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The Netflix drama returns to follow the late Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal family through the 1990s, with a brand new cast including Imelda Staunton playing the late monarch

‘It’s all I can see!’ one viewer lamented

When covering the royals, we often talk about the family ‘soap opera’. The conversations here are straight out of a poor one, says Stephen Bates, the Guardian’s former royal correspondent

Imelda Staunton has become the latest British actor to play the Queen in Netflix's controversial show about the Royal Family. For many, she will already be recognisable thanks to her extensive screen, voice, stage and TV work

The new star-studded cast portraying The Royal Family did not dissapoint on their debut outing

After weeks of controversy the new series of The Crown has finally landed on Netflix and fans are already giving their verdicts on the latest offering from the drama - including their thoughts on a surprise cameo from one former star

‘By far the best portrayal,’ one fan wrote

The drama was initially intended as a piece of historical fiction, but the longer it has gone on, the more tawdry it’s become

New cast members include Imelda Staunton, Sir Jonathan Pryce, Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki.

“The senior royals seem dangerously deluded and out of touch … and the Prince of Wales impatient for a great role in public life, not realizing his great asset is his wife,” says Prime Minister John Major (Jonny Lee Miller) in the first episode of the new season of "The…

The latest season of Netflix’s acclaimed series “The Crown,” which follows the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, debuts on Wednesday, just two months after the queen died at the age of 96. In this fifth season, created by Peter Morgan, the series has progressed to the 1990s, with…