident Prince Charles.

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Elizabeth Debicki arsenic Princess Diana

Elizabeth Debicki volition play Princess Diana successful play 5 of The Crown.

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Emma Corrin arsenic Princess Diana

Emma Corrin took connected the daunting task of playing the beloved precocious Princess Diana for play four.

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Senan West arsenic Prince William

Dominic West's ain son, Senan West, volition play his on-screen son Prince William in the latter fractional of play five.

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Lesley Manville arsenic Princess Margaret

Lesley Manville is portraying Elizabeth's strong-minded sister Princess Margaret successful seasons 5 and six. 

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Helena Bonham Carter arsenic Princess Margaret

Helena Bonham Carter was a earthy acceptable to play the Queen's sister, Princess Margaret, successful seasons 3 and 4 of the play drama.

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Vanessa Kirby arsenic Princess Margaret

British histrion Vanessa Kirby portrayed a young Princess Margaret successful the archetypal 2 seasons of The Crown.

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Olivia Williams arsenic Camilla Parker Bowles

As the Charles-Diana saga heats up successful seasons 5 and six, Olivia Williams is stepping into Camilla Parker Bowles' heels.

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Emerald Fennell arsenic Camilla Parker Bowles

The Prince Charles-Princess Diana saga wouldn't beryllium implicit without Camilla Parker Bowles, played by Emerald Fennell successful seasons 3 and four.

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Claudia Harrison arsenic Princess Anne

Claudia Harrison is taking the reigns arsenic Princess Anne successful seasons 4 and five.

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Erin Doherty arsenic Princess Anne

Erin Doherty played Prince Philip's favourite child, Princess Anne, successful seasons 3 and four.

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James Murray arsenic Prince Andrew

James Murray will portray Prince Andrew as his matrimony to Sarah Ferguson falls isolated successful seasons 5 and six.

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Sam Woolf arsenic Prince Edward

Sam Woolf will star as Queen Elizabeth's youngest child Prince Edward in seasons 5 and six.

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Johnny Lee Miller arsenic John Major

It's not conscionable the royals who are portrayed successful The Crown. Johnny Lee Miller will instrumentality connected Prime Minister John Major, who served successful the relation from 1990 to 1997.

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Bertie Varvel arsenic Tony Blair

Afterwards, Bertie Varvel will nab the premier curate relation successful seasons 5 and six as Tony Blair, who served from 1997 to 2007.

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Gillian Anderson arsenic Margaret Thatcher

Gillian Anderson played Britain's archetypal pistillate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in play four.

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Khalid Abdalla arsenic Dodi Fayed

For seasons 5 and six, Khalid Abdalla is originating the relation of Dodi Fayed, Diana's partner who besides died successful the 1997 Paris car crash. 

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Ben Daniels arsenic Antony Armstrong-Jones

Ben Daniels joined The Crown successful play 3 to play Princess Margaret's ex husband, Antony Armstrong-Jones.

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Matthew Goode arsenic Antony Armstrong-Jones

Matthew Goode became Antony Armstrong-Jones for play 2 of The Crown.

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John Lithgow arsenic Winston Churchill

John Lithgow played 1 the astir celebrated premier ministers, Winston Churchill, successful play one.

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Alex Jennings and Derek Jacobi arsenic Edward, Duke of Windsor

The infamous Duke of Windsor made an quality successful seasons 1 done three, played at antithetic times by Alex Jennings and Derek Jacobi.

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Jared Harris arsenic King George VI

In play one, Jared Harris played Queen Elizabeth II's beloved father, King George VI.

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Greg Wise and Charles Dance arsenic Lord Mountbatten

Both Greg Wise and Charles Dance portrayed Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

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