However, as much as I enjoyed Season 4 because it delved into the ’80s, which was my favourite decade, as a kid, I’m glad they’re pressing ahead because I believe everyone is equal and it makes zero sense that one family and all the hangers on are living in opulence, while a lot of the members of the public are using foodbanks. March 1992 – Princess Diana’s father – John Spencer, 8th Early Spencer, dies from pneumonia at the age of 68. Martin Turner as The Earl of Airlie, Lord Chamberlain and brother-in-law of Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy Tamara Sulkhanishvili as Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Nicholas II and Alexandra's third daughter, Edward VIII and George VI's second cousin

Ritman, Alex (17 November 2021). " 'The Crown' Casts Dominic West's Son as Prince William for Final Seasons". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 25 October 2022. Hill, Erin (7 April 2021). "The Crown Season 5 to Begin Filming in July with All-New Cast". People Magazine . Retrieved 5 February 2022. The Crown season 4 wrapped up in 1990 with the resignation of an unpopular Thatcher and a particularly frosty Christmas at Balmoral Castle. During the festivities, both The Queen and Prince Philip tire of Charles and Diana’s marriage complaints. While the Queen simply and coldly urged Charles to focus on his royal duty, Philip turned a darker corner, with a quiet warning of the consequences Diana will face if her marriage fails. We’ll be waving farewell to Olivia Colman and welcoming Imelda Staunton to the role of Queen Elizabeth II. You may recognize Staunton from her time as the abominable Professor Umbridge in Harry Potter. Similarly, Tobias Menzies will be stepping aside to allow fellow Game of Thrones co-star Jonathan Pryce to take over as Prince Philip. The Crown: Season 5". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022 . Retrieved 22 November 2022.

Low, Valentine. "The Crown is crude and cruel, says Dame Judi Dench". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460 . Retrieved 21 October 2022. Mitovich, Matt Webb (29 November 2022). " Wednesday Bests a Netflix Viewership Record Set by Stranger Things 4". TVLine . Retrieved 4 December 2022. The Challenge season 39: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the competition series With Thatcher gone and Charles and Diana’s unhappy union in full swing, we’ll be sailing full speed ahead into the 1990s. It has also been confirmed that there will be a sixth and final season of The Crown, set to conclude in the early 2000s. Showrunner Peter Morgan has said that "season six will not bring us any closer to present day – it will simply enable us to cover the same period in greater detail." The fifth season of The Crown will undergo another sizeable cast shake-up, as the ageing royal family enters the 1990s – The Crown season 4 ended in late 1990, as we'll discuss further down.Here's who we know will be appearing:

Candida Benson as Queen Mary, George V's wife, Edward VIII and George VI's mother and Elizabeth II's paternal grandmother The following actors are credited in the opening titles of episodes in which they play a significant role:

Netflix Global Top 10". Netflix. 20 November 2022. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022 . Retrieved 29 November 2022. a b c d e f Kanter, Jake (30 July 2021). " 'The Crown': Netflix Releases First Image of Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II" . Retrieved 25 October 2022. Olivia Colman will be replaced by Imelda Staunton in the lead role and the rest of the cast will also be renewed as the show written by Peter Morgan begins its final incarnation. Kanter, Jake (20 October 2020). " 'The Crown': Dominic West In Talks To Play Prince Charles". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 24 October 2020. I'd say our version of that famous line is as close as possible to the original," says Elizabeth. "It's a very profound sentence that she uttered, it is laden with so much meaning. It's very interesting doing any kind of recreation of these things, because people bring their memories to it when they hear it again. It’s a fascinating thing as an actor, to be aware of that process happening. Let’s just say I listened to it a lot. I couldn't even tell you how many times!" Dominic West will play Prince Charles