Queen Elizabeth II Updates: Mourning, Funeral & Royal Succession

Queen Elizabeth II has died, and we're paying homage to her by binge-watching our favourite episodes of The Crown.

The iconic royal ascended the British throne successful February 1952 and reigned for 70 years earlier her decease connected Sept. 8. So it's nary wonderment that her fascinating beingness became the inspiration for Netflix's Emmy-winning series.

Depicting the highs and lows of her royal world, The Crown goes wrong the astir impactful moments that shaped Queen Elizabeth II into the astir celebrated monarch successful the world. From the decease of her beloved father, King George VI, to the play surrounding King Charles' tumultuous matrimony to Princess Diana, the play play reminds viewers that being the queen isn't each plot parties and royal weddings.

Even Prince Harry, who has admitted to watching immoderate of the show, told James Corden successful February that The Crown "gives you a unsmooth thought astir what that lifestyle, what the pressures of putting work and work supra household and everything else, what tin travel from that." Yet, helium did stress that the amusement is fictional and "loosely based connected the truth."

Episode Five, "Smoke and Mirrors"

Despite ascending the throne successful February 1952, Queen Elizabeth wasn't coronated until June of the adjacent year. (An earlier occurrence indicates that this was a determination made by Prime Minister Winston Churchill (John Lithgow) to support power.) Episode 5 of The Crown highlights what an matter the coronation was. Philip is enactment successful complaint of the ceremony, infuriating galore with his proposition to televise the event.

As for Elizabeth? She struggles betwixt household and work aft her uncle, the former King Edward VIII, known arsenic the Duke of Windsor, and his woman Wallis Simpson are not invited to the coronation. She yet embraces her caller relation arsenic the caput of monarchy, taking connected the crown with a soundless grace.

Episode Seven, "Scientia Potentia Est"

With the advances of subject rapidly growing, Elizabeth realizes determination were gaps successful her education, having focused solely connected the country's Constitution. Knowing that she volition person to interact with those of large intellect, the queen enlists the assistance of a backstage tutor.

She besides tries to beforehand longtime backstage caput Martin Charteris (Harry Hadden-Paton) to a elder relation implicit different deserving, albeit older, employee. During this communicative line, she indicates that Martin is the closest happening she has to a friend, suggesting the loneliness she feels arsenic the sovereign.

Episode 10, "Gloriana"

Once more, Elizabeth is torn betwixt household and work erstwhile her sister, Princess Margaret (Vanessa Kirby), begs to wed the divorced Peter Townsend (Ben Miles). Though Elizabeth personally doesn't disapprove of the match, her relation arsenic the caput of the Church of England has her wary of giving the mates support to marry. In fact, the lone mode Parliament volition o.k. of the matrimony is if Margaret gives up her royal rights and moves abroad.

Shockingly, Elizabeth turns to her scandalized uncle, who gave up the crown for love. He advises Elizabeth to enactment the crown first, siding against Margaret. This results successful Elizabeth telling Margaret that she cannot bless the marriage, which breaks her sister's heart.

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Season Two

Episode Three, "Lisbon"

Amid matrimony struggles, including suspicion of infidelity connected Prince Philip's part, Elizabeth attempts to enactment on the narration portion aboard the royal yacht successful Portugal. It doesn't assistance that Philip's backstage caput is facing a divorcement of his own, which could person damning effects connected the estimation of the queen and duke's marriage.

Eventually, the royals conscionable for an honorable speech astir the authorities of their marriage, with Elizabeth fundamentally asking Philip what helium needs to enactment successful the game. Philip's answer? He hates being outranked by his son. In return, Elizabeth appoints Philip a prince of the United Kingdom.

Episode Five, "Marionettes"

In this episode, Elizabeth embraces the thought that the monarchy needs to modernize successful bid to beryllium 1 with the people. The revelation comes astir aft writer and politician Lord Altrincham criticizes the queen for her posh mannerism and exclusive behavior. She goes connected to conscionable with her professional and agrees to statesman televising the Christmas speech.

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Episode Eight, "Dear Mrs Kennedy"

The Kennedys (played by Michael C. Hall and Jodi Balfour) get astatine Buckingham Palace for a visit, wherever the First Lady and the queen enslaved implicit having to flooded their shy natures for nationalist life. Yet, erstwhile Elizabeth learns that Mrs. Kennedy mocked her and the ways of the palace, the queen is fired up to beryllium she is much than conscionable a look connected a stamp.

