More about The Crown

As we all know in the UK prevails the constitutional monarchy, which is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign exercises their authorities in accordance with a written or unwritten constitution. Constitutional monarchy differs from absolute monarchy (in which a monarch holds absolute power), in that constitutional monarchs are bound to exercise their powers and authorities within the limits prescribed within an established legal framework. 

So, I decided to write about a TV series I am presently watching and to give you more facts connected to the previous post about The Crown.

The Crown is a historical drama television series, created and principally written by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. The show is a biographical story about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. 

left: Claire Foy (playing Queen Elisabeth II), right: Queen Elisabeth II

Season 1

The first season covers the period from Queen's marriage to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 to the disintegration of her sister Princess Margaret's engagement to Peter Townsend in 1955.

Season 2

The second season covers the period from the Suez Crisis in 1956 to the retirement of the Queen's third Prime 

Minister, Harold Macmillan, in 1963 and the birth of Prince Edward in 1964. 

I am full of admiration to the actress Claire Foy for her acting. She 

speaks, walks, and behaves exactly like Queen Elisabeth II. It is 

not easy to play a real person, not made up that you can interpret 

yourself, but still living person, well known, and admired. So this 

actress does a great job. Unfortunately, as the characters are getting 

older and actors are not (at least not so fast), the decision has been 

made that in seasons 3 and 4 we will see different actors playing 

Queen Elisabeth, Prince Phillip, etc. I hope they will be as good as 

actors in seasons 1 and 2.

On YouTube I found two short compilations of scenes from the 

movie and real life events compared to each other (season 1 and 

season 2). Here are the links: (enjoy)

Season 1 - The Crown, Scene comparisons

Season 2 - The Crown, Scene comparisons

The day of Queen Elisabeth's wedding - comparison

But what Queen Elisabeth II has to say about this 

TV series? Is she watching it?

Well, yes she is! 

Apparently Her Majesty is enjoying it—the source told the Daily 

Express that the show had been recommended to her by Prince 

Edward and his wife Sophie, who love it.

“It has been a longstanding arrangement that they drive to Windsor at the weekend to join the Queen for an informal supper while watching TV or a film,” the source said. “They have a Netflix account and urged her to watch it with them. Happily, she really liked it, although obviously there were some depictions of events that she found too heavily dramatized.”

They’re not the only royals who call themselves fans of the show. Princess Eugenie recently said at a party, “The music is wonderful; the story is beautiful and you feel very proud to watch it.”

So... If you haven't seen The Crown yet, it is best time to do this! 

You have 2 seasons to see and third season to wait for!

'See' you next time! ;)