Filming of the sixth and final season of The crown is underway, with actors Ed McVey and Meg Bellamy being photographed playing Prince William and the former Kate Middleton this week in St. Andrews, Scotland.
Cameras rolled as the Emmy-winning show recreated the first part of the royal’s relationship, which began in the early 2000s when they were both attending the University of St. Andrews.
McVey and Bellamy were filmed together on a street and separately as young Will and Kate.
When they were cast in September, Netflix said both actors were making their screen debuts in high-profile parts. The company noted that Bellamy had sent the audition tape of her in response to a casting call on social media.
Students who saw the cameras quickly alerted TikTok, which the actors didn’t seem to mind at all.
In season 5, the lavish Netflix drama focused on the disintegration of the marriage between Prince Charles (now King Charles III) and Princess Diana, played by Emma Corrin and Elizabeth Debicki. (The former earned an Emmy nomination for her work.) But when we last saw the royal family, Charles and Diana’s sons William and Harry were still kids. In season six, the show will delve into Diana’s tragic death in 1997, the aftermath, and the cost to the entire royal family.
Fans are used to seeing new cast members. From The crown began at the beginning of the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1952, she has been portrayed by Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, and Imelda Staunton, with the rest of the actors having been swapped as well. Even in the next season, William and Kate will be played by McVey and Bellamy, yes, but also by two younger actors.
While the show is obviously not a documentary, the UK government’s culture secretary asked to include a disclaimer, noting that it was fictional, in 2020. The show refused, although the trailer for the fifth series that was released he later noted that the series is a “fictional dramatization”.
Although the story of William’s younger brother, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan Markle’s difficult relationships within the royal family would appear to be littered with storylines for a seventh season, creator and executive producer Peter Morgan has said that this sixth season will be the last. . It is expected to be released at the end of 2023.