Elizabeth does this by convincing the President of Ghana to chopped ties with the Soviet Union during a foxtrot. She aboriginal obtains an apology from Mrs. Kennedy.

Episode 10, "Mystery Man"

Elizabeth and Philip's marital problems travel to a caput aft the Duke of Edinburgh is seemingly connected to the Profumo matter acknowledgment to his knowing a cardinal fig successful the scandal, osteopath (and enactment thrower) Stephen Ward. Specifically, arsenic Ward faces charges for his relation successful the governmental drama, radical statesman to wonderment if the queen's hubby is the unidentifiable antheral successful 1 photograph from a Ward enactment successful question.

Elizabeth confronts her husband, who admits to knowing Ward but denies being the enigma man. After informing Philip that she knows about the representation of a ballerina that helium hides successful his desk, helium swears his emotion and loyalty to Elizabeth. The occurrence ends with Elizabeth giving commencement to her past child, Prince Edward.

Episode Six, "Tywysog Cymru"

At the Prince of Wales's investiture, Prince Charles (played by Josh O'Connor) expresses empathy and enactment for Welsh countrymen. This straight contradicts the ceremony's purpose, which was meant to squash Welsh nationalism. In result, the parent and lad look disconnected implicit their thoughts astir the aboriginal of the monarchy. Though Charles hopes to support his consciousness of identity, Elizabeth reminds her lad that nary 1 is funny successful proceeding his opinions.

The country showcases however the expectations and duties of the crown tin measurement heavy on more than conscionable the queen.

Episode Nine, "Imbroglio"

Much similar the play involving her sister and Peter, Elizabeth finds herself disapproving of Charles' attachment to Camilla Shand. To support the brace apart, Charles is shipped disconnected and Camilla's household encourages her to wed her on-again, off-again boyfriend Andrew Parker Bowles. Once more, Elizabeth sides with work alternatively than the heart.

Season Four

Episode Four, "Favourites"

After Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's (Gillian Anderson) lad goes missing during a race, the person makes a remark that shocks the queen: her lad is her favourite child. This inspires Elizabeth to walk one-on-one clip with each of her children, trying to fig retired if she, indeed, has a favorite. While Philip is assured that Princess Anne is his favourite of the royal brood, helium refuses to archer Elizabeth who her evident favourite is.

Following galore awkward visits with the Windsors, it's wide that Prince Andrew is the 1 Elizabeth favors the most. 

Episode Five, "Fagan"

The queen has an awkward run-in with commoner Michael Fagan, who has breached into her chamber successful the mediate of the night. Surprisingly, Elizabeth handles the unexpected visitant with grace and, during the visit, the 2 sermon the authorities of the country. Episode 5 indicates that contempt being retired of interaction with each time life, the queen genuinely wants what is champion for the people.

Episode Eight, "48:1"

The typically apolitical queen finds herself clashing with Prime Minister Thatcher implicit the ongoing apartheid successful South Africa. While the queen supports the thought of placing economical sanctions connected the country, Thatcher shuts down the idea, acrophobic the determination would impact the economy. As the U.K. property starts to study connected the queen's displeasure with Thatcher, the palace property squad doesn't censor the rumors, per Elizabeth's request.

This, unfortunately, backfires successful Elizabeth's face, because the monarch isn't expected to instrumentality governmental stances. In result, Elizabeth indispensable occurrence her press secretary Michael Shea as a scapegoat.

Episode 10, "War"

In the season-four finale, Elizabeth tells Charles precisely however she feels astir his anticipation for a divorcement from Princess Diana (Emma Corrin). The answer? Not great. In a speech that rivals the 1 pursuing Charles' investiture arsenic the Prince of Wales, Elizabeth reminds her lad that his 1 work is to uphold his marriage, which is simply a reflection of the crown. In summation to scolding Charles for his childish behavior, she highlights his immense privilege, not seeing however miserable the young mates is.

Though Elizabeth shuts down the speech connected Charles' side, Philip is little palmy with an unhappy Diana, who feels utterly invisible successful her matrimony and royal life.

Season 5 of The Crown will get connected Netflix successful precocious 2022.