I asked Staunton how that affected the production. IMELDA STAUNTON: (As Queen Elizabeth II) What am I, do you think, a domestic or foreign policy queen?ĭETROW: Staunton and the crew were in the process of filming the show's last season when the queen died in September of last year.
And playing the queen of the 1990s and 2000, Imelda Staunton. Is that I am obliged to support my prime ministers on any position they take.ĭETROW. Great Britain's longest-reigning monarch was played by three world-class actresses over the years.ĬLAIRE FOY: (As Queen Elizabeth II) Once again, messages of Christmas greeting. And it does so a little more than a year after the real-world death of Queen Elizabeth. The streaming service's sweeping historical drama, 'The Crown,' is ending its six-season run with a final batch of episodes. This month Netflix viewers say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II.
