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Emmy-winning show, created by Peter Morgan and launched in 2016,
tells the story of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth’s reign
against the backdrop of various royal dramas.
"Mixed emotions. On the one hand it's been a lot of work, so I'm
tired. But on the other hand, it's been a family that I've lived
with now and worked with for 10 years," Morgan said as he walked
the red carpet at London's Royal Festival Hall.
"I've loved how the show has gone down around the world. So as
an artist, you miss that."
The second part of the final season starts streaming on Dec. 14.
Its first four episodes, focusing on Princess Diana's final days
in 1997, were released in November and Part Two is made up of
six episodes. Actors Imelda Staunton and Dominic West reprise
their roles as Elizabeth and Charles, with Ed McVey and Meg
Bellamy taking on the roles of William and Kate.
The Queen, who died in Sept. 2022, while the season was being
filmed, is at the heart of the final episodes, the show's makers
said.
"Imelda and I were filming together on the day she passed, so
very difficult. It affected us in the same way that it did the
whole of the country," said Lesley Manville, who plays Princess
Margaret.
"We had to incorporate into the show something that we never
wanted to incorporate, which is at some level we had to address
the issue of the Queen passing. The audience will be the judge
of that, but I hope we've done her memory justice," said Morgan.
Part Two picks up some months after Princess Diana's death, with
the royal family reeling from the tragedy. In happier scenes, it
sees William starting university and meeting his future wife,
Kate, and Charles marrying Camilla.
"You see a lot of emphasis on William and Harry and the younger
generation coming up so that the crown is seen as the next
people who are going to wear it coming up. And that should be
really interesting," said West.
"Be prepared to cry. Bring the tissues," added Olivia Wiliams,
who plays Camilla.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by David Gregorio)
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